2008 October 03 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

The Red Hawk Indian Casino, a $500 million project near Hwy. 101 and Hwy. 156 previously described in the Pinnacle as a hoax might be no joke.

A lawyer is citing a law against illegal gambling devices in a move to block online casinos in Kentucky.

A Grady County sheriff pleads guilty to participating in an illegal gambling ring and resigns from his job.

A federal judge rejected former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford’s request to postpone his sentencing next week because he was suffering severe back pain.

Associated Press - October 3, 2008 6:05 PM ET CHICKASHA, Okla. (AP) - The Grady County sheriff, his wife and two deputies have pleaded guilty in connection to an illegal gambling operation and…

Lawyers provided sharply conflicting views Friday about whether a Kentucky law against gambling can be enforced in cyberspace. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is trying to block access to online casinos in the state, citing a state law that bans “illegal gambling devices.” The move could affect some of the world’s most popular gambling sites. Lexington attorney William C. …

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - A lawyer is citing a state law against illegal gambling devices in a move to block access to online casinos in Kentucky.

New television ads hit the airwaves Friday in an attempt to convince  undecided voters to say “yes” to slot machines.

The V.F.W. got their 60 bingo computers back today.  Sheriffs deputies confiscated them six months ago from a Bessemer Superhighway location. However, today the District Attorney decided to hand them over if the V.F.W. agreed not to use them in the Bessemer Cutoff.