2008 November 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A man held up a northwest Corvallis video poker parlor at gunpoint this morning, and police are asking the public for tips to help them catch the robber, described as a white male with a distinctive scar on his …

While most of the focus south of the District has been on whether or not Barack Obama can carry the state of Virginia, the electoral fervor north of D.C. has been about slot machines. With good reason: this morning’s Post notes that while some polls referendum which would legalize slot machine gambling in Maryland passing easily, others have the referendum stuck squarely between the margin of …

Maine’s Indian tribes have tried three times to have laws passed so they could build a casino in the state. Three times they’ve failed.

A contract dispute between unions representing about 1,200 workers and The Greenbrier, the world-famous luxury resort that housed a once-secret nuclear bomb shelter for Congress, has come to hinge on the improbable issue of casino gambling. In more than 13 months of negotiations, the unions and The Greenbrier have become stuck on issues like health insurance and the benefits enjoyed by …

While the debate over slot-machine gambling has consumed Maryland’s election season, a separate ballot proposal on whether the state should allow early voting also has big implications and has drawn support from Democratic leadership and opposition from many Republican lawmakers.

Besides for 5-reels and 20-lines per slot machine, these games offer huge prizes and bonus games. Among the new games generating massive user interest are the following:

I’m sure you’ve noticed the discouraging sameness in Edmonton sports.

Wayne Rooney lost an astonishing £65,000 in just two hours after hitting a casino at four in the morning.

Big-armed quarterback Jay Cutler and Denver host the Miami Dolphins today, and Pete Korner, owner of The Sports Club odds service, says the Broncos laying 3 points is his top recommended NFL wager.