2008 December 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

With a dark cloud of foreboding hanging over California horse racing, the industry and fans are hopeful that new rules allowing off-track betting at card rooms, sports bars and other businesses could provide some help. The off-track expansion - up for…

Chris Hoy landed the most unexpected and stunning win of his sporting year last night as he was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year. His triumph came in the most hotly contested edition of the award in its 55-year history. Hoy edged Lewis Hamilton into second place, with swimming heroine Rebecca Adlington third.

The players, ticketed in a police bust more than two years ago, have secured a court order allowing them to present evidence they believe shows the game is affected greatly by player skill, not the luck of the …

It was supposed to be an enjoyable night of bingo. Instead, just after 6 p.m. Saturday evening, two men walked into the Westgate Bowl Bingo Hall, on Alpine Avenue, and after one of them wrestled a cash drawer away from an employee, both men ran away. Police are now trying to locate them. The first suspect is described as a black male in his 20s-30s. He is 6′ and weighs around 170 pounds. He …

They swept the board in Beijing and won the hearts of a nation. And last night one of that successful cycling teams members, Chris Hoy, who won three gold medals at the Olympic Games, was voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

No joy … Joy Currinckx’s machine. Photo: Joy Currinckx Jano Gibson IMAGINE winning $95,000 on the pokies, but walking away without realising it because of a faulty jackpot alarm.

A ‘ laissez-faire approach’ towards poker machines by southern local bodies has come at a cost to communities, according to the Problem Gambling Foundation.

The Kent County Sheriff’s Department is looking for two suspects who robbed a bingo hall Saturday night. Police said two men entered the bingo hall at Westgate Bowl, 4486 Alpine Ave., about 6 p.m. Saturday night. One grabbed a cash…

The deadline for the ever popular Holiday BINGO, sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and participating downtown Lexington merchants, has been extended. The deadline is now noon on Friday, December 19th, with the drawing held that afternoon.