2008 May 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 4

TIJUANA, Mexico — As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: “Construction workers are still removing debris and gardeners are tending to recently planted lawns, but a new kind of betting has begun at the iconic Caliente casino.

Charles Barkley acknowledged he owes a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino and promised Thursday to repay it after a prosecutor said the retired NBA star faced criminal charges. “My mistake,” Barkley said in an interview at a pro-am golf…

BOSTON Senate Republicans said yesterday that they deserve a chance to play a hand in the debate over casino gambling, vowing to file a budget amendment that would breathe new life into Gov. Deval L. Patrick’s proposal to license three resort-style casinos in Massachusetts.

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Ginnie Lee is accused of leaving her two children in the car while she was gambling at Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in Coarsegold.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A federal jury is deciding whether a former Buncombe County sheriff took payments to protect illegal gambling operations in western North Carolina.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A bill to legalize table games at Pennsylvanias slot-machine casinos is getting a hearing in front of a House Committee.

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power expects a 14 percent jump in profit this year and a further rise in 2009, showing how resilient betting firms could prove as the economy slows in Britain and Ireland.

There may be new life for the governor’s defunct casino gambling plan on Beacon Hill and the motive behind the initiative is the need for more money.