2008 August 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Casinos could be in the cards for Milford and Marlborough, but local and regional officials aren’t exactly starry-eyed over the idea.

I had seen the casinos numerous times, rising into Sunday-morning skies, but I had never seen their neon against the dark hillsides on a Saturday night, never mind from a seat at one of their tables. Sure, I blew a couple of dollars on slot machines

Colorado’s gambling law has put a damper on a star-studded charity poker tournament planned for Tuesday.

Without a shade of doubt the two disciplines that India should focus on post Beijing 2008 are boxing and wrestling.

  The Major League Baseball season continues its slow march to the playoffs, with a little over a month worth of games left on the sked. With the season’s end, of course comes talk of the playoffs, Wild Card berths, division winners and awards…

Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) SugarHouse Casino won a major decision from Pennsylvanias highest court, which said Friday that Philadelphias mayor cannot revoke a license to build on submerged riverfront lands that his predecessor legally granted.

Many are wondering how one of the oldest practitioners in the field of socially responsible investing got mixed up with companies involved with alcohol, gambling and military contracting.

First things first, David Wheater wants it to be known that he does not play bingo every night. His admission last season that he took a trip to the local hall in Redcar on a Sunday morning after a bacon buttie at his grandads caused endless ribbing.

A fairly large slate of NFL games awaits bettors today, as nine games are on the schedule. A number of teams will be putting a little more effort out…