2007 November 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

That cornerstone of Texas commerce, the shopping mall, is the focus of a new kind of illegal activitysecret casinos.

MANSIONPOKER.COM announces sponsorship of the 3rd Annual B.C. Poker Championships, to be held in Canada’s largest Poker Room at the River Rock Casino Resort in British Columbia, between November 18 and 25, … via Earth Times

Farewell to Bingo

A gambler from New York with a history of cheating was arrested at the Mohegan Sun Casino Thursday after investigators discovered he had been marking cards during a poker game, state police said. via Hartford Courant

Two Northern Kentuckians are among a group of lawmakers picked to study casino gambling in Kentucky after Gov.-elect Steve Beshear made a referendum on the issue a central campaign issue.

The Carson Valley Kiwanis Club hosts its annual Turkey Bingo Saturday at the CVIC Hall in Minden. This year there are two sessions - 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Bingo cards are 25 cents each per game, no limit to the number of cards.

“If you never attempt non-fundamental plays - plays that might be considered ill-advised in the short-run - you’ll actually limit the amount you can win at poker.”

The Aumsville volunteer firefighters have scheduled their 62nd annual Bingo Turkey Shoot on Saturday. The event is open to the public. All in attendance will get five free raffle tickets. Four tickets will be drawn each hour for a free turkey.

The Boston Red Sox’s postseason success, road and casino construction, competition and the possibility of a slowing economy were a few reasons given by executives at Connecticut’s two casinos for October slot play being off as much as $80 million from the same month last year.