2007 January 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Great Lakes Contracting Inc., a Milwaukee-based Native American-owned and -operated contractor, was recently awarded the steel fabrication contract for Potawatomi Bingo Casino’s $240 million expansion project.

Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with three armed robberies in the Beaverton and Tigard area.
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Playtech Ltd., a developer of gambling software, said Tuesday it signed a four-year licensing agreement with online poker service PartyGaming PLC.
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Family Bingo Night will be held for Walton Hills residents at 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, in the community room of the city’s municipal building, 7595 Walton Road.

Whether or not you like NBC’s slow-unfolding new superhero show ‘Heroes’, there’s no way you can watch an episode without falling in love with Hiro Nakamura.
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Fishermen are paid by the hour to drag the ocean bottom for debris along the Mississippi coast line.
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BILLINGS (AP) A record $1.13 billion was wagered on video gambling in Montana in fiscal year 2006 despite a slight decline in the number of gaming machines, the state Justice Department said.

California seniors will soon have a new place to play bingo, socialize and do the electric slide. Next week, the California Neighborhood Coalition will begin offering its California Community Senior Activities Program at the California Community Center, 1600 W. St. Catherine St.

The past year’s legal developments concerning the online casino industry have exposed the ambivalent attitude of governments towards gambling.