2009 January 15 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

MELBOURNE- A fired-up Serena Williams goes in search of her 10th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, with few betting against the formidable American achieving another major triumph.

The Bingo.com affiliate program and Income Access will meet with affiliates and showcase affiliate marketing strategies at CAP Euro in London at the end of the month.

THE registered clubs industry will use the recent explosive attacks on automatic teller machines to press its case against banning ATMs from poker machine venues.

The oddsmakers setting the betting lines on NFL games lately have been about as trustworthy as Bernard Madoff. Five of eight playoff games the past two weeks have been outright betting-line upsets, suggesting that favorites are being determined by Tarot cards, astrology or perhaps rock-paper-scissors.

Huntsville police conducted raids on two Huntsville businesses Thursday afternoon in the culmination of a months-long investigation into illegal gambling practices.

COLUMBUS — Gov. Ted Strickland told reporters Thursday that he hopes the coming two-year operating budget can be developed without turning to expanded taxes or gambling as means of generating additional revenue.

The Sayreville Recreation Department will host a Kids Bingo Night 6:30-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Mickey Sedlak Recreation Center, Dolan Street. The program is open to Sayreville residents age 5 and up. For more information and to register, call 732-390-7092 or 732-390-7092.

RAUB: In an operation named Ops Dadu here recently, police arrested 12 people who were gambling, including a woman. OCPD Supt Wan Mohd Samsuddin Wan Osman said a raiding team led by Insp Mohd Faizal Samsir raided a house in Felda Tersang Satu at about 2am on a weekend.

CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 (Reuters) - A number of U.S. states this decade bet the house on winning a share of legalized gambling’s swelling jackpot.