2007 March 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

RIVERSIDE - Slot machines draw their attention. Money entices them to gamble. But this single item a cigarette - couldn’t set Betty Calcote and Richard Anderson further apart on the Riverside Casino floor.

Gambling lobbyists are pinning their hopes on legislation expected to be introduced in Austin on Thursday that could lead to the creation of as many as a dozen casinos around the state, including one in Tarrant County.

The fight to kick video bingo out of East Baton Rouge Parish is on. Metro Councilman Darrell Ourso wants to ban the machines, and on Wednesday the issue came before a council committee.
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Casinos in Texas could happen if two state lawmakers get their way. Thursday, they plan to ask the legislature to approve casino gambling. Get breaking news alerts via email or text messages on your cell phone.

Ordinance would require signs marking game rooms, prohibit tinted windows. Austin City Council members are expected to vote today on an ordinance aimed at cracking down on illegal gambling and other crimes at game rooms that have proliferated throughout the city.

The House of Delegates and the Senate now will likely vote today on a bill that authorizes the voters in the four counties where the racinos are located to decide whether to add table games.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—-Recognizing the impact problem gambling has on individuals, families, communities and employers, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed March 5-11, 2007, as Problem Gambling Awareness Week in California.

Goa, the hippy party capital of India, a secret freak haven for Israeli soldiers on leave and the birthplace of the Goa-Trance , may be turning into the type of place Donald Trump or Wayne Newton dig the most.
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Ordinance would require signs marking game rooms, prohibit tinted windows. Austin City Council members are expected to consider today an ordinance aimed at cracking down on illegal gambling and other crimes at game rooms that have proliferated throughout the city.