2007 August 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Thousands of dollars might be missing from a bingo game run by a Coram charity, and the Suffolk district attorney is looking for a thief.

To the editor:Last night at Bingo World hundreds players had a chance to spend and win thousands of dollars. After bingo, players ran to the exit to be one of the first to leave the parking lot. By…

World Poker Tour Enterprises has entered into a five-year agreement with the government-sanctioned China Leisure Sports Administrative Center that will allow them to “brand and exploit” a new poker tour called … via CardPlayer.com

Rejection of expanded gambling in Sedgwick County gives neighboring Sumner County the exclusive franchise for having a resort-style casino in south central Kansas.

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Voters in Sedgwick County, Kansas, turned down measures for a state-owned casino and for electronic gaming machines on Tuesday, making it the first Kansas county to reject gambling under a new law.

CHICOPEE, Mass. (AP) - Chicopee officials have ended any talk of bringing a casino to town. The aldermen unanimously voted down a ballot question that, if approved, would have allowed the city to request proposals for a casino gambling complex in the city.

Station Casinos Inc., which has agreed to a management-led takeover, said Wednesday its second-quarter profit slipped 44 percent, in part on costs related to its acquisition.

An enjoyable morning of bingo is being offered by the 50 Plus Department of the Johnson County Park and Recreation District in late August.