2007 September 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

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Pauline LaCava can rattle off locations of bingo games that closed in her hometown as fast as she can scan her bingo sheet, dabbing pink ink marks on numbers as they’re called at Saint Patrick Church in Watertown.

Bingo players and the organizations around Massachusetts that benefit from the games are worried about the prospect of casinos being legalized in the state. More Massachusetts News

Amityville Chapter No. 700 Order of the Eastern Star will be holding a supermarket Bingo, Friday, October 5 at 14 Avon Pl., Amityville. The doors open 6 p.m. and the first game begins 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5. There will be raffles and cake and coffee will be served.

“It worked out, I liked it… I paid off a poker debt with sexual favors and fell in love. It’s so romantic.”

Gov. Deval Patrick has decided he wants expanded gambling in the state of Massachusetts, though he is not expected to make the long-awaited announcement until next week. More Massachusetts News

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino will eliminate smoking on its casino floor, bringing to six the number of Atlantic City casinos that will ban smoking while gambling.

“It’s the turn-over, not the amount of money I’ve won”

WATERTOWN, Mass. (AP) — Bingo isn’t as much to shout about as it used to be.