2006 December 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

A grandmother found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit.Save

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — A jury convicted a bingo-playing grandmother from Douglas of hauling 214 pounds of marijuana in a car she regularly used for gambling outings.Save

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz A 61-year-old woman found with a trunkful of marijuana was convicted of drug running in what prosecutors said was an attempt to earn cash for a bingo habit. State troopers found 10 bundles of pot totaling 214 pounds hidden in Leticia Villareal Garcia’s car trunk last year when they stopped her outside Bisbee, in far southeastern Arizona.Save

A £6million mixed-use housing scheme on the site of Gala Bingo in Thornton Heath is due to be built. Planning permission has been secured for the scheme in London Road which will involve a new six-storey building comprising of 51 flats and a large ground floor area that could be used for leisure.Save

A computer screen displays an online gambling website. Antigua's quarrel with the United States over market access to its gaming industry was back at the World Trade Organisation this week.
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Some no-limit hold ‘em tournaments are dollar-for-dollar, meaning your buy-in of, say, $2,000 gets you $2,000 in chips.
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Gambling stocks are on a roll. On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Gambling Index is now tripling gains of the broad market index. Harrah’s, the world’s largest gaming operator with 60 casinos, is mulling a US$15 billion bid from a pair of private-equity firms.Save

KIRKCALDY bingo players are calling for a relaxation of tax laws to help their clubs recover from the financial effects of the nationwide smoking ban. (30/11/2006 10:33:04)Save