2009 June 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

BATON ROUGE — Lighting up in bars and casinos likely will remain legal in Louisiana for at least another year after the House overwhelmingly rejected a bid Tuesday to expand the state’s indoor smoking ban….

For local newspaper publisher Phil Austin, the arrival of an Indian casino near Oneida in upstate New York has kept the area’s economy from sinking into oblivion.

Argo City Council votes tonight in favor of electronic bingo.

The bingo ordinance passed by a 4-2 vote.

If the Pennsylvania-based company that wants to run a slot machine parlor at Cecil County hopes to get involved with another site at Laurel Park, it must clear significant legal hurdles along the way.

The agreement, six years longer than the previous one, spells out the terms and conditions for the tribe to operate the casino.

Before Birmingham City Council Members considered their new bingo resolution, Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls took the microphone. Falls says the city could be violating state law in trying to tax revenue generated from charity bingo. “All proceeds, all this money has to go to charity. Everything goes to the charity! It’s for charitable purposes, it’s not for a business. You …

A former bank official who embezzled more than $233,000 to pay his gambling debts has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison, officials said today. Alex Cheuck Kin Yan, 48, of Oakland was ordered Monday to spend 27 months in prison. U.S….

Memo to anyone plotting to make ill-gotten gains from British horse racing via corrupt betting, whether you’re a “bent” jockey, trainer, bookie or gambler planning an illegal sting: