2008 March 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A potential business booster is expected to make an appearance this summer in area taverns, clubs and restaurants. Keno, a lottery game similar to bingo, is set to debut at the beginning of the Ohio L…

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) — New data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board released Friday show that revenues from casino gambling in the city fell 1.3% in January from a year earlier, the first such slide in over half a decade.

The prospect of living in the shadow of some of the world’s largest casinos did nothing to dampen neighbors’ support for Inland tribal gambling-expansion deals on last month’s ballot, final election results show.

The question whether Thailand should have legal casinos or legalise certain gambling activities has been around for decades.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Day and night, gamblers crowd into the casino east of Des Moines and sit at thousands of slot machines and gaming tables _ but the stands are largely empty at the…

A once high-flying lawyer is suing U.S. casinos for £10million because she believes they should have stopped her gambling. Arelia Taveras, 37, says that the seven casinos had a duty to spot her compulsive betting problem and to ban her from their gaming rooms

Day and night, gamblers crowd into the casino east of Des Moines and sit at thousands of slot machines and gaming tables - but the stands are largely empty at the complex’s horse racing track. The scene at the Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino is repeated at many of the three dozen racetrack casinos - or racinos - across the country, and the disparity in crowds and other factors have led more …

“If you are predictable, you can be exploited. Strong players try not to be predictable”

Rosedurnate Senior Citizens Home farewelled one of their favourite volunteers, Vic Schneider, with a special lunch at the Parkes Services Club. Vic is one of the longest serving regular volunteers, attending the nursing home twice a week for Tuesday and Friday Bingo.