The Rank Group recently announced that the revenues for its Scottish bingo parlors had dropped by 14%. Now, the company, owner of the Mecca Bingo and Hard Rock Café chains in the UK, has signed a deal to sell several of its bingo clubs.

The organism is going to control the offers of the Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), the entity that handles the different types of chance games, in order to limit the population’s addiction to gambling.

Louisa Brock won £100,000 at bingo and plans to use the money to search for her sister, whom she last saw 55 years ago. "She will be around 58 years old and I think she may be living in the Aberdeenshire area”, Mrs. Brock said.

The legendary American comedian, Jerry Lewis, recently had a heart attack while flying from New York to San Diego. According to Candi Cazau, spokeswoman for Las Vegas New Orleans Hotel & Casino, Lewis was going to perform in the casino next month. The stroke wasn’t too serious and the comedian is recovering at a local hospital.

On Tuesday, a Senate panel approved a bill that restricts the use of electronic video bingo machines in charitable organizations. The Judiciary B Committee passed House Bill 1315 submitted by Republican Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, after making some changes.

The Caribbean country of Antigua and Barbuda has required information to Washington regarding Internet gambling restrictions in the United States, as a previous step in the creation of a research panel in the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Dana De Armond, Kimberly Kane, Roxy De Ville and Charlotte Stokley from Vivid Video Adult Film stars will mix and mingle with bingo players tomorrow night at a benefit for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.

The Australian bank interested in buying the London Stock Exchange, Macquarie, is now trying to buy the most profitable British chain of bingo clubs. They are offering £90 million for the company that owns and operates this bingo, but it is not the only offer placed to acquire Beacon Bingo as a part of Thomas Holdings.

Las Vegas Sands Corp. was awarded a license to build the first casino in Singapore. Last year, the country eliminated the ban on casino gambling and decided to award two licenses to operate casino resorts at Marina Bay and on the island of Sentosa.

Months ago, the actor had embarked on a very ambitious project: building a casino in Las Vegas. Now, the news about Clooney’s would-be casino have drastically changed. His plan for a super casino, elegantly designed with an old Las Vegas style, has finally been dropped.