2007 May 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

Distressed gamblers usually get little help when they appeal to staff at B.C. casinos - often no more than a brochure and phone number to call for further assistance, according to B.C. Lottery Corp. documents obtained by CBC News.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Senate president brushed off speculation Tuesday that property tax relief might be part of deals involving the annual state budget, an expansion of gambling or a new stadium for the Florida Marlins baseball team in Miami.

AUSTIN - On the eve of another House debate on gambling, leaders of the Alabama-Coushatta tribe of East Texas on Tuesday urged the legalization of limited casinos on American Indian land to spur economic growth.

HARRISBURG — Slot machine revenues are topping gaming officials’ projections and even outrunning most casinos’ estimates in early reports from the first slots facilities to open in the state.

Relievers in baseball dont get much of the glory in baseball. Nor do they get much attention, except when they blow saves or walk in the winning run in the 10th. Still, for sports bettors, examining bullpens is a very important handicapping tool. …

The NFL draft seems to be as popular as some sports . . . hours and hours of analysis, before and after! But the fact is, the winners and losers…

Indian tribes are successfully opening casinos around the country but don’t look for any in Atlantic City anytime soon.

Affable, chain-smoking, slightly dishevelled in jeans and sports jacket, Maki Kaji is an unlikely corporate titan. He happily admits that he’d rather be hanging around a racetrack betting on nags than plotting global domination. But for Japan’s puzzle king and, as his business card proudly states, the father of sudoku, world domination is now very much on the agenda.

This session’s first major legislation that would expand the scope of gambling is expected to reach the House floor for debate today.