2007 September 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Online gaming firm PartyGaming said on Wednesday it had strengthened an existing deal with ITV to provide the UK broadcaster with branded online betting, casino and bingo games. via Winner Online

A giant casino and hundreds of partying celebrities might seem like a combustible mix. At MTV’s Video Music Awards, though, some guests resisted the gambling urge despite the surrounding Palms Casino.

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Not much ever gets in the way of the gambling in Las Vegas, but MTV and its Video Music Awards elbowed it aside for a while Sunday night at the Palms Casino.

The law has allowed voters in Hot Springs and West Memphis to approve video poker and other electronic games of skill. via KATV Little Rock

The leadership shown by the Christchurch Methodist Mission in refusing to seek further funding from the casino will pay off in the long term says the Problem Gambling Foundation.

“With the variety of rewards offered during this promotion, or players are sure to find a tournament that’s perfect for them”

A FALL out over a poker game is believed to be the motive for the shooting of five men, two of them dead and three critically. via Express

VFW posts want post-Vietnam soldiers If it’s Tuesday, it must be bingo night at Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4305. Bellied up to banquet tables, about 50 players with hair in varying shades of gray peered through the cigarette fog ready to mark their cards as the bingo caller drew the next ball.

“I’m trying to generate momentum and put light and heat to this issue”