2007 March 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

While there already is the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the independent body charged with the licensing, rules, policy and standards of the expanding gambling industry in the state, the state House of Representatives has formed its own committee on gambling.

A new group focused on overturning the federal ban on Internet gambling is enlisting the help of former Sen. Alphonse D’Amato, R-N.Y., a skilled poker …

Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. and Forest City Enterprises Inc. filed appeals Friday with the Pennsylvania Gaming Board over its decision to give Pittsburgh’s lone casino license to Detroit businessman Don Barden.

Paul Wasicka of West Minster, Colorado finally wins a “big one” defeating Chad Brown for the prestigious 2007 NBC National Heads-Up Championship.
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A proposed ban on smoking in bars and restaurants has some smokers worried they’ll have to kick their bingo habit.

The stereotypical retirement home features frequent games of bingo while “The Price is Right” plays on a not-so-distant TV.

Tourists familiar with the ups and downs of gambling will soon be able to experience the real thing high above the Nevada desert. The parabolic flight company that is giving physicist Stephen Hawking his first experience with weightlessness in April has decided to set up a base in Las Vegas and take paying customers on the ultimate thrill ride.

777.com , the leading gambling portal, recently launched its Spanish, French and German editions of the gaming portal in order to bring the non-English speaking players closer to the world of gaming.

SACRAMENTO Troubling news for taxpayers and gamblers has developed on two fronts.