Gamesys: Online Bingo Player Celebrates Bingo 90 Ball win at Jackpotjoy!
May 5, 2012
LONDON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Valerie M couldn’t believe her luck when she walked away with £4,072 on the classic Bingo 90 game on the UK’s most popular gaming site, Jackpotjoy. Jackpotjoy success has resulted in a few pan European ventures like the Spanish version which is called Botemanía, also providing great bingo games, slots and casino games or the Swedish website which follows the same popular gaming concept as Jackpotjoy.
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The Gamesys Group was founded by Noel Hayden in April 2001 with a small team of developers. The aim was to build a profitable online entertainment business providing casino games, online bingo and slots. Due to Jackpotjoy’s success in the UK the company has established international growth with bingo websites like Botemanía in Spain and Jackpotjoy in Sweden.
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Gamesys: Online Bingo Player Celebrates Bingo 90 Ball win at Jackpotjoy!
Churches, charities can have more bingo games under bill passed by House panel
May 4, 2012
BATON ROUGE — Non-profit groups would be allowed to hold bingo and other games of chance more frequently under a bill that has been approved by a House committee. The Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice has approved Senate Bill 101 by Sen. Elbert Guillory, D-Opelousas. The bill has already cleared the Senate and needs a final vote by the full House.
File photoBill would expand opportunities for charitable groups to hold Bingo games for fundraisers.
Guillory’s bill would allow charitable gaming events, such as bingos, to he held as often as 20 days a month instead of the present maximum of 15 days state law now sets.
Guillory said that the bill is designed to “benefit the charities, the churches and the schools that depend on bingo as a revenue source” during a tight economy.
He said his bill will not allow the expansion of video bingo games.
Ed Anderson can be reached at or 225.342.5810.
Churches, charities can have more bingo games under bill passed by House panel
Wilmington Recreation has Boston Red Sox tickets
May 3, 2012
Wilmington Recreation has Boston Red Sox Tickets for $30, Fenway Park, bleacher seats. Seats are assigned by the Recreation Department. Tickets are available to Wilmington residents, age 16 and over, with picture identification. At this time, there is a six-ticket maximum per person. Tickets sold on a first-come, first-served basis for the following games:
· Red Sox versus Miami Marlins, Wednesday, June 20, 7:10 p.m. Section 39.
· Red Sox versus Toronto Blue Jays, Wednesday, June 27, 1:35 p.m. Section 39.
· Red Sox versus Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, July 18, 7:10 p.m. Section 38.
Easter Egg hunt The Wilmington Recreation Department’s annual Easter Egg hunt for Wilmington children ages 6 and under will be held on Saturday, April 7 at 2 p.m. sharp. If you are late, you will miss all the fun. In case of poor weather or ground conditions, the event will be held in the High School cafeteria. Candy-filled eggs will be placed on the Town Common for children to find. Don’t forget to bring a basket or bag to hold your eggs.
Babysitter training Tuesday and Thursday, April 17 and 19, 9:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m., at the West Intermediate cafeteria. Cost is $60. This two-part class for students in grades 5 and up will train participants in the skills necessary to begin their babysitting career. Part one covers the basics including holding, diapering, bedtime and games. Part two will address home safety and basic first aid. Certificate upon completion.
Booked for Fun Ages 3-5. Cost is $80. Six weeks, Thursdays, March 29 to May 10, 9:30-11 a.m., at the Town Hall auditorium. Children will discover the joy of reading through read-alouds, take home crafts, games and more. Each week each child can choose a new Scholastic Book to add to his or her home library. While the children are with these experienced educators, mom has the option to enjoy her own “time-out.”
Beacon Resort Trip Saturday to Sunday, April 14-15, $135 p.p.d.o. This spring get-a-way returns to a favorite resort in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Enjoy a taste of summer as lobster will be offered at every meal, capped off by a fabulous lobster bake on Saturday night. Start the day with lunch at the resort, and then opt for the indoor pool, a tour of Franconia Notch State Park or Bingo, with free prizes. The fun continues tonight with a ‘50s Sock Hop, with Mark Shelton, with prizes for best costumes. On Sunday, enjoy a leisurely breakfast followed by free time in North Woodstock and a brewery tour, tasting and luncheon at the Woodstock Inn Station and Brewery.
Basketball Cost is $50, for eight weeks, Wednesdays, April 4 to May 30, 6:30, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. games. Located at the Middle School Gym. This league offers those ages 35 and over structured team play with refereed games for fun and fitness. Players without a 35+ mesh jersey must pay a $20 shirt fee.
CPR and First Aid classes Is it time to renew your CPR or First Aid certificate? Whether you need to meet job or school requirements, or want to be prepared for a sudden emergency, we have the courses for you. Both classes will teach the skills necessary to handle emergencies for adults, children and infants. CPR class is Thursday, May 17, 6-10 p.m., and first aid class is Thursday, May 24, 6-10 p.m., at the Town Hall auditorium. Cost is $45 per class; $5 per class discount when taking both classes.
‘Girls Night’ Get the girls together for “Girls Night: The Musical.” Follow five friends as they re-live the past, celebrate the present, and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out. “Girls Night” is bursting with energy and packed with popular anthems including “I Will Survive,” “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” and “Man, I Feel Like a Woman.” Share the fun and laughter at the hilarious feel-good comedy. Wilmington Recreation has tickets to the 8 p.m. show on Saturday, April 14 at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Cost is $53 for a balcony seat. To register for this or other Recreation Department programs stop by Town Hall, Room 8. For more information, call 978-658-4270.
Newport Trolley Join Wilmington Recreation for a day trip to Spectacular Newport, R.I. on Saturday, March 31. Visit this beautiful city as it welcomes a fresh spring season. Begin the day on Ocean Drive, a coastal road on which Newport’s most scenic sights are located. Relax at Newport’s Atlantic Beach Club, an outstanding waterfront restaurant. Enjoy a full course luncheon with your choice of entrée. After lunch, board a heated Newport Trolley for a one and a half hour narrated tour of the city, which will cover over 150 points of interest. Along the way, your guide will regale you with fascinating facts about the city, its buildings, and its famous residents. No trip to Newport would be complete without a tour of one of the mansions, and none can compare to The Breakers, the grandest of the summer cottages. Cost is $93 per person which includes the trolley tour, a full luncheon, a tour of The Breakers, motorcoach travel and trip escort. A $25 deposit will reserve your trip. To register for this or other Recreation Department programs stop by Town Hall, Room 8. For your convenience, payments can be mailed to the Recreation Department at Town Hall, or put in the payment drop off slot outside the front door to Town Hall. For more information, call 978-658-4270.
Cupcake challenge Students in second through fifth grades and sixth through eighth grades are invited to join Wilmington Recreation for this delicious new program blending skill building and a sweet treat. Students will challenge their own creativity as they prepare three flavors of frosting and learn various decorating techniques in order to complete a scrumptious creation. The instructor will provide all the supplies including pre-baked cupcakes. Each student will bring home a box of six decorated cupcakes. No prizes – just delicious glory. On Thursday, March 29, students can choose from different spring themes for their cupcakes. Class will be held 3:30-5 p.m. in the Town Hall auditorium. Cost is $20 per child per class. To register for this or other Recreation Department programs stop by Town Hall, Room 8. For your convenience, payments can be mailed to the Recreation Department at Town Hall, or put in the payment drop off slot outside the front door to Town Hall. For more information, call 978-658-4270.
Celtics tickets The season has begun and Wilmington Recreation is ready for action. Wilmington Recreation has Celtics tickets in the balcony, section 311, rows 9-11, for the Sunday, April 1 game versus the Miami Heat, 3:30 p.m., $130 per ticket. Payment in full is required to reserve tickets. Stop by the Recreation Department in Wilmington Town Hall, room 8, to reserve balcony tickets to any of the games listed above or call the Recreation Department at 978-658-4270 for more information.
Branson Travel with Wilmington Recreation to Branson, Missouri, one of America’s most popular destinations. This five-day, four-night trip to the world’s live entertainment capital includes round trip airfare, airport transfers, deluxe motorcoach while in Branson, upscale accommodations at the Grand Plaza Hotel, eight meals, reserved seats for six award-winning shows, a paddle wheeler cruise of Rock Lake, a guided tour of Branson, professional group escort, all taxes, meal gratuities, driver tip and baggage handling, one bag per person. The cost for this trip from Sunday to Thursday, April 22-26, is $1,295 per person double occupancy, with other categories available. A deposit of $250 per person is required at the time of registration. Optional medical cancellation insurance can be purchased for $75 per person at the time of your deposit. A flyer with detailed information about this fabulous trip is available in the Recreation Department or on the website. Go to wilmingtonma.gov, click on Recreation and then Trips. To register for this or other Recreation Department programs stop by Town Hall, Room 8. For more information, call 978-658-4270.
Spring newsletter The Wilmington Recreation Department's spring edition of “Recreation Matters” is hot off the presses. Check out our current listing of spring and summer programs, tickets and trips. The newsletter is available at the Wilmington Memorial Library, the Buzzell Senior Center and in the Recreation Department in Town Hall, Room 8. If you prefer to read it online, go to wilmingtonma.gov. Once there, click on the Recreation prompt to open the Recreation Department’s webpage. While there, click on “Subscribe to E-Alerts” to receive an e-mail each time we update our newsletter. Sign up for “Recreation News” today.
E-mail alerts The town of Wilmington’s new website allows residents to subscribe to e-mail alerts. With this new feature, town departments can generate an e-mail to notify residents of upcoming meetings, urgent news or program updates. To register, go to the town website at wilmingtonma.gov. Click on “Subscribe to E-Alerts” to enroll. While there, visit the Recreation page and check out all the Recreation Department has to offer. For those waiting for the next edition of “Recreation Matters,” the Recreation Department’s quarterly newsletter, select Recreation News to receive an e-mail when the website is updated and a new edition of the newsletter has been posted. “Recreation Matters” is updated in February, May and August. Sign up today so you don’t miss a thing.
General information Pre-registration is required for all programs except community events. Forms of payment accepted are cash and checks. You can register for these or other programs in person at Wilmington Town Hall, 121 Glen Rd., Room 8, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For your convenience, you can also register by mail or use the “Payment Drop Off” slot outside the front door of Town Hall. Forms and additional information are available on the website, wilmingtonma.gov.
Wilmington Recreation has Boston Red Sox tickets
Online Bingo Site Sing Bingo Adds Instant Game Marathons
May 2, 2012
Manchester, England — (SBWIRE) — 04/16/2012 — One of the many benefits new players can always expect from the online bingo site of Sing Bingo, is to receive a free £10 no deposit bingo bonus for simply taking a few minutes to open an account with this popular UK bingo site. Moreover, all deposits made by players at Sing Bingo will give them access to play free online bingo games with £10 and £15 jackpots playing every 60 and 40 minutes respectively. But now, players can expect a new breed of instant tournament marathons.Every Friday from 8am-11pm, Sing Bingo is hosting new instant games marathons that give players the chance to win a share of the £500 cash prize that is on the line. Players can choose to play one of three popular instant games, namely Fluffy Favourites Field Day, Sugar Train Samba and Irish Luck Leprechaun Mania as they vie for a share of the pot. Each player will have 10 minutes to play one of the games and their goal is to end up being one of the top 10 players to have earned the most winnings during that time frame. The winner will take home £250, the runner-up will receive £100, while another eight players will receive prizes ranging from £50 down to £10 each. Sing Bingo has also added penny bingo games to their bingo schedule, playing every day at 8pm in the Price Slash room, where players can try their luck so they can win the guaranteed £50 jackpots games by spending only a penny per ticket. There aren’t many new bingo sites out there today that cater towards both the high rollers and those players that have a limited bingo budget, but one thing is for sure, Sing Bingo is certainly one of them and continues to go from strength to strength.
Online Bingo Site Sing Bingo Adds Instant Game Marathons
Operators say lottery, casinos, tax taking toll on charity bingo
May 1, 2012
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas bingo operators say the state lottery, casinos across the border and a state tax on bingo cards are cutting into the games they run for charity.
The number of state-issued bingo permits has declined by 30 percent since playing for charity became legal in 2008, according to the state Department of Finance and Administration.
A total of 201 permits for bingo/raffle and bingo games have been issued this fiscal year, compared to 283 the first year the games were legal after voters approved a constitutional amendment authorizing charitable bingo and raffles in 2006.
“I don’t know anybody who can afford (to run) bingo (operations),” said Gene McVay, former commander of the American Legion Post 31 in Fort Smith.
McVay said the post abandoned its charitable bingo operations because the state tax on bingo cards limited the proceeds the organization could use on scholarships and other charitable endeavors.
The 2007, DF&A set a $600,000 budget for a new five-person division to monitor bingo operations statewide, to be paid for with a 1-cent per tax on each bingo game card.
The tax generated $1.1 million the first year, and bingo operators from across the state voiced their frustration about the tax to legislators during hearings at the state Capitol.
They argued the tax was excessive and was cutting into proceeds that should have been going to charity. They also said that bingo games could be monitored locally and that a new state division to do so was not necessary.
During the 2009 session, the 1 cent tax on individual bingo cards was reduced to .3 cents.
McVay said last week that even with the reduction, the bingo card tax was the main reason why American Legion Post 31 decided to give up charitable bingo altogether.
“That pretty much killed bingo in Arkansas, to my knowledge,” he said, adding a number of American Legion posts across the state have either stopped operating charitable bingo games or are barely surviving.
John Theis, deputy commissioner for policy and legal at DF&A, said the .3 cent sales tax generated about $234,000 in 2010-2011 and about $208,000 during the first nine months of the current fiscal year.
Theis said the department did hire five additional people to audit and monitor bingo, but the personnel also have other responsibilities.
“After the initial set up of bingo, we went out and met with every bingo operator, then we audited or investigated every bingo operation to make sure they were up and running and operating within the rules,” Theis said. “Then after the initial contact … the work load switched, so they do bingo-related investigations and other activities within the miscellaneous tax section, as well.”
The five DF&A employees who work on bingo include two auditors who also examine other miscellaneous taxes when needed; one person who handles registrations and other technical support; a supervisor; and an attorney who works in DFA’s chief counsel’s office.
Jesse Lewis, current commander of Post 31, said competition from casinos in nearby Oklahoma also contributed to the decision to drop charity bingo.
“They offer a lot bigger prizes,” Lewis said. “It’s hard to compete with them.”
McVay said the charity bingo games at the Fort Smith post generated $10,000 or more annually, which was used to provide college scholarships, paid for students to attend Boys and Girls State, and a number of programs and activities.
He said Post 31 no longer offers the scholarships or other awards, and while it sponsors high school students to Boys and Girls State, it does not pay their way like it once did.
Theis said DF&A auditors have been told by a number of small charitable bingo operators and they could not meet the rules and regulations created to regulate bingo, specifically one requiring the games only be run by volunteers.
“The law requires that you do it with volunteer labor and that requires a significant commitment,” he said. “Folks got really excited when bingo became legal but after they did it month after month their interest waned … they had trouble sometimes finding folks who would work.”
One charitable bingo operation that continues to do well is the Moose Lodge in Sherwood.
“They have one of the biggest organizations in the state,” Theis said.
Bob Douglas, administrator of the Moose Lodge, said his charity-bingo operation lost some revenue when the lottery began in the state in 2009.
“We’ve been here a long, long, long time,” he said. “We had the old bingo and people use to come for the old bingo and when we were told to shut down we shut down,” he said.
In a 1993 opinion, then-Attorney General Winston Bryant said the only way “to ensure the legality of nonprofit bingo” was for passage of a constitutional amendment, and the state Supreme Court ruled in 1997 that playing bingo for money violated the state’s gambling laws. In the early 2000s, local law enforcement agencies began raiding suspected bingo parlors and closing them down.
“Then when it started back up, we started up right and we’ve been consistent with what we give away,” Douglas said.
Douglas also said a loyal group of customers is key. Each game at the Moose Lodge averages about 135 players, he said.
“You are going to have to have so many people to bring in just to break even,” he said.
Douglas also said the bingo at the Moose Lodge is run like a business.
“What you have in a small (Veterans of Foreign Wars) place, or something like that, is you don’t have the organization … of volunteers,” he said. “You don’t have the volunteers that are going to come and do it effectively and have cost controls on it and everything else.”
Advertising also is key, he said.
Gary Williams, manager of DF&A’s miscellaneous tax section, said groups that run charity bingo are audited when a complaint is filed, or one of the auditors goes undercover, plays bingo and notices possible problems.
“We get complaints from time to time and we do our best to follow up on them,” he said. “Some are sour grapes and some are legit.”
He said he can remember five organizations having their permits revoked, four of them because the bingo revenue was not going to charitable causes and one was playing too often each week and the games were being run by someone outside the organization.
Williams said the section has worked with law enforcement on at least two occasions to actually close bingo games, once in Pulaski County and once in Saline County.
Rep. Tracy Pennartz, D-Fort Smith, who sponsored the bill that reduced the tax on individual bingo cards in 2009, said last week she would prefer that the tax be reduced further or eliminated altogether.
“Certainly I think it is something we need to look at,” said Pennartz, who is term limited and seeking a Senate seat. “I think this is one of the things we need to look at because the amount of money generated by the tax is really in the big scheme of things minimal. I think that is money that would be better spent on our communities by those charitable organizations.”
Operators say lottery, casinos, tax taking toll on charity bingo
NASA Hosts Teleconference on Status of New Mars Program Plans
April 30, 2012
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, April 12, 2012 Source: NASA HQ NASA Hosts Teleconference on Status of New Mars Program Plans
WASHINGTON — NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 13, to provide an update about the framework and schedule of the newly formed Mars Program Planning Group (MPPG). The MPPG was established to construct a coordinated strategy and continue America’s leadership role in the exploration of Mars within available future budgets. Participants are: — John Grunsfeld, associate administrator, NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington — Doug McCuistion, director, Mars Exploration Program, NASA Headquarters, Washington — Orlando Figueroa, MPPG team lead Media representatives can request dial-in information by sending their name, affiliation and phone number to by 12:30 p.m. Friday, April 13. Audio of the event will be streamed live at: nasa.gov/newsaudio For more information about NASA’s Mars Program, visit: nasa.gov/mars
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NASA Hosts Teleconference on Status of New Mars Program Plans
Kingston Pen’s children, child killers, murderers and monsters
April 29, 2012
Sometime in the next two years the cell doors will shut for good on the place that has held some of Canada’s most notorious criminals.
On April 19, the federal government announced it will soon close Kingston Penitentiary, the oldest prison in Canada.
Behind KP’s bars today are Paul Bernardo, Michael Briere, Russell Williams and Mohammad Shafia and his son, Hamed.
They are part of an inmate population of about 350. Like those five, nearly half of KP’s inmates are serving life sentences.
When the first five convicts arrived from Toronto in 1835 to serve their time at what would come to be known as the Big House, the penitentiary was not yet open for business and they had to be held at the county jail for five days.
Five months later, there were 62 inmates, including women. By 1850, there were 410 inmates, including 24 women and girls (a separate female section had been started in 1839).
Children flogged at Kingston Pen
A commission report from 1849 records the stories of some of the inmates. The head of the commission, George Brown, would be one of the Fathers of Confederation two decades later.
Antoine Beauche was given a three-year sentence at KP in 1845. He was eight years old. “This eight year old child received… 47 corporal punishments [the lash] in nine months, and all for offences of the most childish character,” the commissioners wrote.
Inmate Elizabeth Breen was flogged six times when she was only 12 years old.
After receiving over 1,200 lashes, prisoner James Brown was declared insane by the prison surgeon.
Accounts like those led Alex Edmison, an academic historian of KP, to write about “the harm these monsters did while in office,” referring to prison administrators and guards.
If such stories conjure up memories of Charles Dickens novels, know that the great English writer visited KP during this period — though he inexplicably wrote in his book American Notes, “There is an admirable gaol here, well and wisely governed, and excellently regulated in every respect.”
Beauche, Breen and Brown may be little remembered, but other KP inmates over the years have a larger place in Canada’s historical record.
Grace MarksMargaret Atwood writes about Grace Marks in her novel, Alias Grace. This portrait of Marks is from 1843. Toronto Public Library
Irish immigrant Grace Marks was 16 in 1843 when she was convicted for the murders of her wealthy employer, Thomas Kinnear, and Nancy Montgomery, his housekeeper and mistress.
Marks was first sent to an asylum but later transferred to KP. Thirty years later she was pardoned and released.
Two famous Canadians have written about Marks. Susanna Moodie told her story in a chapter in her 1853 book, Life in the Clearings.
Margaret Atwood’s Giller Prize-winning 1996 novel, Alias Grace, is also about Marks, but Atwood questions Moodie’s account of Marks as insane and guilty.
James Donnelly
James Donnelly, the patriarch of the Ontario family nicknamed the Black Donnellys, served seven years in KP after he killed a man in a drunken brawl in 1857.
The Donnellys were party to a long-running feud that began long before in Ireland. James, his wife, two sons and a niece were attacked and murdered at their farm by a mob in 1880. Despite strong evidence, the jury acquitted the accused.
Marie-Anne Houde
Houde and her husband were convicted in the death of his eleven-year-old daughter, Aurore Gagnon, in 1920. Houde was sentenced to hang but the sentence was commuted to life in prison and she was sent to KP.
Houde, ill with cancer, was released in 1935 and died less than a year later.
Aurore became a cultural icon in Quebec. A hugely successful play, Aurore, L’Enfant martyre (Aurore, the Martyred Child) was first performed in 1921. Four novels, a film and even a puppet show followed.
Tim BuckAn aerial view shows Kingston Penitentiary on Oct. 22, 1931. (Canadian Press )
Communist Party of Canada general secretary Tim Buck was jailed at KP from 1932 to 1934 after being convicted of sedition.
A prison riot broke out in 1932 and in its aftermath, guards were ordered to fire shots through the peep hole of cells where and when they detected a commotion. They fired seven shots into Buck’s cell, which the government later admitted was just “to frighten him.”
Norman (Red) Ryan
Red Ryan has been called Canada’s most notorious criminal.
Until 1923, KP had been a revolving door for Ryan, who specialized in bank robbery. But that year, he fled by going over the wall, leading four other inmates in a rare successful escape.
Ryan went back to robbing banks, first in Ontario, then in the United States. After three months, he was captured in Minneapolis and was soon back in KP, serving a life sentence.
Ryan became a model prisoner and, with the backing of Prime Minister R.B. Bennett and other influential Canadians, he won parole in 1935.
Ryan became the poster boy of prison reform and the darling of the Toronto Star, hosted a Toronto radio program, sold cars and received an advance for a book he titled Crime Does Not Pay.
But he was hoaxing “a whole city renowned for its smugness,” Frank Rasky wrote in 1958, for in his leisure hours Ryan had returned to robbery.
The masquerade came to an end when he botched an attempt to rob a liquor store in Sarnia, Ont., in 1936. Ryan killed one policeman before other officers shot him “as full of holes as a soup strainer,” in Rasky’s words.
Edwin Alonzo BoydPrison guards gather inmates into a corner at Kingston Penitentiary after a two-hour riot on Aug. 16, 1954. Edwin Alonzo Boyd was then KP’s most famous inmate. (Canadian Press)
After escaping from Toronto’s Don Jail in 1951, the bank-robbing Boyd Gang achieved folk-hero status. That ended when two gang members, Steve Suchan and Lennie Jackson, shot police detective Edmund Tong, for which they would later hang.
Those two were soon captured. Edwin Alonzo Boyd, who wasn’t involved in the shooting, was later tracked down and arrested in bed.
The Boyd Gang escaped from the Don again in 1952, leading to the biggest manhunt in Canadian history. It was also the subject of the first news report on CBC TV.
Boyd served 10 years at KP and then returned to Toronto and something of media frenzy. He was soon back in KP for another four years, for parole violations.
Roger Caron
Roger Caron, known for talents as an escape artist and a writer, spent much of his time behind bars in KP, beginning in the 1950s.
The cell block at Kingston Penitentiary on Sept. 10, 1969. Roger Caron, a former inmate, wrote about KP of this era. (Chuck Mitchell/Canadian Press)
Caron died on April 12, a day shy of his 74th birthday.
He described life inside KP in the 1950s in his book Go Boy! In Bingo!, he gives an eyewitness account of the 1971 riot at KP.
Caron had broken out of other prisons more than a dozen times.
Clifford Olson
Olson, the self-described “beast of B.C.,” went on a sexual abuse and killing spree that started in 1980. He pleaded guilty in 1982 for killing 11 children and was sent to KP.
He was held in a special “administrative segregation unit” for two years and then moved to a reinforced cell with plexiglas covering the bars.
He was transferred from KP after an escape attempt in 1992. Olson died in 2011.
Helmuth Buxbaum
One of the most sensational trials of the 1980s saw millionaire businessman Helmuth Buxbaum convicted for the murder of his wife, Hanna, in 1984. The court found that he had hired Gary Forshay to be the hit man, and Buxbaum was given a life sentence.
The government will close Kingston Penitentiary, the country’s oldest penal institution, as part of a cost-cutting effort. Two guards at the Kingston Penitentiary walk by the parking lot on April 19. (Lars Hagberg/Canadian Press )
Buxbaum died in 2007, while still serving his sentence at KP.
Ty Conn
Tyrone William Conn robbed his first bank when he was 16 years old and would face charges for more than 30 other offences over his life.
He had already escaped from three other prisons when he was transferred to KP in 1998. In 1999, he escaped from there, too. He got over the 10-metre perimeter fence at night by using a hand-made ladder and grappling hook he constructed in the prison shop. Thanks to a dummy he made by stuffing clothing with paper, his escape was not discovered until the morning.
Two weeks later, police tracked him to a basement apartment in Toronto. He shot himself during the standoff.
CBC’s The Fifth Estate told his story in the 2000 documentary Ty Conn: A Life Imprisoned.
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Steven Truscott waves in celebration of the quashing of his conviction as his lawyer James Lockyer looks on in Toronto on Aug. 28, 2007. Truscott had been wrongfully convicted of the 1959 murder of Lynne Harper and spent time at KP. (Frank Gunn/Canadian Press )
Not only criminals did time at KP. Some of the better-known wrongfully convicted Canadians also were held there, including Steven Truscott, Romeo Phillion and Guy-Paul Morin.
For more about them, see our in-depth feature, Canada’s wrongful convictions.
Kingston Pen’s children, child killers, murderers and monsters
What's in store today…
April 28, 2012
Tuesday will start off with Associated British Foods (ABF) reporting its interim results, with broker Collins Stewart expecting earnings to grow “at least 20%”.
Its ‘buy’ recommendation is predicated on a sustained period of profit growth in the company’s sugar division. “We believe world sugar prices will remain firm for longer than the market thinks and in any case the supply/demand balance in the company’s sugar-producing regions is favourable. Both ABF’s African and Chinese sugar businesses are still in the early stages of their evolution, and are not fully utilising their assets,” it comments.
It also reminds investors that management was focused on growing Primark, the division with the highest return on capital. It also believes that Primark has “substantial” growth prospects, which should accelerate value creation for shareholders – at least over the medium term.
888 Holdings (888) will then report its first-quarter key performance indicators (KPIs).
The gaming company reported 2011A EBITDA of $55.6 million (£34.5 million), 17% ahead of consensus. Costs were well controlled with sales and marketing expenses at about 31% of revenue. UK revenue fell to 46% of total group revenue from 49% in 2010 and European (ex UK) revenue increased marginally to 38% of group.
Simon French, analyst at Panmure Gordon, is forecasting revenues of $92.5 million, up 23% year-on-year, driven by poker and casino, with an EBITDA of $42.1 million. The group has paid £20 million of Wink bingo deferred consideration ahead of schedule, leaving £3.8 million to be paid in May. French is also awaiting an update on further US agreement, with The Times suggesting earlier this month that 888 is in talks with Trump Entertainment Resorts.
Consensus expectations are for $42.3 million of EBITDA.
“We think the risk to consensus forecasts is firmly on the upside given the encouraging start to the year,” states French, reminding investors that the group had reiterated its target of reaching 2009 EBITDA margins of 18.5% in the short term.
French rates the stock a ‘buy’.
Economic news
On the economic front, the public finances data for March are expected to show modest improvement compared to a year earlier following the disappointing outturn for February.
Howard Archer, chief UK and European economist at IHS Global Insight, is forecasting a public sector net borrowing requirement (PSNBR) excluding financial interventions of £16 billion in March, down from £18 billion in March 2011. This would mean the PSNBR amounted to £126 billion overall in fiscal year 2011/12, in line with the estimate given in last month’s budget and down from a shortfall of £136.8 billion in 2010/11.
In March’s Budget, the Chancellor set the target of reducing the PSNBR modestly further to £120 billion in fiscal year 2012/13, with the reduction limited by anticipated gross domestic product (GDP) expansion of just 0.8% in 2012 before it improves to 2.0% in 2013.
Archer believes this looks achievable, but warns that the Chancellor could “very well struggle” to meet his longer-term fiscal targets as he is relying on GDP growth picking up to 2.7% in 2014 and 3.0% in both 2015 and 2016.
Tuesday 24 April
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Bingo parking causing chaos, say councillors
April 26, 2012
Bingo parking causing chaos, say councillors
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Cork’s city manager has been asked to tackle parking problems outside a bingo hall.
Several city councillors said they fear the volume of parking outside Rock Bingo in Togher could block ambulances or fire brigades from gaining access to the nearby St Finbarr’s GAA club in the event of an emergency. “The parking is a hazard from health and safety point of view,” said Cllr Mary Shields (FF). Cllr Michael Ahern (Lab) called for traffic wardens to blitz the area on bingo nights. Cllr Henry Cremin (SF) said that, since Rock Bingo opened, the parking problem was “getting out of control”. Deanrock Villas and the Barr’s Lane, which lead into the GAA club’s complex, are worst affected on bingo nights, said Mr Cremin. After a lengthy legal battle, the 1,000-seater Rock Bingo venue opened earlier this year in a small industrial estate with limited parking. On bingo nights, hundreds of cars are parked on the narrow roadway outside the venue which leads directly to St Finbarr’s GAA club. Ms Shields, a club member, said motorists were parking on both sides of the road. “It is causing traffic chaos. There is no way, if cars are parked on both sides of the road, that emergency vehicles could get into the club grounds. “My main concern is that emergency service vehicles would be blocked from getting in in the event of a fire, or a serious injury at an event.” She raised the issue in February and said she was unhappy with the response of officials, who said the city council did not have the resources to police the parking and that it was a matter for gardaí. Gardaí can only take action if vehicles are parked illegally or are obstructing gates. Motorists parking on Barr’s Lane are not parking illegally. Ms Shields said something must be done soon. “It’s a simple solution. Run two yellow lines down one side of the road. It could prevent a potential tragedy,” she said. City manager Tim Lucey accepted there was a parking problem in the area and agreed to discuss the matter with gardaí to identify any measures that could be carried out by the city council. Court case The State yesterday accepted in the High Court that a Cork bingo hall has been operating within the law. The declaration was made in the announcement of the settlement of a case brought by Omega Leisure, trading as Rock Bingo Club, against Togher-based Garda Supt Charles Barry, the Garda Commissioner, and the State. Yesterday Mr Justice Frank Clarke was told the sides had resolved the issues and the matter could be struck out. Brendan Grehan SC, for the State, said it was accepted that during the period covered by the proceedings Omega was operating within the law as had been declared by the judge recently. Dave Barber, whose family operates Omega, said afterward: “We are very happy with the outcome of today’s proceedings, and are very happy with the state declaration… This has been a very trying and traumatic experience for our family and everyone involved with Rock Bingo” — Ann O’Loughlin
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This appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Bingo parking causing chaos, say councillors
Jackpotjoy launches Super Snap! game – RGT Online
April 25, 2012
Jackpotjoy launches Super Snap! game 27 March 2012
(PRESS RELEASE) — Jackpotjoy’s brand new version of their innovative SNAP! game combines the style of a Casino game with all the community spirit of a traditional Bingo room. Super Snap! is definitely ready to be snapped up The game boasts five different ways of winning so members can enjoy the chance of success from the moment their cards are dealt right through to a bonus game after the main game ends. A player’s first chance of winning comes just after they’re dealt their five standard playing cards. If any hand holds a listed poker hand, players will automatically win a cash bonus. Then main game involves cards being turned by the dealer and automatically matched off against the player’s hands, with the first player to match all five cards winning the game jackpot. However, one of the unique attractions of Super Snap! is The Community Chest which takes a percentage of every SNAP! ticket bought, just like a progressive Jackpot. If anyone calls Snap! within seven cards they’ll open the Community Chest with the player who won taking 40% of the jackpot, and the remaining 60% being shared between everyone else who bought tickets for the game. But the winning doesn’t stop with the main game, as even after the jackpot is won the Lucky Charm game offers one in every six players the chance to land a win. Simply buy the maximum five hands to enter. Super Snap! will be launched with an exclusive Super Snap £500 chat party, which will be running at jackpotjoy.com from Tuesday 27th March.
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