2007 January 25 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

HONG KONG, China (Reuters) — Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is close to securing a 20-hectare site in Macau to build a $3 billion casino complex which could add to the city’s rise as the world’s gambling capital, a newspaper reported on Friday.

A new study shows that 35 per cent of Ontario’s 15- to 17-year-olds are gambling for money, and that percentage is expected to double by the time they are 20.
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is close to securing a 20-hectare site in Macau to build a $3 billion casino complex which could add to the city’s rise as the world’s gambling capital, a newspaper reported on Friday.

Contact It’s now official. Bodog.com and embattled 2006 WSOP champ Jamie Gold have split ways.
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LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) - Lee Iacocca, the auto industry icon who turned around the former Chrysler Corp., received a warm welcome Thursday by Nevada gambling authorities who approved an affiliated company’s purchase of a small casino.

In 2005, a pair of C.M Coolidge’s paintings fetched a handsome $590,400 at auction.
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Jay Melancon hunkered down in an auditorium chair for his morning psychology class at the University of Minnesota, flipped open his laptop and logged on.
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This unpretentious Fells Point pub straddles Fell and Wolfe streets. Where // 935 Fell St.
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OLYMPIA — Some legislators say they’re skeptical of a Spokane Tribe gambling agreement with the state. They say it is unfair to other gaming tribes and opens the door for expanded casino gambling.