2007 May 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The buzz inside Macau’s new casino halls may suggest a revival of the gambling mecca’s economy, but for the likes of Ho Heng Kuok, times are tough and the chips are down.

“We are excited about our prospects in 2007 and are confident in our ability to continue to successfully build the World Poker Tour brand and execute our strategic plan”

WTAE Channel 4 Action News has some secrets that will have you screaming “bingo” more often.

HALIFAX (CP) - A report from Nova Scotia’s ombudsman has found that staff at the casino in Sydney aren’t sufficiently trained to identify potential gambling addicts as required under provincial law.

A Clarksville, Tenn. woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling nearly $280,000 from the Guthrie Senior Citizen Center’s bingo operation has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after Todd Circuit Judge Tyler Gill rejected a plea agreement that would have kept her out of jail.

The latest move by the United States in its ongoing dispute with Antigua and Barbuda over online gambling laws has caused an uproar in international trade circles. After losing out in a recent decision by the World Trade Organization, which ruled…

Nevada, New Jersey and Mississippi offer a business climate favorable to gaming companies, according to the president and chief executive officer of the American Gaming Association.

The survey assembled data about 460 commercial casinos in 11 states from those states’ regulatory agencies.

LAS VEGAS — Gambling revenue at U.S. commercial casinos rose 6.8 percent to a record $32.4 billion in 2006, according to a survey released today by the American Gaming Association.