2008 May 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings - Page 5

Three suburban Boca Raton men played roles in a multi-million dollar South Florida sports betting ring with ties to a New York organized crime family, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office announced this morning.

Atlantic City and Resorts (Resorts was the first casino to open on May 26, 1978) will celebrate the 30th anniversary of casino gambling at the Shore with the following events:

Massachusetts Treasurer Tim Cahill said yesterday that someday, somehow, casinos will open for business in the Bay State. “It just seems inevitable,” he told…

Fri, May 23, 2008 (2 a.m.) The district attorneys office is seeking a felony arrest warrant for suspended NFL player Adam Pacman Jones for failing to repay $20,000 in gambling debts to Caesars Palace.

LLEGALIZED CASINO gambling finally arrived in Atlantic City on May 26, 1978, and it was met with enthusiasm and wonder. Now, 30 years after the first legal roll of the dice at Resorts International, it is a multibillion-dollar business, awaiting the construction of several new multibillion-dollar hotel-casinos to join the 11 already there.

viagogo, Europe’s leading secondary ticketing exchange www.viagogo.co.uk , today announced a partnership with Betfair, the world’s biggest online betting company, bringing great benefits to customers of both companies. (PRWeb May 23, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/05/prweb966084.htm

BOSTON — House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi said this week he’d support a proposal to let residents cast a nonbinding vote this fall on whether to allow casino gambling in Massachusetts. … - By Steve LeBlanc Associated Press

As soon as tonight, you might not have to check your wristwatch at Presque Isle Downs & Casino. The casino wants to go 24/7.

Montana Simulcast Partners said the betting handle on Preakness Day last Saturday was up nine percent over last year.