2007 April 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

With so much attention focused on whether the state’s two horse tracks should get slot machines to prop up the racing industry, another significant provision of House Bill 1835 has almost been overlooked.

Campaign promises in Kentucky are causing ripples across the Ohio River, with Clark County, Ind., officials fretting that talk of expanded gambling in the Bluegrass State will dash their hopes of attracting a riverboat casino.

Odds are the World Series will be an all-New York event. The New York Yankees are 4-1 favorites, according to Las Vegas Sports Consultants, which advises Nevada sports books on betting lines. The Mets are the second choice, with 11-2 odds to capture their first World Series title since 1986.

Nevada’s small casinos are banding together to lobby state lawmakers, saying they have issues distinct from the internationally known Las Vegas Strip casinos and other large properties.

The ABCC said that Dawes Ave. Variety on Dawes Avenue, and K&J Variety and Jake’s Variety, both on West Housatonic Street, gave cash winnings to undercover agents. Although the poker machines themselves are legal, they are illegal when used for gambling with any sort of payout.

Everest Poker, the premier online poker destination, has received the 2006-2007 High Roller Award for Favourite Poker Room from the Platinum Members of Gambling.com. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/RmFsdS1TaW5nLUZhbHUtRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

The top online gambling news reporting organization, Casino Gambling Web, has added a new section to their website today that will be availbale for free to all visitors. The section will feature personal reviews of land based casinos written by senior editors of the site. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/Q291cC1TaW5nLVByb2YtRmFsdS1NYWduLVplcm8=

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - The days of casino patrons puffing on a cigarette while pushing buttons on a slot machine or shuffling stacks of chips may be ending in nearly half of this resort’s gambling halls.