2012 February 23 Gambling News, Events and Happenings

Day 3 of the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour Copenhagen Main Event came to an end after the 72 players who took their seats in the Casino Copenhagen in the Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, each with high hopes of becoming an EPT champion, were whittled down to just 24.

Suspect sought. Danny Nguyen, 27, of Scugog Street in Port Perry was arrested Monday and has been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault and possession of weapons dangerous.

Every day, it seems more states in the U.S. are looking into online gaming. This week, Mississippi and Iowa have taken steps toward an intrastate online gambling platform.

A blue-chip commission convened this month to study whether the Massachusetts State Lottery should get into online gambling plans to weigh video poker as one key option.

Profits have soared for Australia's major casino operators as their bets on high rolling customers pay off.Crown Limited has recorded an 80 per cent jump in first-half profit as its VIP program boosted …

Hazmat crews were at an East Stroudsburg motel this morning after a New Jersey man committed suicide by taking cyanide .

"Right now we're out there butt naked," McGregor told Greenetrack CEO Nat Winn on a call recorded by federal wiretaps.

Andy Frankenberger , Antonio Esfandiari , Charity Poker , Dan Harrington , Daniel Negreanu , Jamie Gold , Maria Ho , Mike Sexton , Poker celebrities , Poker events , Tony Dunst , Tony G , Vanessa Selbst , WPT The World Poker Tour has teamed up with several A-list celebrities and poker pros to launch WPT Foundation , an organization focused on … (more)

Kentucky citizens won't vote this November on casinos after the Kentucky Senate on Thursday killed the expanded gambling amendment.