2008 August 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Authorities have raided what they called a Shelbyville gambling operation, arrested 33 people and seized $48,000 in cash.

A film festival created by Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton and held in a former bingo hall is getting under way.

An effort to keep a gambling initiative off the November ballot in Missouri heads to court.

Chicago billionaire Neil Bluhm expects to close on nearly $600 million in loans today to finance the partly built slots casino on the North Side. Bluhm, owner of three other casinos, leads a team that will invest $205 million of its own money.

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UCOL is offering the countrys first qualification in problem gambling awareness, in partnership with the Hospitality Standards Association.

IPOH: Pas wants all Pakatan Rakyat-led states to follow the Kelantan government’s example in abolishing gambling and restricting the sale of alcohol to certain areas.

A new film event involving Oscar-winning actor Tilda Swinton is to start in Nairn in the Highlands.

SHREVEPORT, La. — A 43-year-old East Texas woman playing nickel slots won nearly $2.2 million at the Eldorado Resort Casino in Shreveport.