2007 October 19 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

That the NBA would use a casino as the headquarters for an event as prestigious as the China Games after one of the darkest summers in league history might come as a shock to some. The memories of Tim Donaghy’s gambling scandal are still fresh in the minds of executives, coaches and players, and the mere mention of the disgraced referee’s name causes most to cringe.

Even with the Tim Donaghy betting scandal still fresh, the NBA says it sees no conflict of interest having the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers play and stay at The Venetian casino in Macao, China.

Winning big at poker? The tax man is crashing the party. The IRS says it will begin requiring poker tournaments to report winnings of more than $5,000 to the agency beginning in March of next year. via WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34

They’re not bluffing: Tax collectors will start requiring poker tournaments to report the winners’ take.

Wearing a baggy T-shirt and sunglasses and with a weeks worth of stubble, the worlds most wanted paedophile suspect was arrested and paraded in public in Thailand yesterday.

GREENSBORO - Three men police said are possibly involved in the string of robberies that have occurred throughout the city and parts of High Point were charged today with robbing a bingo parlor. (Credit: “From Staff Reports”)

“I thought she had a pair of 8s and I played it like I had a flush draw and I was just chasing. At the end, I put it all in and she could put me on a bluff, like I could have a busted flush draw. I think I maximized it that way.”

Today three federal appellate judges in Washington, D.C. listened to a final appeal by Michigan Gambling Opposition to delay the opening of the Gun Lake Casino.

WHEELING, West Virginia (AP) — West Virginia took its first step into the world of full-fledged casino gambling today, and Fred Miller was there to help make it happen.