2008 December 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

     All but one of the developers of Kansas’ state-owned casinos have pulled the plug on their projects in recent weeks, citing worries about the increasingly unstable financial markets.     That means Butler National Service Corp., which has a state contract for developing and managing Ford County’s casino, is the only developer still standing.

A Loteria is essentially a grand Bingo game in the Hispanic culture. Monday, the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas and the American Diabetes Association are partnering for their first annual benefit dinner and Loteria.

World’s major sporting bodies have taken first steps to set up a global body to combat betting corruption.

BEFORE lunchtime today, I shall have known whether or not I am one dinner poorer. You guessed it right, I wagered on Manny Pacquiao winning against Oscar de la Hoya.

There has not been much movement among NFL lines this week as we head into Week 14 of NFL Betting action. The two biggest changes come from games being played in New York , as the Giants and Bills have dropped slightly in the eyes of offshore sportsbooks .

Roy Keane’s car had barely screeched through the electronic gates of his Cheshire mansion on Thursday afternoon when Sam Allardyce made a very public pitch for the job vacated by the Irishman. At around the same time Phil Brown reaffirmed his commitment to Hull City but still remained high in the betting to become Sunderland’s next manager. Brown spent several years assisting Allardyce at …

It’s one of those photos that make you do a double-take.

Network provider T-Mobile is offering phone users a free poker game as part of its new Game Club service.

A $50-million casino expansion for downtown Nanaimo is on hold until at least 2010.