2006 December 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

SIERRA VISTA A jury convicted an avid bingo player from Douglas of hauling 214 pounds of marijuana in a car she regularly used for gambling outings.Save

The Sooners have won 15 straight regular season games against the Big 12 North Division. Wake Forest is the first team in ACC history (out of a possible 113) to…

EASTON | A former Wind Gap man told a Northampton County judge Friday that his wife’s excessive bingo playing was the reason he molested two young girls at a home in Bethlehem.Save

Snow stops parade The Mission Candlelight Parade is one of the victims of the arctic air that invaded the Lower Mainland this week - for the first time in 23 years, the community parade that sees up to 13,000 …
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An undercover prostitution sting Wednesday night led to the first arrest inside Gulfstream Park Racing & Casino’s slot machine room.Save

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — A man charged with helping to run a gambling ring along with former hockey star Rick Tocchet pleaded guilty to bookmaking Friday and agreed to cooperate with authorities. Save

CHARLESTON, West Virginia As reported by the West Virginia State Journal: “An expansion of gambling in Kanawha County may be decided by local residents.Save

SIERRA VISTA, Arizona (AP) — A grandmother found with a trunk full of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit.Save

INDIANA As reported by the Gary Post-Tribune: “Talks of an Indian casino continue in Gary despite a change in the city’s administration, but Mayor Rudy Clay said it is the Miami tribe that is keeping the idea alive.Save