Gambling News - Weekly Odds and Ends

Another week is coming to a close, and I thought this would be a good time to look back at a few odds and ends in the gambling world which might have flown under your radar. Ready? Okay. here goes nothing.

GAMBLING NEWS

1. Mohegan Sun Expands - The operators of the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut are looking to spend around $1 billion on a new gambling resort in the city of Palmer, Massachusetts. It’s estimated that this complex would include up to 4,000 slot machines, a massive retail center and a 600-room hotel.

2. Casino Manager Murdered - Richard Harrison Loury, a casino manager at Michigan’s Greektown Casino, was shot and killed on Wednesday. Police say the murder does not appear to be random, and they are investigating if his job was in any way related to the motive.

3. Florida Slots Vote - Miami-Dade County voters will decide in January whether or not to allow Vegas-style slots Broward County will be introducing them later this year at the Dania Jai-Alai facility.

4. Casino Expands Hours - Due to popular demand, Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in New York is expanding its hours of operation. The casino, which has only been open for two months, formerly operated from 10am until 2am. The new hours will be 8am until 4am.

5. Big Slots Winner at Bodog - A woman name Susan G. has been on an incredible hot streak at Bodog’s online casino. She started by winning $30,839 and then followed that up with a $124,000 win. But she wasn’t finished! Susan then hit an amazing 12 different jackpots totaling more than $200,000. In the last two weeks combined, she had accumulated over $320,000 in prize money at Bodog Casino!

6. ‘Poker After Dark’ Returns - Beginning the week of September 10th, NBC will air five new episodes of Poker After Dark. The final two new matches will be shown in November. Shows will air Monday nights at 2:05am Eastern (check your local listings) and run for 5 nights in the same slot. A recap of the week will be shown at 1am on Saturdays, right after SNL.

7. Macua’s Venetian Opens - The $2.4 billion Venetian Macau opened this week. The facility has 10.5 million square feet an is the largest building in Asia and the second-largest in the world. It also boasts the world’s largest gaming space with 550,000 square feet, including 3,400 slot machines (with room to expand to 6,000) and more than 800 gambling tables.

8. Partygaming Profits Plummet - After ending their business in the United States, online gambling company Partygaming posted huge losses. Last year, they has a pre-tax profit of $320.5 million. More recently, they have suffered a $47.1 million pre-tax loss. All thanks to the not-so-brilliantly conceived UIGEA.

9. Like Father Like Daughter - Pamela Brunson recently won her first major poker tournament by winning the World Poker Tour Ladies Night V. She defeated the likes of Kathy Liebert and Evelyn Ng to win the first place prize of $34,000. She also won a seat at the upcoming WPT Ladies Night. Congratulations, Pamela!

10. Mexican Lottery - The Lifestyles Immigration Lottery is coming to Mexico. 1 million tickets are expected to be sold per drawing, with a cost of $103 per ticket. The winner of the jackpot will receive the following prize package:

$10 million in cash.

$1 million home in Canada.

$100,000 car.

7 year employment valued at $3.9 million.

Assistance on immigrating to Canada.

Wow! You know it’s a great country to live when the top prize in a lottery actually helps the winner get out.

For more gambling news, take a look at the following:

Bodog Changes Domain Name

NBA Gambling Scandal Continues

Gambling News - Weekly Odds and Ends