2008 August 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Travelers parked their cars in a lot west of Salt Lake City’s Red Lion Hotel next to a Maverik gas station on a Monday morning and prepared to board a brightly colored 54-seat bus to spend the day at Wendover, Nev., casinos.

DENVER - A proposal to raise bet limits, extend hours and add games in the state’s casino towns will go before voters in November. The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has certified the measure, which will be known as Amendment 50.

DENVER (AP) - A proposal to raise bet limits, extend hours and add games in the state’s casino towns will go before voters in November.

VietNamNet Bridge - Betting on specific sports will soon become legal in Vietnam, but operations must be kept under strict state management.

My curiousity was more than piqued when a couple of folks adding comments to a recent “Casino Junkie” blog suggested that legalized online poker in California was going to begin in June.

Hey Mac Guy: I own a black MacBook running on the most recent version of Leopard. I have Time Machine, making hourly backups of my music and other files, connected to a 500-gigabyte external hard drive.

A judge has denied bond for two men charged in the pipe-bombing of a video poker business which authorities allege was ordered by the mob.

Voters could be asked next year to ban casinos in O’Fallon.

Local nonprofit Creole Creation is giving away school supplies Saturday. Creole Creations program director Kina Sweet said there will be a little bit of everything for the kids at the event, which lasts from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Bingo Palace USA, 1752 Center St.