2006 August 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Cities across the Gulf Coast are still struggling to pick up the pieces almost a full year after Hurricane Katrina. Friday night, we take a closer look at the recovery in Gulfport including the casinos and the economy downtown.

Station Casinos celebrated its 30th anniversary last month without the usual public fuss of cake or champagne but with lots of behind-the-scenes back-slapping and kudos.

In golf, it’s called making the cut. In poker, it’s called being in the money _ and at the World Series of Poker, it means the difference between a player winning back some of a $10,000 buy-in, or going home …

While crowds fight heat and traffic at the Reno/Sparks Hot August Nights car shows this weekend, Crystal Bay offers car enthusiasts a chance to check out classic cars in a more relaxed and serene setting.

Fans of poker who have been following the World Series of Poker secretly from office computers the last few months has CardPlayer.com’s interns to thank for making the Rio’s Amazon Room their second home this …

Online casino sites are drawing a lot of media attention recently, as legislative controversy keeps growing and questioning the whole online casino industry.

GUAM As reported by the Guam Pacific Daily News: “Slots-machine proponent Guam Greyhound and its owner James Baldwin sued an anti-gambling group for defamation today.

HOUSTON, Texas (PRESS RELEASE) — Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (AMEX:UWN), today announced that the New York Lottery has approved a temporary license to operate video gaming machines at Vernon Downs Racetrack.

By Tony Batt, Las Vegas Review-Journal Aug. 4–WASHINGTON — Rep. Jon Porter, R-Nev., on Wednesday said he intends to visit the Isle of Man near England to learn more about how the self-governing kingdom regulates Internet gambling.