2007 April 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

HARRISBURG — A battle between Philadelphia and Pennsylvania over slot-machine gambling landed in state Supreme Court on Thursday as the state’s gambling regulatory agency asked justices to declare it the sole authority over casino placement.

Police said a former fire captain and a victim advocate face charges of running an illegal gambling operation in Spartanburg.

BATON ROUGE, La. — Gov. Kathleen Blanco continues to oppose the expansion of gambling in Louisiana but she might not be able to stop the development of a fourth Indian casino in the…

The Plains Art Museum in Fargo is losing its charitable gambling site in the Expressway Inn, after 25 years. Museum Chief Financial Officer Laura Slicer says the museum is doing everything it can to find a new spot for a casino, and to ensure th

Local officials made no offer to restrict betting on NBA teams in a pitch for a franchise sent to commissioner David Stern on Thursday.

An undercover sting has shut down several suspected gambling venues in Central Texas. Thursday night nearly 200 8-liner machines were seized. Get breaking news alerts via email or text messages on your cell phone.

The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board filed suit on Thursday with the State Supreme Court challenging an ordinance passed by Philadelphia City Council which would amend the city’s Home Rule charter through a May 15th ballot referendum, thereby restricting the location of legally approved slots casinos and further delaying property tax relief and new jobs.

Three people charged in first raid of its kind in area. SAN MARCOS Hays County officials arrested four people and seized about 180 illegal gambling machines Thursday night in the first gambling raid of its kind in the county, Sheriff Allen Bridges said.

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