2008 March 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

Barney Frank to use hearing to highlight headaches anti-gambling regulations have created for banks.

Questions surrounding the state budget and Gov. Steve Beshear’s push for casino gambling could be answered today.

FRANKFORT - To the Rev. William Boyd Bingham III, it makes no sense that lawmakers would even consider allowing casinos to open, exposing residents of the Appalachian region and elsewhere to the possibility of gambling addiction.

MONTGOMERY — A state House committee approved a constitutional amendment Wednesday that would allow the installation of bingo machines at Mobile Greyhound Park and Birmingham Race Course.

State police tonight are investigating the apparent double homicide of former Carroll police Chief Howard Springer and his wife, who were found dead in their Highland Road home. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Owners of horse-racing tracks are telling Ottawa to either stamp out illegal online gambling in Canada or change legislation to allow them greater access to this billion-dollar industry.

JASPER - Pastors and other religious leaders voiced their concerns to the Walker County Commission Wednesday about electronic bingo halls that have sprung up around the county.

Will “Conquer the Bridge” become the next annual San Pedro event? Promoter Michael-Patrick Hogue hopes so. Hogue envisions closing down the Vincent Thomas Bridge for three hours on Labor Day morning for a five-mile race across the span.

Trump Entertainment Resorts is rolling snake eyes. The casino company founded by Donald Trump fell the most in almost two months in Nasdaq trading after posting its biggest loss since emerging from bankruptcy in 2005. A fourth-straight quarter of…