2007 January 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Secret bank accounts, so-called dead drops of the kind spies use to pass documents without being seen, murder plots and a clandestine network of terrorists with bases in the heart of America.
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I was kind of shocked to see that the next Full Tilt Online Poker Series is starting again so soon, didn’t it just finish? However, satellites are already running and the first event begins on February 9th.
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Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi Locks up Player of the Year! Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi under new Pressure in the Player of the Year Race Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi - Chip Leader Player of the Year Race …
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A Jefferson Circuit Court judge has stuck down a district court order that prohibited the Louisville Metro Health Department from enforcing the city’s old smoking ban in bingo halls.

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS - Senior citizens gathered to play bingo at the Campbell County Senior Center on Thursday, Jan. 4, but the topic that took center stage was Northern Kentucky University’s plan to buy the former Lakeside Heights Nursing Center and turn it into dorms.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — As reported by Caribbean Net News: “The prime minister of Guyana, Samuel Hinds, has confirmed that consultations are well underway relative to the enactment of a legislation which would facilitate casino gambling for guests during the Cricket World Cup 2007.

A story in the Louisville Courier-Journal notes that the push officially has begun to legalize slots and video poker machines at bars, restaurants and fraternal organization lodges: “A 2003 study for the bar …
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Paradise Poker searches for the poker KING OF CANADA Daily freerolls begin Jan. 8, first place finish guarantees $50,000 TORONTO, Jan.
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TATTERSALL’S and Macquarie Bank yesterday established a beachhead in the European gaming market after their increased takeover offer was accepted by shareholders of UK poker machine operator Talarius.
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