2008 May 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

A shotgun-toting bandit robbed the bingo game last night at St. Vladimir Byzantine Catholic Church in Arnold

The former Buncombe County sheriff didn’t know about corruption in his office and had little involvement in regulating video poker machines. via HendersonvilleNews.com

Bobby Medford is accused of taking bribes to protect illegal gambling operations in western North Carolina. (Picture by Kristen Suttles) ASHEVILLE , N.C. (AP) - The former Buncombe County sheriff didn’t know about corruption in his office and had little involvement in regulating video poker machines.

COMMERCIAL bingo should be allowed in Jersey, according to a States report. After conducting an Islandwide survey, the Shadow Gambling Commission also suggests that licensed betting shops should be open on a Sunday and that there should be more choice of gaming machines.

STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE — New York City newshounds whose Fridays have seemed dull in the two months since WABC radio pulled the plug on John R. Gambling and his regular Friday guest, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, should pick up their ears.

Backers of a proposed $600 million casino resort in southwestern Ohio announced yesterday that they are getting money from a Minnesota company founded by a man who has won $1.5 million in poker tournaments since the early 1990s.

The Methodist Church is worried its objections to Sunday gambling have been ignored by the States.

COLUMBUS - Months after they unveiled their plans, developers behind an effort to persuade voters to legalize a single $600 million casino resort in southwest Ohio yesterday identified a Minneapolis-based casino operator as their principal financial backer.

May 1 (Bloomberg) — Rank Group Plc , the second-largest U.K. bingo-club owner, rose the most in a month in London trading after Investec Securities said the government plans to make a statement offering “good news'’ for bingo companies.