2009 January 06 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

ST. CLAIR COUNTY The city of Ashville filed a complaint in St. Clair County Circuit Court, seeking a declaratory judgment for the issuance of its Machine Bingo Permit.

Bingo HQ a new UK online bingo guide, has launched to provide bingo players a fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what’s great (and not so great) at the UK bingo sites they play at.

WhichBingo has announced the results of the annual search for the online bingo ‘Site of the Year’ and ‘New Site of the Year’. The awards cut across the whole online bingo spectrum, giving ‘minnows’ the chance to compete with the ‘big boys’. The vote took place during December and bingo players were able to vote for any one of the 240+ existing UK sites, not just a pre-selected short-list, as …

To understand just how badly the financial meltdown has hurt casino company stocks, look no further than the sale of stock last week by an executive of Trump Entertainment Resorts, the company founded by real estate mogul Donald Trump.

The economy is putting a crimp on just about every budget these days. Gamblers are not immune. A hot line for problem gambling says it’s getting more calls than ever. FOX 6’s Gus Gnorski tells you more.

Kansas gambling regulators to lay off and reduce hours for 21 staffers because expanded gambling plans did not work out in the state.

The Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling’s executive director says the 28-percent increase in calls may be due to people gambling hoping to make ends meet.

Regular readers of this site know my feelings on the difference between betting for fun and betting for profit. The two are entirely different animals and bettors need to…

  Thunderstorms Tuesday caused flooding in parts of Walker County.        The parking lot of a bingo hall on Highway 78 was completely flooded. Water also got inside the building.