2008 February 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

January 31, 2008 at 3:10 pm Filed under Uncategorized Why Do Casinos Give Players An Edge In Video Poker ? All casino gamblers are looking for an edge. via Games Play Prattle

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A casino operator spent more than $1 million last year to help elect Gov. Steve Beshear, a Democrat who is pushing to legalize gambling in Kentucky.

An Albany man who told police he found $10,000 and was then robbed of some of that cash has now been charged with aggravated theft. via Albany Democrat-Herald

Internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy has given Germany two months to respond to an official request for information explaining its new law banning all online gambling in order to see whether the ban falls foul of EU treaty provisions on the

French Open organizers have filed a lawsuit in a bid to ban online gambling companies from offering bets on the Grand Slam tournament. The complaint filed Friday in courts in Liege in eastern Belgium and in Paris claims that Internet betting comp

A cinema closes after 88 years because the smoking ban hit the bingo hall, which shared its building.

Sportsnet New York’s Barry Wittenstein wrote a nice little article on Super Bowl proposition bets and a bit about the thinking that takes place on them. Also some fun…

“We have made this statement today in response to multiple inquiries from the public and the media”

Moose Lodge 2564 Bingo will not be in session on Sunday, Feb. 3, at the Masonic Lodge in Fond du Lac.