2007 November 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

“The level of interest in the APPT Macau has been incredible, in less than three weeks we have satellited in almost 200 of the thousands trying to qualify from across the world”

It may be a long shot that casino gambling will ever come to Ohio, but some Middletown City Council members felt it could be an indirect economic shot in the arm for the city should the Eastern Shawnee tribe wind up in Monroe.

There’s a lot to do in the area on Sunday. Fans of the ever-popular bingo game can enjoy a play adaptation, The Queen of Bingo!, at 4 p.m. or 7:30 p.m. two shows today at the Clemens Centers Mandeville Hall in downtown Elmira. Tickets are $30.60 for members, $34 for others.

Authorities say 35-year-old William Delvalle was taken into custody Friday in connection with the fatal shooting inside 251 Fifth Avenue on November 2. Delvalle was charged with second degree murder and two … via 7Online.com

An immigration judge halted deportation proceedings against a Nevada poker pro and Iranian citizen stemming from a 1995 conviction that officials said involved charges of sexual battery and annoyance or … via KOLO-TV Reno

By PAUL ALEXANDER Tennis players must notify officials within 48 hours if they hear any information about gambling or match-fixing under a new ATP rule. The measure was approved during a three-day ATP board meeting during this week’s season-ending Masters Cup. “To us, nothing is more important than the integrity and honesty of the sport,” ATP president Etienne de Villiers said Friday . Players …

A preliminary federal study underestimates how much gambling revenue the Cowlitz casino would pull in and overestimates how much money the tribe needs to provide health care and other services to its members, according to a Portland gambling consultant.

All three of the city’s casinos are set with labor deals for the next four years. The United Auto Workers, one of five unions representing employees at the gaming halls, said Friday that employees at Greektown Casino have ratified a new four-year agreement.

A Blue Island-based anti-gambling group plans to hold a protest Saturday morning in Country Club Hills to raise awareness about Mayor Dwight Welch’s efforts to bring a casino to the city.