2008 April 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

ST. CHARLES A grand jury indicted an Elgin man this afternoon on charges he ran a $60,000 squares game in an Elburn bar. Michael A. Alvarez, 52, is charged with one count of syndicated gambling and two counts of keeping a gambling place all felonies.

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Church bingo nights potentially could offer high stakes prizes under legislation that is drawing fire from Indian gaming groups and those concerned about the state’s expanding gambling practices.

The father of a 9-month-old Scottsdale baby recently hospitalized with cocaine in her system was indicted on charges of illegal involvement with an online gambling ring.

The money coming into communities and organizations from Indian gambling in Arizona isn’t quite free to the taxpayers.

The Kansas City area’s four riverboat casinos’ combined revenue and customer counts decreased in March compared with the same month last year, according to statistics the Missouri Gaming Commission released. Only Argosy Casino in Riverside bested its year-ago figures.

The World Poker Tour deals its aces in Central Florida this week, and the up-and-comers of the sport are betting on a bright future.

ANCHORAGE - State legislators are moving quickly toward changing the state constitution so that a public vote would be necessary before any legalized gambling for profit can take place in Alaska.

“I’ll admit I did a doubletake when I saw a poker chip with a DCI logo”