The department says it will begin to hold bingo as a fund-raiser in the upcoming months in an effort to supplement its operating budget. The events will be held in the rear portion of the existing building on Maple Street, which was formerly rented by Ewald Instruments.

Just days after her bank manager warned her she could no longer afford to play, a retired care worker in the UK hit the biggest jackpot of her life.

First came the Grammys then the Golden Globes, and now Bodog.com is offering odds on the tops and flops of the 2006 movie season. The Academy Awards are known for honoring and rewarding the best of the best, while the Razzies take the complete opposite approach and are notorious for demeaning the worst flicks of the year.

Usdbet.com has officially launched a total new re-design on their website. To coincide with the new design Usdbet.com are offering new promotions ranging from 100% initial sign up bonus, 20% Reload bonus and Cappers Day and Monday Night Football (MNF) Free bet.

As reported by the New Zealand Stuff: "The Green Party wants a new online gambling site shut down and says it threatens the viability of the racing industry.

A television station in Boise, Idaho published some FBI thoughts on Internet gambling this week in a report which superficially covered the continuing popularity of online poker.

Thousands of winners and losers filled Presque Isle Downs & Casino at its opening yesterday, sitting elbow to elbow at rows of beeping, spinning, flashing machines that quickly began making money for the racetrack/casino and state.

Heavy betting over the last 24 hours that Prince William will pop the question to his girlfriend Kate Middleton has prompted bookmakers William Hill to stop taking bets on a royal engagement.

The city slickers up in Las Vegas used to turn up their noses at Laughlin, the town about 80 miles south, when the little burg began to try to lure visitors there and away from The Strip. But for a place that didn't exist 43 years ago, Laughlin has come a long way, baby.

Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD) announced that Blue Chip Casino Hotel opened its new casino this morning, completing the final stage of the property's $170 million expansion.