2006 July 20 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The surprise airport arrest of a prominent UK internet gambling executive this week is a counter-productive application of US law that ignores complex international trade issues, says Larry Gaydos, partner in the White Collar Defense/Antitrust Practice Group at Haynes and Boone, LLP.

Five busineseses were ticketed Thursday on charges connected with video poker - four in the city and one in unincorporated Laurens County, according to the Laurens Police Department and the Laurens County …

Harrah’s Entertainment must overcome a fundamental challenge before building a casino in Rhode Island: historically, voters don’t like gambling.

THE nature of business and the pace and intensity of competition has led to many comparisons drawn between war, sport and gambling. Whole books have been written comparing them and famous sportsmen are called upon to give inspirational talks on leadership and, more importantly, winning.

It’s another twist in the on-going top management changes at Tucson-area casinos. William Walsh, head of the Pascua Yaqui Gaming Enterprise, Casino del Sol and Casino of the Sun, resigned from his CEO post Monday.

A major online gambling conference in Las Vegas has been postponed for fear of further arrests after the BetonSports chief executive, David Carruthers, was seized by FBI agents while changing planes in Dallas.

BETONSPORTS complied with a US restraining order on Wednesday and closed down 85 per cent of its online gambling business but said it would vigorously contest the ruling.

An Escambia County teenager hit by lightning while playing online poker is recovering at an area hospital.

The Jolly Juniors and Juniorettes 4-H club met on Tuesday, April 11 at Barstow Park to clean up litter in the park. After cleaning up the trash they went to the Extension Building for their monthly meeting.