2007 April 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

“The captain said, ‘Abandon ship!’ and I went up the ladder”

Published: Friday, April 6, 2007 The Regular Veterans Association Post 514 will host Super Bingo at 4 p.m. April 7. The public is welcome. For information, call the club at 655-9899.

The ponies may start running soon in downtown Scottsdale - at least on television. The Scottsdale City Council will vote on the issue Tuesday.

The University of Iowa Athletics Department should sever ties to the Iowa Lottery and other gambling entities, a UI committee recommended Thursday.

Would you bet millions of your company’s dollars that the Red Sox won’t win the World Series?

Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s chief legal counsel on Thursday said Blanco will stick to her promises and not allow the Jena Band of Choctaws to wage full-fledged gambling in Grant Parish.

It asks state high court to settle placement. | 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.

Two robberies and an attempted robbery occurred Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The incidents forced two casinos to rethink their security plans and left a restaurant employee shaken.

If you build Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, they will come. That’s the dream of the Colorado Rapids going into Saturday’s MLS opener. That’s also the business plan of the league, which is entering its 12th season still seeking mainstream acceptance in the USA. MLS is betting that its eventual success depends on small, team-owned stadiums.