2007 October 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

“He doesn’t fold another hand pre-flop for 20 minutes, when he open-folds with KK held by a player behind him.”

“We have been there for each other through everything. We have seen each other through it all - that’s tough to find.”

ABOARD THE USS KEARSARGE You might have thought Bingo was only popular among blue-haired, chain-smoking retirees in dusty school cafeterias or banquet halls.

A San Antonio-area poker star has struck a plea deal in a case involving an online bookmaking operation. via KRNV-TV Reno

The decision to outlaw smoking at bingo games at the Plum Senior Community Center has not hurt attendance or decreased revenues, according to event organizers.  read more »

BOSTON, 12:32 a.m. Oct. 15 (AP): Harrah’s Entertainment pitched a proposed Rhode Island casino to college students as a place to have fun when they’re taking a break from studying.

Polls show, as they have for months, that roughly half the state is ready to elect Bobby Jindal governor on Saturday. via BayouBuzz.com

Bingo Scotland, Scotland’s dedicated online bingo community, celebrated its second birthday with a huge Birthday Bash on the 15th of October.

Titan Poker (http://www.titanpoker.com), the largest poker room on the iPoker Network, will send a delegation of the best online poker players from across the globe to participate in one of Australia’s biggest poker events. The internationally ren