2007 May 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Japan’s lottery agency’s system crashed after too many people tried to buy tickets for its soccer betting competition.

Bandar Seri Begawan - The Anti-vice Gambling Unit from the Criminal Investigation Department of the Royal Brunei Police Force has successfully apprehended four locals, including two women of about 40 years of age, for their involvement in four-digit (lottery) activities at a house in Kampong Ayer in the capital.

The horse racing industry is betting that online gambling will outpace current challenges to pay off handsomely at the cyberspace window.

PRIMM, Nev. (AP) - In poker, they say all you need to win is a chip and a chair. At the World Series of Golf, it’s a ball and an attitude. Sixty amateur golfers each ponied up $10,000 to tee off Monday in a three-day golf tournament that uses poker betting in place of traditional scoring.

The Florida Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco (AB&T) and the Fort Lauderdale Police Department broke up a gambling ring at a South Florida pub.

By Wally Kennedy THE JOPLIN GLOBE (JOPLIN, Mo.) JOPLIN, Mo. In gambling, its all about the numbers. For the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, the gamble is whether a $200 million resort casino at the Three-States Monument will attract 2 million visitors a year.

VIENNA, May 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — - Significant Improvement of Results for bwin - Now World’s Biggest Publicly Listed Online Gaming Provider - Gross Gaming Revenues of EUR 89.4 Million - Gross Revenue … via PR-inside.com

Are you a dyed-in-the-marker bingo player? Is “bingo night” the highlight of your week? The Courier-Post wants to hear from you!

SHABBONA - A new bingo parlor operated by an American Indian tribe may soon be built near this farm town, despite the concerns of many local residents, a top attorney from the National Indian Gaming Commission told a packed high school gym Monday night.