2006 August 29 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The first in a series of public hearings into the merits of seven shortlisted venues bidding to host the UK’s first Las Vegas-style super-casino is set to get under way.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced agreements Tuesday that would allow two of California’s richest Indian tribes to vastly expand the number of slot machines in their casinos. In return, the tribes would pay the state billions.

It’s hard to call the Mountaineers the darkhorse candidate of national championship contenders because they are ranked so high. However, West Virginia has arguably the best chance of any team…

A new deal to expand two Valley casinos and possibly add a third isn’t dead but it could be in big trouble. The state assembly is standing in the way of the new gaming compact for the Agua Caliente’s in Palm Springs.

A gambling operation was busted Monday night in Anchorage. The largest operation at 4100 Arctic Blvd., in Midtown, could net federal charges. Police say there were two gambling operations inside of the house.

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Freshly minted editor-at-large of the newly revamped Cracked magazine, Stella /The State compatriot and celebrity poker star Michael Ian Black gabs to mediabistro in a recent interview.

Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, once the crown jewel of Mississippis Gulf Coast gaming industry, reopened for business Tuesday on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrinas landfall.

CONNECTICUT As reported by the Rhode Island Providence Journal: “A memorandum of understanding signed this spring by the Mashantucket Pequots and MGM Mirage, the publicly traded gaming colossus, lays out a plan for possibly more casinos in southeastern Connecticut, elsewhere in Indian Country, in Atlantic City or on the Las Vegas strip.