2007 November 21 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

ATLANTIC CITY — A nearly six-hour standoff at the Showboat Casino-Hotel that began when a masked man who claimed he had a bomb held police at bay from a shuttle bus cost the casino an estimated $150,000, the company said.

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ATLANTIC CITY — A masked man who claimed he was armed and had planted four bombs in a casino held police at bay from a shuttle bus for nearly six hours, demanding $3 million, before surrendering peacefully early Wednesday, police said.

GREENVILLE - City leaders are still hearing complaints from representatives of bingo halls who say the city’s smoke ban is taking its toll on business.

“If this opportunity, and two other opportunities which PBL was also considering, were to proceed, then most of Crown’s cash reserves would be deployed”

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HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas will now look at a request to order the city to approve zoning permits for the planned Foxwoods Casino.

A fundraiser to benefit the St. Theresa School eighth-grade trip to Washington, D.C., has been scheduled from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at St. Theresa Catholic Church Parish Hall. The event will include bingo and a spaghetti dinner.

“In that situation, all the chips are going in. He’s not going away from his hand, and I’m not getting away from my hand. Most of the top pros would go broke there.”