2007 August 21 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

“Of course you did. I was waiting to here that the royal was next.”

A 48-YEAR-OLD Harlow bingo player won £50,000 at the Mecca Club, Terminus Street. The lucky winner, who does not want to be named, won the National Bingo Game of £50,000 plus the club prize of £105 having completed a full house in 41 numbers.

Unlucky for Some, top authority on all things bingo, has just released survey results showing some surprising trends among internet game players.

A federal appeals court dealt a blow to expanding gambling at an Indian casino in Texas. via News 8 Austin

Beleaguered UK sportsbetting group Interactive Gaming Holdings plc took more damage this week with the disclosure to the London Stock Exchange authorities that directors Mitchell Petchenik (Executive VP) and Robert Spriddell (Non-Executive Director) have resigned effective immediately.

The results of yesterday (Monday) afternoon’s extradition hearings on Betcha.com owner Nick Jenkins and two colleagues were not available at press time today and will be reported in due course, but in the meantime Jenkins’s blog at http://www.betcha.com/Blogs has disclosed what appears to be some alarming collusion between Washington State and Louisiana officials.

In the latest developments in the almost surreal Betcha.com tale website owner Nick Jenkins was sent back to jail when he appeared at an extradition hearing in Seattle yesterday, according to reports on his blog.