2008 May 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 2

Ann Duerr and her daughter, Sue Kennedy,   know bingo. So, they’re keeping a watch on how the bingo bill — which passed 180-18 in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Wednesday — will affect local players as lawmakers seek to let nonprofit organizations earn more money from the games.

ASHEVILLE A former western North Carolina sheriff has testified in his own defense and denied that he took payments from operators of illegal gambling machines.

BENSALEM - The casino remains the busiest in the state and could soon have 20 percent of all the legalized slots. But the buffet is going.

Apparently we were wrong. House Bill 1509, up for a vote in the Senate today, would reduce the money bet on, and thus the amount nonprofits can take from, charity poker games. via UnionLeader.com

The BlackBerry Bold may look like an iPhone wannabe but Research In Motion won’t give up any customers without a fight.

CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, through its wholly owned subsidiary WagerLogic, today announced an exclusive three-year licensing agreement with OPoker.com, a new online poker site launched by a

Tue, May 13, 2008 (2 a.m.) Station Casinos has historically reaped impressive gains by putting most of its eggs in one basket.

Two Sioux City residents were not ready to let rest the issue of exemptions for state-licensed casinos from the statewide ban on smoking in public places, or the prospect of a city-imposed ban on the Argosy Casino in Sioux City.

Both smoking and non smoking bingo players are fussing about the new UK law that prohibits smoking in public areas. Bingo and smoking have long gone hand in hand and the new laws are threatening to break up this relationship. Additionally, Land based bingo halls are being hurt badly by these laws as players are busy smoking outside instead of playing bingo inside. With this said, the future of …