2007 May 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

On Friday night at the Dunellen Fire Company firehouse, concentration hung in the air like fryer grease. Dozens of bingo players listened intently, dotting their bingo sheets as the caller drawled out numbers that would decide who walked away a winner, and who just walked away.

Carroll was responsible for much of the damage at the final table, eliminating five of his eight opponents. via Poker Source Online

State health agency holds conference to prepare counselors to work with gamblers. | Attendees at the Pennsylvania Health Department’s first major gambling addiction conference were told that different approaches are needed to treat problem gamblers than are used with those addicted to drugs or alcohol.

It reaps hundreds of millions from legalized gaming, but Colorado dedicates no funds to help those hooked on the action. In the throes of a week-long gambling binge, Larry all but forgot about food and drink until he collapsed on the flight home from Las Vegas.

Colorado businesses could help shape the development of a $10 million casino and resort project in Vietnam, one of a number of countries in Asia looking to expand their gambling operations.

Former leader James E. Billie has his sights set on a comeback Hollywood · Hundreds of Seminole Tribe members are expected to cast ballots on three Florida reservations today in an election that could be pivotal in shaping the financial future of a tribe that has become immensely wealthy through its operation of seven gaming casinos.

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have detained six women believed to have been running an illegal gambling den with bets amounting to more than 8 million ringgit (2.3 million dollars) a month, reports said Monday.

Columbia Sussex Corp. since January has eliminated hundreds of jobs at three casinos it acquired from Aztar Corp., a cost-cutting move that has raised the hackles of union leaders and elected officials in towns where Aztar competed.

VICTORIA, British Columbia — As reported by CBC News: “The B.C. government is commissioning a new study on problem gambling, a week after CBC News reported that casino employees often encounter distressed gamblers, and some who are aggressive or threatening.