2009 February 13 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

A pair of bills approved by the Senate Judiciary, Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Committee would outlaw the new phenomenon of strip mall “fringe gambling” and double civil filing fees in state courts.

DANBURY — It was a full two hours before the first number would be called for the weekly DAYO bingo at the Elks Club hall on Main Street, but Bonnie Meyer of Sandy Hook and Linda Matthews of New Fairfield had already staked out their seats.Around them a dozen other early arrivals chatted, played cards or smoked cigarettes.

Colorado Springs-based Century Casinos on Friday completed the sale of its Century Casino Millennium property in Prague, Czech Republic, for $2.2 million. Century Casinos owns Womack’s Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek and the Century Casino and Hotel in Central City.

PALATKA, FL — With the right combination, the numbers can bring a jackpot, but that’s not why these people are playing this particular game.  Bingo regular Angie Wipperton says this game is for Haleigh.

The Bingo Palace in Palatka is donating a portion of its proceeds from this weekend to help with the search.

Donald Trump fired himself Friday from the casino company that bears his name. Spurned by bondholders, who rejected his effort to buy Trump Entertainment Resorts , Mr. Trump and his daughter Ivanka are resigning from its board of directors.

Joseph Wishnick, 42, of Brigantine, a supervisor in the Borgata poker room. A former poker room supervisor for the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa was sentenced today to nine months in jail for his role in a …

A La Mesa man pleaded guilty Friday to co-founding a casino cheating ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from casinos around the country by bribing dealers.

Donald Trump fired himself Friday from the casino company that bears his name.