2006 August 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

Oregon has expanded its gambling-treatment services with the opening of the state’s first inpatient facility, which within one week of opening its doors was filled to capacity and had a growing waiting list.

Norman Chad is bewildered, too. Not that he’s complaining, but … Why would anybody watch a sporting event on TV weeks after it was held, and everybody knows who won, and by how much? That’s just what happens …

Log in to remember this page. Email this A couple who won£2.5 million on the National Lottery have vowed not to move because they want to stay close to their local bingo hall.

PLAINS TWP. As the Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority protested what it saw as excessive taxation on its planned slot machine casino, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs President Robert Soper insisted that threatening to drop the project was not just a negotiating ploy.

Luke Chung called it “murder row.” He should know, he was one of its victims. For several hours Wednesday the two leaders at the World Series of Poker, former talent agent Jamie Gold and tournament pro Allen …

A GLASGOW bingo club has closed amid fears the smoking ban is driving people away from the game.

Four people who formerly operated Jackpot Charity Bingo near Waco are scheduled to be tried in federal court beginning Sept. 11 on charges of fraud and tax evasion.

After contact with Major League Baseball, the New York Mets have cleared Paul Lo Duca of reported allegations of gambling improprieties, General Manager Omar Minaya said Wednesday.

It looks almost like any other shopping cart, except sensors allow it to follow the shopper around the supermarket and slow down when needed so items can be placed in it, and it never crashes into anyone’s …