2008 April 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

You’ve probably heard all about the loose slot machines, especially if you live anywhere near a casino. Those slots are the ones near the buffet, right next to the cashier, at the main entrance and beside the lounge.

This was sent out in the newsletter on Friday, and I’ve yet to see anything that changes my opinion. The sports services are leaning towards UCLA and North Carolina…

Another guilty plea in the case of a sports betting ring that allegedly involved a former NFL player.

The show that was slated to rock the socks off reality TV has been revealed as a hoax. Calvin’s Heir, the reality show where nine women compete to birth a baby worthy of inheriting the Bodog Empire is an April Fool’s gag pulled off by Calvin Ayre

North Versailles police are trying to track down a woman who they say robbed a bingo hall and made off with at least $2,000.

Online gambling software developer Cryptologic, now based in Dublin, has long been a fave of the popular financial news ‘zine Motley Fool, featuring in its ‘Hidden Gems’ category, and this week the publication went a step further in tipping the company as a top growth stock for the next five years.

The Congressional representative for the 8th District of New York, Jerrold Nadler, became the 48th co-sponsor of Congressman Barney Frank’s HR 2046 Internet Gambling Regulation and Enforcement Act this week, seeking to regulate online gambling in the United States.