2006 August 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Penny Megabucks(R) progressive slot jackpot in Nevada casinos has increased by over $500,000 in the last month. With a current MegaJackpot(R) of $15,704,581, the progressive is statistically overdue to hit.

The Ministry of Health is seeking submissions on its draft Consultation Document which includes a Service Plan, Needs Assessment and Levy Calculations for preventing and minimising gambling harm over the three-years 2007-2010.

BIDDEFORD, Maine — Many people find it depressing to spend even an hour inside a nursing home. Molly Trauten, 25, chose to spend her entire summer there. She breathed through an oxygen tube, despite being in good health. She was fed puréed muffin. She spent untold hours playing bingo.

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. - A former New Jersey state trooper told a judge Thursday that he and retired hockey star Rick Tocchet were equal partners in a gambling operation that brought in millions of dollars.

Slot machine paid $487,000 over 2 days The Caesars Indiana casino lost nearly half a million dollars over a two-day period on a slot machine that had been incorrectly set to give players credit for 10 times the amount of money they put into it before a patron from Louisville brought the situation to light.

PartyGaming, the world’s largest online gaming group, yesterday bought Gamebookers, an Antigua-based, Bulgarian-run sports betting group, for 102m (£69m) in cash, to push further into the European market.

Ocean’s 13 cast members have been built their own poker lounge, enabling them to gamble the night away during breaks from filming, it has emerged.

Plenty of Big Names Have Fallen, But a lot Are Left In one week, the final nine players left standing at the World Series of Poker’s main event will get together for one final tussle to determine who will be …

Professional poker player Canadian Dan Negreanu. (CPimages/AP, Isaac Brekken) (CP) - Texas Hold ‘Em poker seems to be everywhere. Televised tournaments, online gaming sites, casinos - I was at my dentist’s office recently and was offered an LCD screen during the procedure to view … poker.