2008 May 05 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 6

Mon, May 5, 2008 (2 a.m.) Like the Phantom of the Opera, ghosts lurk behind the false wall in the 24-hour bingo parlor on the second floor of Arizona Charlies on Decatur.

MINDEN, Nev. (AP) A historic landmark in Minden will become home to a casino, bakery, museum and day spa, Douglas County commissioners decided. The former C.O.D. Garage will house the C.O.D. Casino under commissioners’ unanimous action Thursday.

Mon, May 5, 2008 (2 a.m.) The Kentucky Derby is often called The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports. But its the hours leading up to them that make Derby Day exhilarating for Southern Nevadas race and sports books.

What kind of job can a woman find at a casino? The one Trudy Clark found is “boss.” Clark, 39, is the first woman and first member of the Yavapai-Apache Nation to become general manager of the Cliff Castle Casino in Camp Verde, Ariz.

WOODBRIDGE — Since Favorites, an off-track horse betting parlor, opened in a shopping center here six months ago, June and Hank Raub have been fixtures in its plush chairs.

Bingo revenue has been slashed by as much as 30% since gambling joints were forced to adhere to the city’s smoking ban in the new year, one Calgary community association says.

I attended the Senate debate in Monmouth and was impressed by the speakers, but one stood out as the clear choice for me. via Statesman Journal

The third gambling ship slated for Port Canaveral is undergoing safety inspections in Jacksonville and could be ready to start offshore excursions in two or three weeks.

For some El Paso nonprofits, bingo is the only way to survive even though the future of the game itself is in doubt.