2007 June 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

It wasnt exactly a roll of the dice. When State Sen. Rodney Ellis sat down for a two-hour subcommittee hearing on his gambling bills, he knew no one was taking bets. The bills had no chance. They never even went to the full State Affairs Committee for a hearing.

SPRINGFIELD â Lawmakers voted against plans to exempt Illinois casinos from a proposed statewide smoking ban Thursday, but supporters of the exemption say itâs not dead.

SPRINGFIELD - Lawmakers voted against plans to exempt Illinois casinos from a proposed statewide smoking ban Thursday, but supporters of the exemption say it’s not dead.

MORGANTOWN Jobs, jobs, jobs. For the four West Virginia casinos urging voters to approve table games in special elections this summer, thats the underpinning of the argument save the ones that exist and add thousands more.

(CP) - A Nova Scotia bar owner has been fined $1,000 for allowing gaming at his business.

Eight years ago, Illinois legislators sought to make state-sanctioned gambling even more of a playpen for their friends than it already was. They tried to steer one of 10 state gaming licenses to a clout-rich Emerald Casino that would open in clout-rich Rosemont.

With whirrs and whistles and flashing lights Bastrop’s first — and only — video bingo establishment opened its doors Friday morning. Bingo Gold, located in the Washington Square Shopping Center, opened for business at 10 a.m. Friday.

“With the top tournament director signed on to help us give away an estimated $2.5 in prize money, online poker players have an unprecedented number of reasons to drop their jaws.”

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Jobs, jobs, jobs. For the four West Virginia casinos urging voters to approve table games in special elections this summer, that’s the underpinning of the argument…