2007 October 10 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

“Online gaming is currently prohibited in the U.S. However PartyGaming is listed in the UK where EU legislation allows online gaming. It gives the casinos direct online access to the UK market”

Mulberry Senior Citizens Center will hold bingo at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 18.

“It’s a very exciting project that is another step in Atlantic City’s evolution to a full-scale destination resort, which is critical given the competition we currently face”

A slowdown in gambling by locals and a lack of big special events in southern Nevada contributed to a 4.4 percent statewide decline in casino winnings in August, the state Gaming Control Board said Wednesday.

“The 2007 Aruba Poker Classic was one of our most successful events ever”

The men and women of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church on Floyd Baker Boulevard are sponsoring their Fall for Bingo missions fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 5-8 p.m. in the church fellowship hall. Visitors can enjoy a hamburger and hot dog dinner with all the fixin’s - slaw, baked beans, tea, soft drinks and dessert.

“B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, B-I-N-G-O, and Flapjack was his name-O!” That’s something one shouldn’t let slide - it’s a sure means to a new swing.

n PORTSMOUTH GOLDEN AGE CLUB will next meet on Wednesday, Oct. 11. It regularly meets the second and fourth Thursda to 1:30 p.m. at the Moose Club, 1163 Sagamore Ave. There will be bingo. For information, call Betty Pennington at 436-0653.

The talk turned to chance Tuesday at the Carbondale Senior Center, but what Kathy Keating wanted to say had nothing to do with the bingo numbers being called out in the background.