2007 May 21 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

“We’re working on a master plan that will eventually get us to one level gaming.”

Ramsey County has paid $450,000 to a St. Paul woman and her lawyers after a jury determined that a sheriff’s deputy broke her wrist at a bingo hall in 2003. The county had offered to settle the case, but the parties couldn’t agree on a dollar figure and the Ramsey County Board eventually decided to go to trial. Said Commissioner Tony Bennett: “Based strictly on the facts we were given, we didn’t …

A man convicted of leaving his 4-year-old son in his car in subzero temperatures while he gambled at Mystic Lake Casino was sentenced Monday to time served since February and two years of probation. Kang Sam Choi, 44, of Brooklyn Park, pleaded guilty last month in Scott County District Court to child endangerment, a gross misdemeanor, and lying to police. At his sentencing Monday in Shakopee, …

WELLINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - New Zealand casino operator Sky City Ltd. said on Tuesday it would look to sell some casinos and save NZ$33 million in costs over the next 18 months, sending its shares up 4.7 percent.

“Van would want this party to go on all night”

Metro Councilman Ludye Wallace has been indicted on a misdemeanor gambling charge stemming from an incident at a north Nashville house last June.

“Why am I interested? Because of my ethical obligations. Because I’ve seen too many instances where people turn their head and ignore blatant criminal activity because it’s in their own best interest.”

San Diego County officials plan to supplement the state’s gambling intervention program with a treatment plan that would be paid for by an Indian casino.

After launching biscuits and pasta, ITC is currently focusing on its just launched snacking brand called Bingo.