2006 August 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

PITTSBURGH - A group that includes Allegheny County’s former chief executive said Tuesday it plans to give up its state license to distribute slot machines, claiming that it has been unfairly shut out of doing business by “politics” and companies that make the machines.

David Carruthers, the former chief executive of online gambling firm BetonSports, has pleaded not guilty to charges of fraud and racketeering at a US federal court in St Louis.

BOSTON — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Gabrieli proposed yesterday to legalize casino gambling in Massachusetts as a means of raising revenue that can be sent back to cities and towns and reduce pressure to increase property taxes.

AN INTERNET gambling addict who stole more than £1million from his bosses before blowing it on betting sprees has been jailed for five years. Book-keeper Bryan Benjafield earned £16,000 a year but spent up to £17,000 a day on internet poker games, online casinos, races and sports of every kind.

A New Jersey state trooper charged with running a massive gambling ring with retired hockey star Rick Tocchet and another man is due in court tomorrow, his lawyer said.

TORRINGTON - City residents came out in several different locations around the city Tuesday night to put an end to crime. “There are many different things,” said Marianne Barbieri, a member of the Torrington Block Watch Association. “Ice cream socials and bingo.”