Backgammonline News
Allocation of funding in Tunica-Biloxi
by Emily Owen - 26 Jun,2006 04
The Tunica-Biloxi Tribe Donations Committee allocated over $31,000 to non-profit agencies during the second quarter of 2006. Organizations that received funding are: Volunteers of America, Task Force for Children’s Arts, Rapides Reading is Fundamental, Pineville Fire Department, Operation Help, LaSalle Associate for Developmentally Delayed, Jobs for American Graduates, Holy Ghost Catholic Church, City of New Roads, First Harvest Community Garden, Cottonport Lions Club, Cottonport Volunteer Fire Department, Christus Cabrini Foundation, Children’s Miracle Network, Choctaw-Apache Tribe of Ebarb, Chateau des Amis, Cenla Roadrunners, Avoyelles Council of Aging, Alexandria Alumni Chapter, American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, American Legion Auxiliary, Pediatric Therapy Center, and Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The tribe also administered a collective total of $4,000 in scholarships to Marksville High School, St. Joseph School, Avoyelles... Read More
New adventure for Chinook Winds Casino
by Dan Herrera - 19 Jun,2006 05
Chinook Winds Casino Resort was selected to share in the announcement of Embarq, separation of the local company from Sprint Nextel, as the newest member of the New York Stock Exchange. They have also been named to the S&P 500. At the New York Stock Exchange, on June 1, Chairman of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Delores Pigsley helped ring the opening bell when the local Sprint Company became Embarq. Chinook Winds Casino Resort was selected from all of the Sprint Nextel business customers’ in the Western Region. This is the first time a company from the Northwest has been invited to an event of this caliber. Chinook Winds, along with another Pacific Northwest customer from Seattle will be representing the Pacific Northwest in New York City. The Western region includes Oregon, Washington, Texas, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota and Missouri. ... Read More
PC gambling requires license
by Jerome Walker - 12 Jun,2006 04
Local council of Orebro, a town in Sweden, has closed down an internet caf? after a claim that this business needs a special gambling permit. The caf? owners thought that using PCs for gambling isn't the same as operating casinos and took their case to the country administrative board and the administrative court, both rules that PC's used to gambling require a special license for gambling. Sweden is imposing a strict condition on the gambling industry in order to prevent problem gambling. Around 200,000 residents of this country are estimated to play online poker. ... Read More
Bodog.com Conference
by Rachel Dougall - 05 Jun,2006 05
The third annual Bodog.com marketing conference will take place in the Wynn Las Vegas casino resort. The conference is scheduled for July 23-26, 2006. The meeting will focus on gambling related issues like providing all the necessary tools for improvement and development of an online gaming business.
All those who register before May 31 receive guaranteed admission to the event for only $495, however after May 31st, regular registration will cost $615. Full conference pass comprises welcome reception, continental breakfast, breaks, lunch and a Party aside from the speakers' presentations, but hotel and travel expenses are not included. For further information, please contact the conference coordinator at info@bodogconference.com. ... Read More
Soccer World Cup and Gambling
by Jerome Walker - 31 May,2006 05
The World Cup games will begin very soon. There is no doubt that this football event is one of the most exciting sports events in the world. Many online casinos and sports betting portals are getting ready for this event and preparing everything that is needed to support the expected wave of online bettors who seek good betting websites on which to place their bets. There have been many changes in the online casino and betting industry since the last World Cup in 2002. There are a lot more websites and the technology has improved. All those changes make the online betting industry the best place for potential bettors to place their bets in. This event could become a golden opportunity for the industry and we all hope that the World Cup games will be exciting and fun for all. ... Read More
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