2007 March 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

CHARLESTON Legislation that would allow county voters to permit table gambling at West Virginias four racetracks is one step closer to becoming law.

Throughout the region, the Prevention Council, The Coalition for Problem Gambling, and New York State will be providing services this week to raise awareness about gambling problems.

The top European court on Tuesday prohibited Italy from prosecuting bookmakers based in other European countries.

ANNAPOLIS Slot machine gambling was again before Maryland lawmakers Tuesday but this year, there’s little of the verve of days past in what has become almost a perennial debate.

A federal judge yesterday sentenced classical oboist H. David Meyers to a year and a day in prison for money laundering and running an illegal sports-betting operation in Montgomery County, reports The Washington Post.

Because he can, the Fool reaches back to beat a deceased horse with renewed fervor. Minor league NASCAR in Spanish? Red Wings vs. Avalanche, Chapter 137? An Arena football team shut out at halftime? The dreadful NBA? The worst leaderboard in PGA Tour history?…

Video bingo may soon become a fixture in Morehouse Parish, but not until the Morehouse Parish Police Jury settles on how it can operate. The jury took up the issue in a special meeting Monday evening but could not come to an agreement on how to proceed with the licensing of video bingo operations.

Lawmakers on Tuesday debated whether increased revenue from expanding gambling in New Hampshire would outweigh any disadvantages.

An out-of-county judge on Tuesday sided with the owners of a planned casino by granting their petition to invalidate the signatures gathered by antigambling activists that could stop the development of two gambling halls along Philadelphia’s waterfront.