2009 January 17 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

BETHANY BEACH - The Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company is hosting a Texas Hold’Em poker tournament on Saturday, Jan.

If I were a betting man, Id be out a lot of money.

When the loud clamor of ding, ding, ding started on her penny slot machine shortly before 2 a.m.

WHEELING - Blackjack, Caribbean Stud and Big Six helped Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack and Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort earn combined gambling revenues of $455.1 million in 2008.

The Big Walnut school district is trying to decide if a smoking ban also will stop a strong source of revenue.

Sen. Joan Menard, D-Fall River, has re-filed legislation to legalize casino gaming in the state. Menards bill, co-sponsored by several colleagues, licenses two full-scale resort casinos and allows the states racetracks to operate slot machines.

LIVERPOOL are the official league leaders in the Premiership but Wigan Athletic are the team to back - as far as betting is concerned. Out of the 21 matches so far, Wigan have won 14, drawn once and lost six based on handicap betting.

The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) has issued a show cause notice to floating casino, Casino Rio, for operating in its jurisdiction without a licence from the civic body.

Recently released court records show that over the five years Henry Williams led a suburban St. Louis school district, he gambled more than 900 days and lost $176,000. Before Williams moved to Missouri, he was superintendent for the Little Rock School District.