2007 April 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Horse-racing enthusiasts may soon not have to leave Scottsdale to place bets on races from around the country.

SACRAMENTO — Caught between the competing demands of politically powerful Indian tribes and labor unions, California lawmakers return from spring recess this week to weigh a major gambling expansion.

Eighteen months after the wreckage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, gambling in the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf Coast region is back in business

AUGUSTA, Ga. — “Biggest thing in the history of Iowa sports?” Wow. That’s what I’ve been told.

A 48-year-old woman with what authorities described as a gambling problem was charged this morning with robbing and stabbing her sister-in-law to death last week in her Edgewater neighborhood home.

TOPEKA | Even before lawmakers passed landmark gambling legislation this session, critics and supporters alike predicted lawsuits.

The premiere online casino gaming destination has announced its April promotion, a contest centered around its Gold Mine video slot machine.

Approval of casino gambling in Kansas — and the provision for a destination casino in Wyandotte County — throws a wild card into the mix of area gaming venues and could pressure a weaker Missouri-side player to fold.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. Caught between the competing demands of politically powerful Indian tribes and labor unions, state lawmakers return from spring recess this week to weigh a major gambling expansion.