2007 March 12 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Megaresort developments have become the norm on the Strip, and those multibillion-dollar investments have been dwarfed by recent casino industry mergers and acquisitions.
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Arvada Bingo is robbed by three armed men wearing bandannas over their faces, police say.

The Adams County Sheriffs Office is asking help in finding three men who robbed the Arvada Bingo at 5390 Sheridan Boulevard last night.

Gov. Chris Gregoire today defended the lack of state-tribal revenue sharing in a new 27-tribe gambling compact that expands the number of slot machines in use by 8,100.

a unique soccer game to be played in England on Tuesday night between Manchester United and a Europe Xl demonstrates how the two have inevitably grown to occupy the same ground.

A battle of neighborhood casinos may be brewing in North Las Vegas. Three gaming sites have already been approved near a small stretch of Lamb Boulevard and one of those casino developers is now saying that’s enough.

RIVERTON, Wyoming As reported by the Billings Gazette: “The Northern Arapaho Tribe’s Wind River Casino has discontinued offering bingo. “Casino manager Jim Conrad said the operation has moved high stakes slot machines into the space once used for bingo.

WILMINGTON Federal prosecutors charged today that the operator of a Newark student loan business spent more than $800,000 of his company’s money on a mistress and gambling in the months before he declared bankruptcy in 2002. Assistant U.S. Attorney Shannon Hanson said Andrew N. Yao lied under oath to hide those facts just as a judge was deciding whether to take control of the Newark-based …

Shares of casino operators were mostly lower on Monday after Trump Entertainment Resorts Inc. said it is exploring a possible sale and Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. said it will restate some financial results.