2007 February 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Jim Black’s long fall from one of the most powerful jobs in state government neared its conclusion Wednesday, as the former state House speaker resigned his seat in the Legislature and prepared to plead guilty …
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We know what you’re thinking. Presidents’ Day is coming, and you still haven’t gotten a gift for the President of your choice.
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A charity dedicated to getting low-income youths into track and field was robbed of about $6,500 Tuesday night at the Army Street Bingo Hall, according to police and the charity’s founder. The San Francisco Striders Youth Track and Field Club, created…

One in 10 bingo halls in Scotland has shut since the smoking ban was introduced last March, figures compiled by The Herald show. The number will soon be far higher, unless the government grants the industry multi-million-pound tax breaks.

The gaming group Rank is calling time on nine of its Mecca bingo halls as it prepares for the fallout from the extension of the smoking ban.

Thieves who robbed a bingo hall in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill Tuesday evening appear to have known where the cash box they took could be found, police said Wednesday. Masked Gunmen Storm S.F. Potrero Hill Bingo Parlor

The owner of a bingo hall in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill whose patrons were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday evening said today he has given police high quality security footage that may have captured the assailants on video.

A group of masked bandits busted into a San Francisco bingo hall late Tuesday night, brandishing weapons, ordering the terrified players to the floor and robbing the cash box before making their getaway.

Placing bets and buying lottery tickets via a mobile phone is projected to grow into a $16.6 billion industry by 2011.
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