2012 January 20 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

GAMES Zynga considering online gambling Zynga, the social-game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is considering a new market - online gambling. San Francisco's Zynga confirmed Friday that it is talking…

There's an old joke about how casinos are a tax on the stupid. People who like to gamble can't do the math and can't figure out that the house wins. Always. The first time I went to a casino was decades ago in Monte Carlo.[…]

ANDREW Wilkie and the Prime Minister are still at loggerheads over the direction of poker machine reform, with the government now working on securing numbers for legislation on a trial of mandatory precommitment.

Construction of Toledo's Hollywood Casino will be complete by March, and its executives would like it to be the first of the state's four voter-approved casinos to open in Ohio.

Police say two men, Sadullah Ozkurt and Ozgur Aytekin, swapped cards with each other three times while playing three-card poker.

The billboards for Hollywood Casino Toledo on Interstate 75 start around Monroe near the Michigan-Ohio border and simply state "Exit'9, Spring 2012." Spring is about as exact as the new $300 million, east Toledo casino can get to stating its opening date because Ohio gaming officials have yet to give final permission for when the 125,000 square feet of gaming floor can begin operations.

School for Children with Autism accused of breaking law in bingo games.

Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market — online gambling.Zynga Inc. confirmed Friday that it is in active talks with potential …

Zynga may be following the money, exploring the world of online gambling. But a dive into the legally murky area of online betting is not likely to be imminent.