2006 September 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

GLASGOW, Scotland, Sept. 16 (UPI) — Scottish researchers have found that drugs used to treat Parkinson’s disease appear to turn some patients into gambling addicts.

LONDON, Sept. 16 (UPI) — London casinos are bracing for a possible onslaught of gamblers equipped with a device that claims to provide a big edge to roulette players.

Colorado’s largest casinos are considering a ballot initiative to eliminate the $5 bet limit at the state’s three gambling towns - Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek.

A western Kentucky legislator is pushing a pre-filed bill that would open Kentucky to casino gambling, even though a horse industry advocacy group said the measure will not be a priority for them.

The Island View Casino opens Monday on the former site of the Grand Casino as gambling returns to Gulfport after Hurricane Katrina. The casino has been using an aggressive marketing campaign to make gamblers aware of the opening.

TOURING UNION: Cycle Oregon participants enjoy a wagon ride through Union Thursday afternoon.

Last year Mtley Cre’s lead singer Vince Neil hosted the first annual “Off The Strip” charity poker tournament at ‘The Joint’ in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and he is getting ready to do it all …

Several local therapists with Potomac Highlands Guild have completed 35 hours of training in the diagnosis and treatment of problem gambling offered by the Problem Gamblers Help Network of WV.

Washington — The full extent of Ohio Congressman Bob Ney’s corruption became clear Friday when the Justice Department released his admission to accepting thousands of dollars’ worth of gambling chips from a businessman in London, and to taking trips and favors from others he agreed to help in Con gress.