2007 May 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

VINELAND — About 600 people showed up at Favorites at Vineland to eat, drink and place bets on the biggest horse race held since the state’s only off-track betting facility opened its doors here in late March.

Gamblers Anonymous meetings didn’t bring Jacques Roberge’s gambling compulsion fully under control, so the Sunny Isles Beach real-estate broker took a drastic step: He kicked himself out of two South Florida casinos.

PokerStars MattSuspect took down this week’s big Sunday Million for more than $200,000. Many of you have heard of him before or met him at the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure. via PokerStars.com Official Blog

EAST CHICAGO A non-profit that receives $6million annually in casino payments is suing the city of East Chicago and the Indiana Gaming Commission in a bid to block a state budget provision that would divert the money.

LOTTERY and bingo winners are being targeted in an attempt to claw back almost £400million in unpaid poll tax. And at least two big bingo winners have already been forced to cough up their outstanding debts.

Visitors to Pennsylvania’s first casino have dropped more than twice as much money into slot machines at the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs casino than originally estimated, according to a spokesman for the state’s Gaming Control Board.

Whether you are betting on the three horse races that make up the US Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, Belmont Stakes) or the three that make up the original Triple Crown in England (2000 Guineas, Epsom Derby, St. Leger Stakes), leading portal Online Gambling Insider has introduced a betting guide to help you make your choice of racebook for these events. (PRWeb May 7, 2007) Post …

This past weekend, America was captivated by two fallen giants. At Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., America lent one eye to Street Sense’s victory in the 133rd annual Kentucky Derby. Later that same night, America lent its other eye to Floyd Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya, as they battled each other for 12 rounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

NEW MARKET — What do 1930s bingo chips, vintage lace and the insides of wristwatches have in common? They might all become jewelry if they get into the hands of Stacie Spencer, a jewelry artist based in New Market.