2007 March 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

Pennsylvania’s four casinos are expected to contribute $501.5 million to state coffers this fiscal year, the state’s top gaming official said Tuesday.

Final approval for the temporary facility at Fair Grounds Race Course would have to come from the New Orleans city council.

SANTA FE (AP) - The state Senate on Tuesday approved proposals for new gambling compacts between New Mexico and Indian tribes that operate casinos. The Senate voted 27-14 for the compacts.

The Pittsburgh Penguins reached a financing deal for a new arena that will keep the NHL team in the city where it has played since 1967. Gov. Ed Rendell announced the agreement Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Gaming Congress. He said money from the state’s new slot machine parlors would help fund the arena.

Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa announced today Marguerit Pittman, a Browns Mills, NJ, resident and My Borgata Rewards cardholder, won $2.4 million on a nickel Wheel of Fortune machine early Saturday morning at 2:30 AM.

UNITED KINGDOM As reported by the UK Register: “Ads for online and traditional gambling will hit the UK’s airwaves from September, the government has confirmed.

BOSTON, Massachusetts As reported by the Cape Cod Times: “In another sign that he is seriously considering casino gambling as a ready source of cash for state government, Gov. Deval Patrick met separately yesterday with groups of state legislators on both sides of the issue.

ILLINOIS As reported by the Quad City Times: “The precipitous decline in revenue at Quad-Cities casinos continued in February, according to the latest reports from Iowa and Illinois gaming regulators.

In honor of Casino Royale coming out on DVD today, I decided to dedicate an insanely long post to the comic strip and how it compares to Ian Fleming’s original novel and Daniel Craig’s debut as 007.
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