2007 January 28 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Announcement due this week of location of UK’s first supercasino With London bid mired in favouritism, Glasgow is a good bet Council chiefs have fingers crossed, but charities warn of addiction risk Key quote …
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The pinging on electronic bingo machines at the always-open Poarch Creek entertainment center in south Alabama keeps players busy and the parking lot crowded. Would they keep playing if the game took

This time of year I always think about growing up in Ohio, and how all the dads used to bet on the Super Bowl square pools. The coal mines paid…

The fix was never quite in for Forest City Enterprises and its plan for a casino in Station Square.
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At first glance, a move to bring a third riverboat casino to Baton Rouge appears to be a provincial issue. But the prospect has the potential of tossing Louisiana’s system of handling casino gambling on its head.

This time, Rota’s leaders are taking the faster route of simple legislation, rather than putting the proposal to a vote. On Thursday, Rep. Crispin M. Ogo introduced House Bill 15-219 to establish casino gambling in the First Senatorial District.

What better way to spend a Saturday night in Las Vegas than playing in a poker tournament? Of course, taking a card drought early out early in the evening called for a different plan.
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I played in a small poker tournament Saturday night and blew the lead when I ran into a total card drought and took an early out.
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SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — A 62-year-old grandmother from Douglas who was caught hauling 214 pounds of marijuana will serve three years in prison. Prosecutors in Cochise County say Leticia Villareal Garcia was hauling the pot to help support her out-of-control bingo habit.