2010 November 16 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Do you like this story? Professional poker player Heidi Northcott is engaged to her boyfriend UFC Champ Chuck Liddell.

In two weeks OSU will launch the Beaver Poker Club, an online gaming website that includes poker and sports betting. A website designed by college students for college students, it is legal and provides users the opportunity to experience the excitement of gambling without risking their money.

(KMOV) - Smoking could soon be allowed again in Illinois casinos. State legislators are considering changing the two-year-old law because casino profits and local revenues are being hit hard. The Federal Reserve of St. Louis estimates that this ban cost the state $400 million in tax revenue over the last two years. Casino management says customers have been crossing the river in droves since a …

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health shows some 29,000 Ontario middle and high school students report behaviours linked with problem gambling.

At the start of the Day 3, 81 players returned for the 2010 PokerStars.net North American Poker Tour Los Angeles Main Event at the Bicycle Casino .

Gov. David A. Paterson is poised to sign off on a casino development project in the Catskills.

Things haven’t changed much in commercial gambling the past year, the head of the casino industry’s top trade group said Tuesday.

The head of the casino industry’s top trade group says things haven’t changed much in commercial gambling the past year, with consumer spending still down because of the recession.

It’s my 15th qualification in a row without missing a single one! There are 13 EPT events in a year… so I would like to think I have achieved the Grand Slam of poker qualifications.