2008 August 08 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Dozens of Bingo Machines Confiscated at Bama Bingo and Bingo Magic

During the daily bingo game at Arthur Monday Senior Center in Algiers, they’re focused on one thing, winning. But today, representatives from the state Department of Insurance stopped by, shifting the attention to hurricane season.

Wednesday night games have been key revenue source for local youth leagues

TUPPERWARE BINGO will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Junior Town Hall. There will be 20 games with more than $1,000 in Tupperware given away. Tickets will be $20. Please bring your dobbers.

Check out more from Jacob Wheatley-Schaller at his sports betting blog, Vegas Watch . The single most important aspect of sports wagering is gauging public perception, and comparing it to reality. If you find a team that’s widely ov…

Philadelphia’s two planned casinos could be fixed to better fit the city’s new civic vision for the waterfront - but not fully, according to a Penn Praxis report submitted today to Mayor Nutter.

Tien Duc Vu, 50, pleaded guilty today in San Diego to conspiring to participate in a racketeering enterprise, the Tran Organization, in a scheme to cheat casinos across the country out of millions of dollars, Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Matthew Friedrich, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California Karen P. Hewitt and U.S. Attorney for the Western …

WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Gaming Association spent $400,000 in the second quarter to lobby on Internet gambling regulations and other issues, according to an amended disclosure report.

A charity set up to help children with cancer is searched by officials from the Gambling Commission.