2008 April 18 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Alabama House of Representatives tackled several controversial issues over the past week involving grocery taxes, electronic bingo, and the beginning and ending of the school year.

If the Democratic presidential race were a poker game, by now you’d have to suspect that Barack Obama ’s campaign is dealing from the bottom of the deck: Rarely a day goes by when it doesn’t slap another ace … via The Huffington Post

A supermarket Bingo will be held by Meridian Chapter Eastern Star, Tues., April 29 at the Meridian Masonic Temple, Main and Willow Streets, Islip. Doors open 6:30 p.m. and Bingo starts at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $5 and extra sheets are $1 per package of three. Coffee, tea and cake are included. Hot dogs and soda will be available for $1 each.

All but a few of the betting windows at Fonner Park are shuttered. The patrons, mostly older, study Daily Racing Forms and programs at folding tables. Some mill about the drab concourse. Some sit in the enclosed grandstand.

NORTHWOOD Gaming revenues at Iowas casinos and racetracks increased only slightly in 2007, prompting casino officials to look to other sources of revenue.

NORTHWOOD, Iowa — State gambling regulators said these are challenging times for the Iowa casino industry. Gaming revenues at Iowa’s casinos were up only slightly in 2007.?Officials said a souring economy, higher gas and food costs and a stretch of bad weather put a damper on the numbers.

People on both sides of Maryland’s slot machine debate are sparring over how much money the state stands to gain if voters decide to legalize slots in a November referendum.

Littlefield Corporation (OTCBB: LTFD) announces that it has executed a lease in Corpus Christi, Texas for a new bingo hall. The new bingo hall should be open on or about the first week in May.

NORTHWOOD, Iowa — State gambling regulators said these are challenging times for the Iowa casino industry. Gaming revenues at Iowa’s casinos were up only slightly in 2007. Officials said a souring economy, higher gas and food costs and a stretch of bad weather put a damper on the numbers.