2007 November 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Associated Press - November 2, 2007 1:05 AM ET TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Proposed new rules on bingo-based games that are intended to safeguard American Indian gaming tribes are finding…

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Casino operators look to be a safe bet these days as continued strength in Macau lifts the sector. The Dow Jones U.S. gambling index climbed 25.9 percent during the last three months and is up 45.6 percent over the past year.

For Christian Illig, one issue looms above all others in Tuesday’s gubernatorial election. Casino gambling. “It would ruin our small town,” said Illig, who brought her four children to Main Street in this western Kentucky town on Thursday to see Gov. Ernie Fletcher. An ordained Baptist minister, Fletcher has made his opposition to casinos the overarching issue of his re-election campaign. Illig, …

WILMINGTON — Investors have begun circulating petitions to try to win voter approval to legalize gambling at a proposed $600 million-casino resort near Wilmington.

In response to the state’s expansion of casino gambling, the Kansas Lottery has promoted attorney Keith Kocher to the newly created position of director of gaming facilities.

FRANKFORT - The Kentucky governor’s race has at times mirrored a high-stakes poker game, as Gov. Ernie Fletcher and challenger Steve Beshear bet the house - or at least their campaigns - on whether the state should legalize casino gambling.

Clay Center Fire Social Association will have a bingo, split the pot prizes night 7 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 3 at Clay Center Fire Station 2, 420 Main Street, Clay Center.