2007 October 25 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

“It’s too easy to issue rules that are on their faith violated by $5 Nassau, sitting at a poker table, buying a lottery ticket and then we can move along”

HARRISBURG — A dispute over how far Philadelphia’s two casinos should be from homes and schools is slowing the flow of slots revenue into a …

A woman who won a six-figure bingo jackpot has won a Court of Appeal ruling that she does not have to give a penny to the friends, who were with her on a night out.

“Because they don’t have those brakes in place, you need to teach someone to slow down”

When Tania Burnett won £100,000 in a bingo game, she didn’t realise it would mean losing her two best friends. But she is no longer on speaking terms with Stacey Wilson and Abigail Stacey after they demanded she split the jackpot three ways - and took her to court when she refused

Oct. 25 (Bloomberg) — National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern said about half of the league’s referees admitted to visiting casinos in violation of its rules. He said they won’t be punished as the organization overhauls its gambling guidelines in the wake of a betting scandal.

“There’s a strong concern that comes from the problems of gambling. There’s no way to regulate it. You can’t keep minors from participating”

“We’re poker players. We’re here to speak to our legislative representatives”

Four contestants battle it out to be crowned Scotland’s Bingo Caller of the Year