2007 March 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

“March Madness,” the annual ritual in which office workers, students and even politicians go haywire over US college basketball, has gripped America with fans betting millions of dollars on their favorite teams.

A Miami couple who helped run a $1.4 billion-a-year Internet gambling business pleaded guilty this week to felony charges, prosecutors said.

Engineers at PureDepth Inc. spent years developing tools for helping the military plot 3-D maps of war zones, eventually licensing top-secret technology to the U.S. Air Force and Navy.
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NEW YORK A Miami couple who helped run a one-point-four (b) billion-dollar-a-year Internet gambling business have pleaded guilty to felony charges in New…

Pittsburgh - The legal battle over appeals filed by four companies that lost out in the recent round of bidding for casino licenses in Pennsylvania …

NEWPORT The Newport Elks Lodge will hold its “Blooming Into Spring Stagette” from 1-6 p.m. Sunday at the lodge, 3704 Alexandria Pike, Cold Spring. It will feature bingo, raffles and dinner at 5 p.m. The cost is $14. Call 859-441-1273 for information.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Two Nevada lawmakers who support lifting restrictions on Internet gambling said they will seek a National Academy of Sciences study of online wagering.

A group of pastors opposed to gambling will wait until April before pushing the Jackson County Board of Supervisors to schedule a non-binding referendum on a proposed casino that would be operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.

Published: Saturday, March 17, 2007 All proceeds from bingo Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday go to charity, with Thursday night play benefiting the Humane Society of Chittenden County. Broadacres is open Tuesday-Sunday.