2007 May 04 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

A group of sophomores from Toms River High School South made a lot of new friends Thursday and all they had to do was join them for bingo.

ATLANTIC CITY With its three New Jersey casinos being eyed by potential buyers, Trump Entertainment Resorts on Thursday said its first quarter loss shrunk, despite increasing competition from slot parlors in Pennsylvania and New York.

A rare tie vote in the Texas House sunk a bill that would have opened the door to resumed casino gambling on the Tigua and Alabama-Coushatta tribal lands in Texas.

This desert entertainment mecca claims a metropolitan area of 1.8 million permanent residents, 133,000 hotel rooms and 135,000 visitors daily, and on NBA All-Star weekend it lavishly reaffirmed that it can host a big-league party. But can it permanently host a big-league franchise?

Leisure group Rank yesterday said admissions at its Mecca Bingo sites in Scotland had slumped 10 per cent in the first year of the country’s smoking ban. (04/05/2007 08:27:41)

Slots parlors are suspected of drawing gamblers away. | As slot-machine gambling has spread across Pennsylvania, off-track betting is fading.

With its three New Jersey casinos being considered by potential buyers, Trump Entertainment Resorts on Thursday said its first quarter loss shrunk, despite increasing competition from slot parlors in Pennsylvania and New York.

Ahead of the 2007 Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition, UK Bingo site Playing Bingo enlists the help of the 2006 competition winner. In his new monthly column, Brett Hyrjak offers advice and tips to entrants of this years NGBA Bingo Caller Of The Year Competition. (PRWeb May 4, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1TcXVhLUZhbHUtUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

HARRISBURG (AP) — As slot-machine gambling has spread across Pennsylvania, off-track betting is fading.