2006 September 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

You decide to explore the gambling world by visiting a land based casino. Easier said than done as this may be overwhelming at first.

Amvets Ladies Auxiliary Post 147 meeting, 7:30 p.m. at 576 Primrose St. President Alice Cyr will announce the fall schedule of nursing home bingo and visits to veterans hospitals.

Chapel Hill town officials are using a $50,000 state grant to pay for training, extra payroll and community outreach sessions to recognize and counter criminal gangs.

LONDON (AP) - Malaysian gambling company Genting says it has agreed to buy Britain’s largest casino operator, Stanley Leisure PLC, for about $1.2 billion.

The 2006 Elmer Reunion was held Saturday in Elmer. The day was filled with many activities including a trap shoot, a parade, bingo, kids games, a baby show. Pictured above is part of the crowd that attended the day’s festivities.

The most commonplace bad bet made by gamblers in Las Vegas is a four-team sports parlay that pays off at odds of 10-1, or $10 for every $1 risked.

The Kansas City area’s four casinos’ aggregate revenue rose 4 percent in August from the same month last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released Monday.

Canadian experts have said that addiction to gambling may have a biological link. The explosion in the number of gambling venues across the nation may also have temptations for the compulsive gambler.

LONDON Malaysian gambling company Genting says it has agreed to buy Britain’s largest casino operator, Stanley Leisure P-L-C for about one-point-two (B) billion dollars.