2006 October 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Late last month, as Congress rushed to adjourn, lawmakers passed legislation that would make it a crime for credit card companies and banks to send payments to Internet gambling sites. The measure was attached at the 11th hour to an unrelated bill

Walter Aho attributes his new-found wealth to a higher power. Aho, 47, of Fowler, Ohio, recently won a $2,143,088 jackpot at Mountaineer Race Track & Gaming Resort in Chester. Fowler is located near Youngstown, Ohio, which is about two hours n

An Algoma woman won $206,363 Sunday at the Oneida Bingo Casino in Ashwaubenon.

Two Indian founders of the world’s largest online casino ‘PartyGaming’ have lost a fortune estimated at over $1 billion in a matter of days, after the company’s shares plunged in response to a US government crackdown on Internet gambling.

A Fairmont City tavern owner and his wife face drug-dealing and gambling charges after a monthlong investigation by the Drug Tactical Unit of the St.
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Processing payments from online poker will soon be illegal in the US Two more companies are suspending their US operations ahead of the introduction of new laws restricting gambling over the internet.
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The final fall performance at the Mountain Playhouse’s begins Wednesday. Sister Rita Mary’s Bingo Extravaganza is a comedy and is the latest show from Maripat Donovan, the original creator of Late Nite Catechism and Late Nite Catechism 2. The performance is making its East Coast premiere.