2008 March 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

State Rep. Benjamin Lewis, R-Dothan, said he is against the spread of electronic bingo into Houston County, and questions the authority of the Houston County Commission to change the regulations that would allow a large-scale operation at Country Crossing.

WAUCONDA Wauconda Community Unit District 118 will host a Family Bingo Night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, March 7. The fun will be at Wauconda High School, 555 N. Main Street.

Pastor Paul Holman of Greater Beulah Baptist Church is one of many area preachers speaking out against electronic bingo. “Because this is God’s country. This is the bible belt. This is not Ninevah. This is not Sodom and Gomorrah. It is definitely not Las Vegas.”

Paul Kelso: Despite pressure from the sports minister, horse racing and bookmakers remain poles apart

Gov. Deval Patrick has received mixed reviews on his plans to bring casino gambling to Massachusetts.

A major U.K. gambling business has warned that all commercial Web sites are at risk from a new type of unstoppable and undetectable botnet denial-of-service attack.

Another last minute proposal on casino gambling was offered up in Frankfort today, this time from Democratic State Representative Greg Stumbo.  Stumbo’s plan would allow slot machines at horse tracks.   The proposal is considered far more attractive than the current one, which opens up nine casinos in the state with no guarantees for horse parks.    Stumbo says he will present his …

  A house committee rejected both expanded gambling plans Tuesday morning, underscoring a deep divide among democratic leaders over strategy.   One plans cuts Governor Beshear’s proposal from 12 casinos to nine, but does not guarantee the horse tracks any of the licenses.   The other plan would set aside five of the nine licenses for horse tracks.   Folks from the horse industry circled the …

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A federal judge has dismissed a challenge to a ban on Internet gambling brought by an online gambling association, but gave the group legal standing to challenge the law in an appellate court.