2007 April 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

I live in Big Ten-Notre Dame country, Evanston, Ill. - the home of Northwestern, to be exact - and after more than 50 years here, I have finally earned the respect deserving of any graduate of Rutgers. In 1958, when I moved to Chicagoland, Rutgers was virtually unknown, so much so that I made a few bucks betting on RU versus anyone, especially in football.

A recovering gambling addict says a bill the governor is set to sign, will destroy families and ruin lives. 49 News Reporter Marshanna Hester explains his story.

An armed robbery of a bingo hall ended with one arrest and two suspects at large on Friday after a get-away driver in an allegedly stolen truck failed to get it in gear as officers closed in, Pleasant Hill police reported.

Indiana county warily eyes possible Kentucky gambling expansion

Some of Pennsylvania’s 31-hundred private clubs have long relied on revenue from illegal poker machines.
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ALLENTOWN, Pa. Some of Pennsylvania’s 31-hundred private clubs have long relied on revenue from illegal poker machines. The dawn of state-licensed casinos has prompted concerns that state police will increase enforcement of those laws.

The dawn of state-licensed casinos has prompted concerns that police will increase enforcement of laws against poker machines.

NEW ALBANY, Ind. Clark County officials hoping to land a riverboat casino are worried that campaign talk among Kentucky’s gubernatorial candidates about expanding gambling in that state could harm the southeastern Indiana county’s casino dreams.

A grainy, homemade demo tape, her glam-happy Vegas attire, and a little poking fun at previous hosts Courtney Friel and Shana Hiatt did the trick for WPT judges.
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