2007 February 24 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Miss a day.Miss a lot. Gov. Eliot Spitzer unfortunately is following in the footsteps of his predecessor by betting on gambling as a savior of the state’s dilapidated economy.

Contact After getting bounced from Bodog’s pro team , settling up his legal shenanigans with Crispin Leyser before he lost even more of his $12 million and repeatedly goose-egging it at major tournaments and on …
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - With efforts already under way to unionize casino dealers, an international labor group is seeking to organize an estimated 2,000 casino security guards in the city’s 11 gaming halls.

A Macau casino has been ordered to pay a nearly $100,000 slot machine jackpot won by a 16-year-old Hong Kong girl, the BBC reported. The Sands Casino had …

Following the ruling issued yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge John Garrett Penn to dismiss Michigan Gambling Organization’s lawsuit against the federal government, opponents to the proposed Gun Lake tribal casino announced their intent to appeal this most recent decision.

Council on Aging bingo group meets , 2 p.m., Plains Community Room. Bring $3 in an envelope for the prize basket. Light snacks and transportation available. To register or arrange for transportation, call 978-526-7500.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Adding poker, blackjack and other games to its four slot casinos could give West Virginia a competitive edge of five to 15 years, some experts say, at a time when its traditional customers are finding more options closer to home.

WEST BEND, Wis. A 39-year-old man faces charges on accusations he followed a woman home after she won a big slot machine jackpot at Milwaukee’s Potawatomi Bingo…

ROANOKE RAPIDS - While patrons were inside playing bingo, Mother Nature was waging her own game of chance in the crowded parking lot. A light pole toppled in the wind in front of Jackpot Bingo Thursday, landing on a Pontiac Grand Prix and damaging the hood and back window.