2011 June 09 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Government defends decision to hold back release of two-year-old study on the problem, saying it was so flawed it should be cast asid

The most seriously-charged student in last year’s big drug bust at Columbia University is now leaning toward going to trial thanks to the recent gambling arrest of an undercover on the case.

You’ve seen poker tournaments on television. Witness a high stakes game live at Casino Canberra’s world-class poker tournament over the June long weekend.

Although the possibility of casino gambling in Massachusetts has largely fallen off the public radar, political leaders are quietly at work on a new bill that would allow casinos in the state.

Casino winnings in Nevada stayed in an up-and-down pattern into April, with statewide figures showing that the house won a little bit less compared with the same month one year ago.

Think of the past four days as the 15 minutes basketball teams spend warming up before the fast-breaking, high-flying, slam-dunking contest truly begins.

Plans for a new $75 million casino in downtown Davenport appear more likely. Ninety hotel rooms and an outdoor amphitheatre will be added in Osceola.

When it comes to the World Series of Poker , there seems to be three titles that are generally considered to be the most prestigious: the Main Event World Championship , the $50,000 Poker Player’s Championship , and the WSOP Player-of-the-Year title.

Day 9 of the 2011 World Series of Poker saw two bracelets awarded in the $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em and the $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Max events.