2007 October 07 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

PHILADELPHIA - Surging gun violence never got Kathy O’Neill to think about moving her family out of Philadelphia. Neither did an ever-struggling school system.

U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said Friday that, if asked, he would help the Catawba Indian tribe get federal approval it would need to offer high-stakes bingo. Clyburn said the tribe has not approached him about pushing Congress to include the Catawbas under the federal Indian Gaming Regulation Act, which would put the tribe in the high-stakes bingo business. And he noted during a Columbia news …

As lawmakers and potential bidders await the introduction of specific legislation to allow casino gambling in Massachusetts, the governor and his staff have been sending out mixed messages on his plan.

Casino City’s North American Gaming Almanac and CD, released this week by Casino City Press, reports that in 2006 gaming revenue in the U.S. grew 8.2 percent, for a total of $92.68 billion.

After months of lying in limbo due to a legal dispute over the operating contract, with punters unable to purchase weekly lottery tickets, the South African national lottery is back in action again this weekend under new administrator Gidani.