2007 September 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A poker champion cited on a misdemeanor gambling charge in a weekend raid in North Carolina says police could have been more useful battling serious crime elsewhere. via WNCT-TV Greenville

Sept. 15, 21 and 28 - Bingo Night - The Evening Lions will hold Bingo Night at Coronado Center. Games start at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 15 - Crystal Chimes Show - 7 p.m. $8 open seating ticket available at Ponce de Leon Center.

“There were directions we didn’t dare go”

A poker champion cited on a misdemeanor gambling charge in a weekend raid on a clandestine casino said Tuesday that the police could have been more useful battling serious crime elsewhere.

Akon and T-Pain’s concert Thursday night at San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino was something you just wanted to hate.

FORT SMITH–Proponents of a Fort Smith casino work to get the governor’s support, but they may need support from voters state wide, because a gambling law in the state is being challenged.

Two arrests have been made in the wake of the bingo hall raid last month, police said. These arrests are the result of information and evidence obtained by the special operations division before and during the bingo raid, said Capt. David Teeter of the Jacksonville Police Department.

A federal jury found five aging men guilty Monday in a racketeering conspiracy that involved decades of extortion, loan sharking and murder aimed at rubbing out anyone who dared stand in the way of the ruthless … via Hartford Courant

A PLAN to boost the number of poker machines at a Chinese community club and shift operations closer to Star City Casino is worrying gambling experts, who warn that Asian people are unlikely to seek help for problem gambling.