2008 January 18 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

WASHINGTON, Iowa and#8212; The Washington County Riverboat Foundation will help with funds for the Washington Chamber of Commerce, whose office was destroyed by fire Sunday. The decision was made by consensus Thursday at the foundation’s annual meeting, where the foundation also elected officers for 2008. The foundation disburses gambling money from the Riverside Casino and Golf Resort.The …

“We want to offer the best Poker in the most unique poker rooms in North America where customers will be treated like royalty.”

A projection claiming casino gambling will bring Kentucky much less than the advertised $500 million may be dampening some lawmakers interest in the plan.

“You were bluffing. Were you bluffing?”

An economist says Beshear has overestimated the revenue that casino gambling would bring to the Commonwealth.

There are several companies that offer sports betting information, but in my opinion, none of them can come close to offering what SportsInsights does for a fraction of the…

Quebec casinos have begun offering a high-tech, virtual version of a popular poker game despite the conflict the game has set off between the casinos and their staff.

Take a break from winter and support the Newmarket senior class on Saturday afternoon at Newmarket Jr./Sr. High School in the cafeteria. Play bingo from noon to 3 p.m. and help Project Graduation ‘08.

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has won one hand in its pursuit of a casino in Omaha’s backyard, but the game is far from finished. The tribe has earned a federal commission’s approval for gambling on land in Carter Lake.