2008 May 11 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 3

East Columbia Briefs The Oakland Mills High School theater department will hold Longaberger Basket Bingo on Friday at the school, 9410 Kilimanjaro Road. Doors open at 5 p.m., and bingo begins at 6 p.m.

Even as there are hundreds of online casinos around, there are only a few giants in the world of online gambling. When two of these giants join forces, it is noteworthy news.

WHEN A Catskills sports fan contemplates famous sites to visit in the Big Apple, the obvious that come to mind are Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden. No problem with those.

At The Isle casino in Pompano Beach, the party is in full swing. Dance tunes thumping, neon lights flashing, slot machines clanging — this is jokers-wild, Ocean’s Eleven, momma-needs-a-new-pair-of-shoes territory, long enshrined in American culture.

factors may affect kansas Kansas won’t get an industry that is immune from economic slumps when its four new casinos open in two years. Casino companies, including those bidding to build resorts in Sumner County, reported declining revenue last week. Recession worries and soaring gas prices are partly to blame, they said. “We have been seen as recession-proof, but we are all learning as an …

The casinos on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1940s, like the Flamingo and El Rancho, were dark, dingy and small compared to today’s high-end glamour of the Mirage or Bellagio.

French speaking gamblers who are members of the Mansion online casino can now join Spanish and English speaking players with their own French language version of the online casino.

The Dutch government could be provoking a European Commission reaction with its latest move - an attempt to get the banks involved in excluding companies from other EU nations from the gambling market in the Netherlands.