2006 August 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

LAS VEGAS — Freddy Granado likes to gamble every once in a while, but that’s not why he went to a neighborhood casino one recent evening with his wife and five children. They went for the movies. Sometimes they go to bowl. And their 8-year-old loves to play at the child-care center.

STEUBENVILLE Visitors to the second annual African-American Heritage Festival Saturday found a variety of food, jewelry, clothing and other ethnic items for sale, live entertainment and bingo and other family-oriented games at the North End Park on Seventh Street.

Attorney General Greg Stumbo still isn’t ruling out a run for governor in 2007. However, Stumbo says if he were to run, he’d push for casino-style gambling in Kentucky.

Deborah Brady says her hands are are a bit out of rhythm of dealing BlackJack after ten months without practice. She can not wait to get back to work at Boomtown Casino in Biloxi, Missippi. She says although the town is still empty the casinos will be full of laughter and life once again.

CRICKET bad boy Shane Warne is being investigated by gaming authorities over an online casino he promotes.

There are likely some red-faced public officials in Saint Mary parish Friday. The parish’s Chief Administrative Officer has acknowledged they overestimated how much tax revenue a gambling boat coming to Amelia would actually generate.

With the nightclub Tao swathed in red and black, music pulsated and go-go dancers gyrated on raised platforms along the wall.

Massac County, IL - There’s still no word on who robbed the Regions Bank in Lone Oak. But, since she could be behind at least 10 others hold ups in three states detectives think he displays a “high rolling” pattern. Most of the banks he’s robbed have casinos nearby.

The gambling case against former NHL star Rick Tocchet took a significant step forward Thursday when a New Jersey state trooper accused of running a multimillion-dollar sports betting operation with Tocchet pleaded guilty.