2011 September 14 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Five people were charged Wednesday in a scheme that authorities say involved about $1million in illegal payments to purported volunteers who ran charitable bingo games at American Legion Post 330 in New Haven.

Jim Rice, a Michigan native who’s a Survivor contestant on CBS , put one over on his fellow contestants within the first half hour of first episode tonight.

The Massachusetts House tonight overwhelmingly approved casino gambling, bolstering confidence among lawmakers that slot machines and Las Vegas-style table games will be coming to the Commonwealth.

Nevada judge dismisses $2.5M Las Vegas gambling debt case against ‘Girls Gone Wild’ founder

The proceeds from the evening will benefit New Directions , a local charity providing comprehensive services to Los Angeles’ veteran heroes.

The PokerStars.net Russian Poker Series Kiev Main Event was held fro Sept. 7 through 10 at the Kreschatyk Poker Club.

The French Riviera, or CA te d’Azur , is a 560-mile coastline along the southeast border of France.

Pocket Kings offers IT and marketing support to one of the world’s largest online poker website, Full Tilt Poker.

Casino proponents opened debate on a much-anticipated gambling bill in the Massachusetts House this afternoon promising âthousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.â