2008 January 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Potawatomi Bingo Casino is laying the groundwork to expand its gambling menu to include pari-mutuel betting on horse…

Attorney Stephen Lindsay will represent former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford on charges of taking bribes and protection money from video poker operators, according to statements in federal court today. via Asheville Citizen-Times

MatesOdds.com, a new peer-to-peer betting site, has opened for public beta testing. The site allows members to create personal profiles, add friends, record and track bets and leave comments.

Playtech spokesmen were in a bullish mood in an interview with the Financial Times this week, revealing that the online gambling software company plans an “aggressive” acquisition strategy after enjoying strong growth towards the end of last year.

Global Interactive Gaming in-game betting subsidiary SportXction achieved record turnover of GBP 1.2 million last (December) month, compared with GBP 146 000 in December 2006.

After a two year slog, the mobile gaming provider of lottery, SMS and interactive games Million-2-1, has secured the South African patent for its reverse auction mobile game mechanic, How Lo?