2008 May 22 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Detroit on Saturday to begin play in the Stanley Cup Finals. The National Hockey League has to be giddy about having its marque player,…

MANILA, Philippines - Despite the threat of a libel case still hanging over him, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Oscar Cruz will remain a vocal critic of government, especially against gambling and graft.

FOREST PARK, Ga. (myfoxatlanta.com) Police said a Forest Park café was actually a front for an illegal gambling operation. FOX 5’s Doug Evans reports. Click on video for more information.

The provincial and federal governments are checking into reports that B.C. casinos are being used to launder large amounts of money by people posing as high-rolling gamblers.

Miami Herald Staff The Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office dropped 25 counts of gambling and related charges this week against erstwhile Miami-Dade mayoral candidate Jay Love, owner of Hooligans in Pinecrest.

AUSTIN (AP) - Six gaming centers across Texas has been shut down — but the owner claims the sites were legally operating the eight-liner machines. Money and several gambling devices owned by Aces Wired were seized and some employees were arrested in yesterday’s raids.

SAN FRANCISCO (Thomson Financial) - Hibbett Sports Inc. late Thursday reported first-quarter net earnings of $9.37 million, or 32 cents a share, above the 27-cent estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Reuters.

Gasoline trumps gambling these days as players cut table time when fuel and food bite into disposable income.

The jury in the trial of a Co Clare woman and a former Las Vegas poker dealer accused of conspiring to kill the woman’s partner and his two sons have heard that the prosecution believe they have an …