2006 November 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

GameTech International, Inc. , a leading supplier of electronic bingo equipment, announced today that Tracy Pearson has been named Chief Financial Officer for the Company, effective November 13, 2006. Pearson is a talented senior business leader with 17 years of corporate experience extending from ‘Big 4′ accounting experience to senior level leadership of a $2 billion company. Most recently, Save

ACE Interactive announced today that the leading Slovakian casino operator, Casinos Slovakia, has signed a contract for the provision of an Interactive Video Terminal (iVT) solution.

New Democratic leadership in the U.S. Congress could provide a chance to explore legalization of online gambling, the chief executive of casino operator MGM Mirage said on Wednesday.

Activision, Inc. today announced that the company’s key launch games for the PLAYSTATION 3 and Wii have shipped and are now available at retail locations in North America.
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SYLVAN LAKE Smokers must butt out of public places as of June 1. Town council voted 4-1 on Tuesday night in favour of a smoke-free bylaw. It will ban smoking in all public places including workplaces, restaurants, bingo halls and bars or private clubs.

More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged Wednesday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.

Prosecutors brought charges against 27 people in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year Internet sports gambling ring, including men identified by authorities as a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes …
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More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged yesterday in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books. Save

More than two dozen people, including a professional baseball scout and a high-stakes poker player, were charged today in connection with a billion-dollar-a-year gambling ring that rivaled casino sports books.