2012 February 02 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Las Vegas, NV — A Texas Hold ‘em Poker tournament was held Tuesday night in downtown Las Vegas to benefit autism research and awareness.

The Volusia County Council put off deciding on a resolution calling for a referendum on slots at the county's dog track.

The Volusia County Council took the unorthodox step of declaring a weeklong recess at today's meeting in an effort to prolong a discussion on whether slot machines should go up for a citizen vote on the county's November ballot.

WATERLOO, Iowa - Lights flashed and bells rang when Pauline McKee pressed the button for the last time on the Miss Kitty slot machine on July 2. The 87-year-old Illinois resident had been feeding the machine at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo for a while.

GIBRALTAR, Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Facebook social betting game  sponsors Talk Radio Europe's sports show " Friday Night Sports Bar."The Social Betting App 2BET2 announced today that …

Land on online gambling content developer WMS has announced that its subsidiary Jackpot Party online casino will launch its latest slot – Mermaids Gold -on […]

It appears that the due diligence phase of Amaya Gaming’s intended acquisition of Cryptologic (see previous InfoPowa reports) has been successful; the Montreal-based gaming group […]

Health advocates and gambling executives vented Thursday about a bill repealing an exemption held by casinos from the statewide indoor smoking ban.

THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press CLEVELAND Regulators of Ohio's new casino industry have drafted enough rules to make a card counter dizzy — dictating the color and size of betting chips, how to handle background checks and who fixes slot machines. The more than 340 pages of nitty-gritty rules, many patterned on casino regulations in other states, will govern casinos planned in Cincinnati …