2008 March 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

An internet gambling ring is broken apart by the Sheriff’s investigators as part of ‘’Operation High Stakes”. Charges were handed up in this case against dozens of the organizers and bookies in this ring and FOX 10’s Alex Savidge has more on the case.

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong mother who abandoned her year-old daughter for six days while she went gambling was on Thursday beginning a probation order after being convicted of child abuse.

Two Canonsburg men have pleaded guilty to conspiring to run an illegal gambling ring and launder money in Washington County.

Georgia lawmakers have proposed a bill to legalize gambling and casinos in the state. They want to put a casino in Underground Atlanta. But the proposal would require changing the Constitution and a public referendum. read more

ANNAPOLIS (AP) Lawmakers who say rogue gambling machines threaten the lottery and slot machines they hope to legalize took their case to a Senate committee on Wednesday, but charitable organizations said the targeted machines are a big help to them.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett had good news for NBA commissioner David Stern on Wednesday.

Arizona’s gaming tribes are eligible to add a collective 2,908 slot machines to their casino floors this year under a formula that allows tribes to increase slots and and blackjack tables every five years - as long as the state population is increasing.

2,300 Oregonians sought treatment last year for pathological gambling

A spokesman for Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said the governors legal adviser is currently reviewing the new charitable bingo regulations passed by the Houston County Commission on Feb. 25, and could support legislation to stop the spread of gambling in Alabama.