2008 August 18 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A Colorado real estate developer who has worked with Donald Trump and the Wampanoag Indian tribe yesterday said he is considering building a casino in town.

Maryland Secretary of State John McDonough has submitted ballot language to the State Board of Elections for two constitutional amendments on Marylands ballot in November including whether to legalize slot machine gambling and provisions for early voting.

The International Olympic Committee and NBC are betting viewers are going to fall in love with a sport that features big people riding little bikes.

A 34-year-old Eden Prairie man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to mail fraud as part of a scheme to steal about $8.5 million from his employer that he spent on cars, gambling, gifts for girlfriends and tips at a strip club.

ETOWAH COUNTY, AL - Etowah County leaders are one step closer to deciding whether to allow one or more electronic charity bingo halls to open in the county. The county has operated traditional paper

Opponents assert that it is crafted to get more votes Opponents of slot machines in Maryland decried the wording of a ballot question to legalize expanded gambling Monday, saying it was crafted to garner more votes.

Smoking bans that have popped up around Kentucky haven’t put a dent in bingo’s bottom line, a new study shows. .We found there’s really no link between smoke-free laws and bingo revenues, one way or the other,. co-author Ellen Hahn said Monday. She is director of the University of Kentucky’s Tobacco Policy Research Program. Bingo has been a major fund-raiser for a number of groups, …

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 18 (UPI) — The FBI says it has joined the backers of a new museum in Las Vegas that will be devoted to the shenanigans of organized crime in the gambling mecca’s history.

By SHAUN WATERMAN UPI Homeland and National Security EditorWASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) — The hacker networks that attacked Georgian Web sites earlier this month previously had targeted porn and gambling sites, likely as part of an extortion racket, and only launched their assault after fighting with Russia broke out, casting doubt on Tbilisi’s claims it was orchestrated as part of Moscow’s …