2008 February 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

It’s finally here. The day millions of people have been waiting for, and not just football fans either, as the Super Bowl has become more than a game. It’s…

Submitted by WDEF News 12 on February 2, 2008 - 2:31pm. News Crime Federal officials arrested Hamilton County Sheriff Billy Long Saturday on bribery and extortion charges. via WDEF-TV Chattanooga

SACRAMENTO - Tuesday’s vote on four casino-expansion measures will reverberate long after, affecting the future of the state’s multibillion dollar gambling industry and potentially leading to a monthslong legal fracas.

FORT WALTON BEACH Another local bomb threat came in Saturday, this time to the bingo hall on Perry Avenue. Fort Walton Beach Police officers responded to Bingo Castle at 4:10 p.m., said Sgt. Robert Millard. The building was searched and nothing was found. Millard said the call came from a male. Anyone with any information which can assist in identifying the person who perpetrated this crime is …

Bingo clubs and religion rarely collide except when the caller shouts “Heaven’s Gate” for number 78. But in a rare meeting of Mammon and God, gambling group Rank has sold its historic Mecca bingo club on London’s Kilburn High Road to a gospel church in a £9m deal.

It’s looking like a 3-1 record in our early games today, as Arkansas, UConn, and Rider all came through for us, but Cal-Poly is down by seven part way…

“People weren’t sneaking away. There were pictures in his office at golf courses around the world. Morris’ boss, he knew his transportation people were going to Florida to play golf.”

It’s a typical Saturday in the sports betting world, with numerous college basketball games, along with a full slate of NHL games, and eight games in the NBA.
Despite the…

Playing bingo at Rochester’s Flamingo Bingo just got a little bit easier. The bingo hall plans to install electronic bingo this month. The electronic system,