2007 October 24 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Moneymaker goes to Washington This is the week the Poker Players Alliance sends about a hundred known poker players into the nation’s capitol to lobby for the return of online poker as a legal past time. via Las Vegas and Poker Blog

“The APPT Macau will be a landmark moment for poker in Asia and globally, as it will be the first government-sanctioned real-money poker tournament played in the People’s Republic of China’s Special Administrative Region of Macau.”

St. John the Baptist School’s PTG organization is holding a grand bingo Sunday, Nov. 4, at 2:30 p.m.  read more »

“It’s going to cut down on paperwork and it will probably expedite payoffs”

The online poker affiliate game just got more attractive, literally. Chipleader today announced the official launch of its revamped online poker affiliate (http://www.chipleader.com) website featuring a cutting edge design and a host of advanced feat

Martin’s PGA TOUR Superstore, with locations in Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach, S.C. is beginning the busy fall golf season by sponsoring nearly a dozen local golf tournaments during the month of October. Funds raised during the events will help

Posted Oct 23rd 2007 10:02AM by Deidre Woollard Filed under: Journeys The reinvention of the Poconos as a gambling destination gets its official start with the opening of the Mount Airy Casino Resort , a $412 … via Luxist

HARTSELLE If you have plans to bring electronic bingo machines to Hartselle, cancel them. A unanimous City Council on Tuesday night amended its ordinance to make it illegal for electronic bingo machines to be in the city.

Jurors will finally get the chance this afternoon to discuss nearly two weeks of testimony and evidence presented to them during the trial at which Richard Read is charged with murder. via The Bristol Press