2009 October 01 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Associated Press and Journal staff Colleges and universities should take more steps to curb problem gambling by piggybacking outreach efforts onto campaigns against alcohol and drug abuse, a national gambling task force said Tuesday.

Remember playing Bingo? The thrill of the diagonal, the agony of the deceptively quiet old lady who screamed like a banshee every time G-48 was called? Bingo is back, Jack, and it’s a dead man’s game on Thursday…

MIDDLETOWN - Butler County commissioners unanimously backed a state ballot issue allowing casinos in four major Ohio cities at their regular meeting Thursday evening, Oct.

A Hampton business woman was convicted for running an illegal gambling operation in Hampton General District Court on Thursday. Yvonne Worth, manager for Hampton Roads Billiards, won’t serve jail time, but does have to pay a $1,000 fine.

A Flemington resident who was an enforcement officer for the Hudson County Improvement Authority pleaded guilty Tuesday to a promoting gambling charge.

There’s been a lot of buzz coming out of the city of Prichard. City Council members approved an ordinance to bring electronic bingo to the area. Could Mobile be next on the list?

CARSON CITY A tavern or casino owner who evicts a rowdy drunk customer does not have a duty to prevent a later injury, the Nevada Supreme Court has ruled. It rejected the appeal of a 17-year-old who was drinking with his two step uncles at Buffalo Bills Resort and Casino.

A county board committee voted overwhelmingly Thursday to ban video gambling in bars. CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports that about two dozen local governments have already banned gambling on video computer machines. As Cook County moves to do the same in unincorporated areas, bar owners are not happy.

In her introduction to A Gambling Man: Charles II and the Restoration, Jenny Uglow admits that this is a surprising choice for her latest book, as her natural “sympathy lies with the radicals and the artisans protesting against abuse of power”. Yet, as her account makes clear, she is captivated by her risk-taking subject.