2007 April 28 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A Birmingham woman has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for gunning down a Mississippi woman on a city street in a gambling dispute. At…

The racing consortium be-hind the £400m bid to buy the state-owned Tote will be asked to ensure that control of the pools betting company does not end up falling into the hands of private equity, it emerged this week.

A joint task force of the Hays County Sheriffs Office and the San Marcos Police department shut down three suspected illegal gambling operations across the county Thursday night, including the former…

A joint task force of the Hays County Sheriffs Office and the San Marcos Police department shut down three suspected illegal gambling operations across the county Thursday night, including the former…

The bingo players converge every Thursday in an old barn behind Clifton City Hall, just next to the dog pound and down the road from the recycling center.

The financial backers of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indians have agred to purchase 125 acres of land in Middleborough that could be used to build a casino.

MUSKOGEE, Okla. The Indian tribe hoping to establish a casino in Fort Smith must persuade federal officials to set aside overwhelmingly negative public comments, including opposition from other tribes, if its request is to succeed. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

With a deadline of midnight April 29 looming, Indiana lawmakers are working to put the finishing touches on a compromise for racetrack slot-machine legislation.

BOSTON (AP) — The financial backers of the Mashpee Wampanoag Indians agreed yesterday to purchase 125 acres of land — possibly for a casino — from the southeastern Massachusetts town of Middleborough, a town official said.