2006 September 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Bill Ford says he handpicked his successor as CEO, gambling that Alan Mulally’s team-building skills and industrial savvy will inspire and embolden employees enough to revive the hard-up automaker.

MACAU - American gaming mogul Stephen Wynn threw open the doors of his $1.2 billion casino to gamblers today in Macau, the Chinese territory that seeks to rival the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s epicenter for gambling.

RENO, Nev., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — GameTech International, ( Nachrichten ) Inc. , a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo equipment and bingo systems, today announced financial results for the Company’s third fiscal quarter and nine month period ended July 31, 2006. Net income totaled $1.3 million for the quarter, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, a significant

In modern astrology, Virgo is represented by the Virgin. But who’s kidding whom here? You’re a gambler, an online gambler no less.

September 05, 2006 — The Borgata Poker Open, Atlantic City’s largest poker tournament, began today in grand style with a full house of more than 1,100 eager players.

Lawyers for World Series of Poker winner Jamie Gold and a Los Angeles-based TV development executive have agreed to a court injunction freezing US$6 million, half of the top prize, in a dispute about a deal to …

Aides to Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist said on Tuesday he is still trying to find a way to pass a bill to outlaw most forms of Internet gambling, but offered no guarantee a deal could be struck before lawmakers recess at the end of September.

Thousands of gamblers crowded into American billionaire Stephen Wynn’s new $1.2 billion casino resort on Wednesday in Macau the Chinese territory that may soon unseat the Las Vegas Strip as the world’s most profitable gambling capital.

Last week, there were more than just hearts on the poker table in the growing poker community - poker players opened their own hearts for a very special cause.