2006 December 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Shares of Malaysian leisure and gambling group Genting Bhd surged 18 percent to 34.50 ringgit at 0108 GMT after it won a bid to build and run a $3.1-billion casino in neighbouring Singapore.Save

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Malaysian shares may hold steady on Monday, consolidating recent gains, with the focus on gambling and leisure group Genting , after it won a bid to build and run a $3.1-billion casino in neighbouring Singapore.Save

DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) Cigarette smoke still fills Iowa’s casinos, a haze some health advocates are trying to clear as they lobby for smoking bans. But ridding gambling houses of smoke won’t be easy.Save

Comic books were the tender of choice for Stanley Weiss and his poker-playing buddies on the streets in 1950s New York City.
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By Pamela Rigaux News-Post Staff FREDERICK — Dozens of kids cheered when they got numbers, but they weren’t playing bingo at the Police Activities League building on Pennsylvania Avenue on Saturday.Save

Bellagio’s Fontana Room, home of the Fifth Annual Five Diamond World Poker Classic on Saturday evening as seen from the Vegas strip.
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A group fighting a Seneca Indian casino in Buffalo will announce a new member of its team on Monday: a former congressman who co-wrote the legislation he says the Senecas are misusing to build their casinos.Save

Gambling on sports, once seen as a shady endeavor, has become mainstream fare. Fueled by the nation’s love for football and a newfound passion for poker, the sports gambling industry is now a $400 billion …
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TUNICA, Miss. - Nashville’s Sonny Perry stoodin the Gold Strike Casino and took a drag from his cigarette.
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