2008 September 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

WASHINGTON | Life’s guilty pleasures usually thrive during tough economic times. Though we may forgo new frocks or fancy dinners out, we have traditionally turned to the three big vice industries — gambling, smoking and drinking — to help ease our pain.

9666. C’Mon People ! Tomorrow’s gonna be the greatest day of our lives.Eagles opener a 1,Phillies game at 2,Phillies game at 8,Fantasy Football,Gambling,Beer ,Meat food,Nedimyer Dead !

Keep Odessa Beautiful hosted the grand opening of a new BINGO hall tonight on Andrews Highway in Odessa. The proceeds from all of the bingo games will go toward Keep Odessa Beautiful projects and operation costs for three other charities.

Its risky business, restaurants. Entertaining. Satisfying taste buds. Exceeding expectations. Its even more risky opening a fine-dining restaurant with a chef versed in gastronomic experimentation and a wine list longer than a country mile. Situate it in the heart of wings and barbecue country, add an economic downturn to the mix, and the venture could be downright scary. Yet the folks …

As reported by The Guardian: “PartyGaming has seen the number of new poker players signing up to its website shrink by almost a third as the group has lost market share to aggressive rivals.

LIMA - A ballot issue that would create a single destination casino resort in Ohio could have consequences for an American Indian tribe trying to bring gaming to the state.

ENGLAND get their World Cup qualifying campaign underway against Andorra tonight. Throughout the week, I have heard a lot surrounding Fabio Capello and his new-look England side be it at the betting shops, pubs or kopitiams.

The Patrick administration yesterday rejected a request by the Mashpee Wampanoags to negotiate an agreement for a $1 billion resort casino in Middleboro, saying talks would be “premature” until the federal government places the tribe’s land in trust.

John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan’s bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami’s airport. The admitted shooter says he never met Connolly, the disgraced ex-FBI man at the heart of the agency’s sordid dealings with Boston’s Winter Hill Gang. Yet Connolly will stand trial on murder and conspiracy charges this …