2006 August 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

SPRINGFIELD — Republican Judy Baar Topinkas support of opening a casino in Chicago is not sitting well with some members of her own party. The GOP gubernatorial candidates plan, unveiled Wednesday, goes against long-held Republican opposition to the expansion of gambling in Illinois.

Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) — Tabcorp Holdings Ltd., Australia’s biggest gaming company, reported a 25 percent increase in second- half profit after the resolution of a television broadcast dispute encouraged gamblers back to its betting shops.

Online gaming and betting company Centrebet could take part in industry consolidation both as a target and as a predator, according to a Wilson HTM analyst. -

Update for the poker game STACKED. * NEW: MULTI TABLE TOURNAMENT POINTS AND CASH: If, after being eliminated from a MTT , a player does not wait for the banner telling them where they finished to clear from the …

IT’S JUST ONE THING after another in my life! After a week of freedom (a week that felt more like a couple of days), I returned to Guelph immediately faced with a day trip with my beloved Tom’s family to the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. We got back late last night, and bingo!

SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Tabcorp Holdings Ltd. TAH.AX, Australia’s top wagering group, said on Thursday annual net profit rose 7 percent, helped by cost cuts, but said the start of the fiscal year had been mixed. Tabcorp, which owns four of Australia’s 13 casinos, said net profit for the year ended June 30 rose 7 percent to A$547.3 million ($417.7 million).

JAMES Packer’s Publishing and Broadcasting plans to buy his family’s stake in a group of British casinos as a prelude to a push into the European gaming market.

The football season is starting - ‘ both football and football . Fans of each may be baffled by the other, but when it comes to the web, they will find the offerings comfortingly familiar.

Is poker a game of chance or skill? That question is now in front of the state Court of Appeals as a Durham businessman continues his quest to open a poker parlor.