2007 October 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

On Sunday, 1,337 bloggers played in the PokerStars World Blogger Championship of Online Poker , an annual event in which PokerStars shows its appreciation to the world’s scribes who express themselves on the … via CardPlayer.com

Colorado could allow more bingo games under a proposal to come before the Legislature next year.

Harvard Law School’s new student-led Poker Strategic Thinking Society and a leading Harvard professor have scheduled a series of lectures and conferences to examine the role of poker in the law and education. via RGT Online

Lawton_The Oklahoma lottery is booming. In fact, the state is now ranked third in the nation for its number of slot machines. And, according the North American Gaming Almanac, over $2 billion in gambling revenue was collected in 2006 alone.

Posted Monday, October 15, 2007 ; 11:33 AM Updated Monday, October 15, 2007 ; 12:54 PM Wheeling Island Racetrack and Gaming Center and Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort are holding charity poker events … via WTRF-TV

FARMINGTON — The Tri-County Senior Center, Spoon River Home Health Services and Caring Senior Service will present a community potluck luncheon and Bingo on Thursday, Oct. 18.

YOUNGSTOWN - Bingo games, once valuable social events and fundraisers for communities, are in decline throughout the state, according to churches, veterans groups and nonprofit organizations.

Lawmakers are considering a bill to overhaul the rules for bingo games, a plan supporters say is needed to help nonprofit groups compete with the state’s new slots halls.

ENTHUSIASTS are opposing plans by a major retailer to replace a former cinema and bingo hall in East Ham. But local MP Stephen Timms has dismissed it as an “ugly hulk” and wants it knocked down.