2009 December 31 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

SINGAPORE, Jan 1 High rollers accustomed to discreet VIP access may find themselves in the spotlight if they plan to gamble in Singapores casinos. The Casino Regulatory Authority (CRA) has released detailed regulations on the licensing and regulation of casino junkets here which require casino operators to make arrival reports that will include the particulars of all junket players and …

Carson City casinos say it’s been a year of change for the gaming industry in Nevada. Faced with falling revenues and cutbacks in discretionary spending, local casinos are trying out new methods to attract customers. The Casino Fandango added a fresh coat of paint while installing new slot machines, said General Manager Court Cardinal. “We had a good year and we’re holding our own, but it wasn’t …

SAN ANGELO, Texas In a TV year that began bleakly due to residual pain from the 2007-08 writers strike and then blossomed along the way with some great, if little-watched series, coming up with a Top 10 list was an exercise in cutting shows loose.As much as viewers love to complain about television, the reality is that there is a lot of good TV out there you just have to sift through the …

Helen Fraser doesn’t consider herself a lucky bingo player but she may have to reconsider that self-assessment. The 69-year-old Trenton resident is one of 51 Ontario residents who rung in the new year by winning a 2010 Dodge Charger through bingo playing.[…]

Six people are charged with running two separate illegal video gambling operations in Augusta.

HARRINGTON, Del.- Sports bettors in Delaware may be able to bet on postseason NFL games.

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn plans to pump still more cash into his bid to buy Donald Trump’s bankrupt casinos, according to papers filed in federal court.

A casino gaming commissioner killed by a former employee was about to leave his job and move back to Arizona because he didn’t like being ordered to fire people, his wife said.

The last decade produced as many fallen stars as stars, with some prominent figures making both lists. Sports offered a mixed bag over the last 10 years, integrity often fading into the background and the 2000s producing nearly as many scoundrels as it did stars.