2008 May 24 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A plane from budget carrier Jetstar at Sydney Airport in 2007. Jetstar and a Canadian luxury resort and casino developer have launched two ambitious projects that aim to revolutionise Vietnam’s fast-growing tourism industry.

BEDFORD Bingo lovers in Bedford can now enjoy the game smoke-free at least they can this Monday.

Kate Gorman HURST Ten people were arrested and 15 others were issued misdemeanor citations after a raid on what police described as a sophisticated illegal gambling room. Tarrant County Narcotics Unit Commander Herschel Tebay said the house, in the 1200 block of West Hurst Boulevard, operated every day and sometimes had as many as three games of Texas Hold Em poker going on at a time. …

Shelley: Shelley Berman. Carl: Carl Reiner. Drew: Colby Paul. Dylan: Rusty Flood.

NEW BUFFALO TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Southwestern Michigan’s first casino is transforming an area long known as a pit stop for out-of-state tourists into a vacation destination in its own right.

Travel: Traditional seaside resorts are swapping chips and bingo for whirlpool baths and wi-fi. But will it work?

RENO, Nev. (AP) — An NCAA investigation of a former Nevada men’s golf coach centers on the possibility of sports betting, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported Saturday.

RENO, Nev. - An NCAA investigation of a former Nevada men’s golf coach centres on the possibility of sports betting, the Reno Gazette-Journal reported Saturday.

A dozen people were arrested in a raid of a suspected Internet betting ring that encapsulated three Florida counties, authorities say.Authorities said 12 employees of the Chappy Sports Gambling and Bookmaking Enterprise were arrested this week for allegedly organizing illegal bets in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, The Miami Herald reported Saturday.During Thursday’s raid of the …