2008 March 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Friday’s dismissal of veteran John Gambling from WABC (770 AM) reflects the fact that almost all “traditional” media these days are rethinking and restructuring - which usually means people are getting fired.

March 3 (Bloomberg) — Paddy Power Plc, Ireland’s largest bookmaker, said profit climbed 52 percent in 2007 after more customers placed Internet bets and long shots won sports events such as England’s Grand National horse race.

Canton Township parks and recreation will hold its free senior citizen bingo Tuesday.

DES MOINES — Casino gambling in Iowa began with quaint riverboats, grew into gargantuan gambling palaces and may soon grow even more.

Rob Hutchison, Director of Dark Hat Media, has announced that the popular online bingo news website www.unluckyforsome.co.uk has joined the ‘Save our Bingo’ campaign, which is petitioning the UK government to stop its unfair policy of double taxation before the industry is damaged forever. (PRWeb Mar 3, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/03/prweb733214.htm

LONDON—-Extreme Group, founders of the Extreme Sports Channel, and Bragster, a leading social network for dares and social bets, today announced the launch of ExBrag, a new web community where users can post extreme sports challenges and dare friends.

An unidentified small-time gambler last week walked into a William Hill betting shop in Thirsk, England, wagered all of 50 pence (about $1) and correctly tabbed eight winners at various racetracks. At combined odds of nearly 2.8 million to one, the gambler won 1 million pounds ($1.98 million).

even turning the historic town hall into a gambling house are among developers’ ideas for creating a new casino in Yarmouth, the EDP has learned. table”.

MADISON, Wis. Hard-partying Green Bay Packers receiver Max McGee, who scored the first touchdown in Super Bowl history, had a gambling habit that the FBI tracked after his career ended, newly released [..]