2006 August 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Former New Jersey State Trooper James Harney, left, pleads guilty to charges he participated in a hockey gambling ring, in Superior Court in Mount Holly, N.J., Thursday. Harney is charged with conspiracy, promoting gambling and official misconduct. Defense Attorney Craig Mitnick is at right.

The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which operates two casinos in the Coachella Valley, wants more slot machines. Get E-Mail Updates Make Us Your Homepage

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, which operates two casinos in the Coachella Valley, wants more slot machines.

Humberto Brenes is giving Spanish lessons this week. “How do you say shark in Spanish?” he asked ESPN’s cameras the other day.

No often but it does happen. Like that time we were hooking up with that girl Bobbie Sue in her double wide down in Daytona while her ultimate fighting boyfriend was supposedly at work at the Jiffy Lube.

Carlos Lopez and Iago Lopez are best friends and have known each other for 15 years.

Emmanuel Filiberto, the prince of Italy, may be poised to take over his family’s claim to the throne with his father caught up in a corruption scandal.

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Aug. 6 (UPI) — Taiwanese billiards champ Jennifer Chen was missing Sunday after allegedly running up enormous debts illegally gambling on baseball and soccer, a report says.

LAKE CHARLES, La. The state police superintendent says prosecutors won’t act on alleged payroll fraud by the former state gambling chief, so state police are sending her a letter to demand she repay money she allegedly did not work for.