2009 December 27 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

THE phrase “two fat ladies” - or 88 in bingo lingo - has been banned by a council that fears it could upset overweight players.

BINGO fans have launched a campaign to protect traditional number calls after a hall in the UK was banned from saying “two fat ladies”.

The winning numbers in Sunday evening’s drawing of the California Lottery’s “Fantasy 5″ game were: 16-18-25-30-38 (sixteen, eighteen, twenty-five, thirty, thirty-eight) The numbers are listed in sequential order, but any combination… Games - Gambling - Lotteries - Fantasy 5 - California State Lottery

The Lawrence Journal World The big Kansas experiment with state-owned casinos officially began …

COUNCIL bans use of phrase ‘two fat ladies’ in case it offends overweight players

The Hong Kong families that dominate nearly every facet of economic life in Chinas richest city are not well known abroad, with a few exceptions such as Li Ka-shing, by dint of his global ports and mobile phone empire, and Stanley Ho, the gambling tycoon.

Devices the size of a smartphone let gamblers wager wirelessly in Nevada casinos, and even make real-time bets as games are played.

LAS VEGAS - When you get down to it, casinos are a lot like sharks (and not only in the obvious way). Just as the predators of the deep need to move constantly forward or die, a gambling den likewise must advance in terms of new games (and their attendant technology). Failure to do so can result in economic catastrophe.

CESC FABREGAS will find out today if he faces another three weeks out with a hamstring injury but Arsene Wenger has defended his decision to rush the midfielder back to action against Aston Villa yesterday.