Actress Lindsay Lohan, 24 was arrested in 2007 for drink driving offence. The star spent a diminutive 84 minutes in jail and was released under the condition that she had to attend alcohol education classes until further notice. This probation was then broken, as from 2007, nine of the alcohol classes have been missed.  Matters then got worse when in May; she was given an alcohol monitoring bracelet and told that she must wear it. On the night of the MTV Movie Awards, the bracelet then sent out an alarm… she had done it again.

On the day of her trial Lindsay turned up to her trial 10 minutes before the start with dad Michael, and Sister Ali, all looking convinced that there would be no charge. Lindsay simply replied to the judges questions with a mere excuse: “I did do everything I was told to do and did the best I could to balance jobs and showing up,” The star promised that she was not drinking at the night of the MTV Awards and it was agreed by the judge that it would not be taken into consideration when making the decision. Lohan’s excuse for missing the lessons was that she had a ‘busy career’ and that it was ‘too hard to fit it all in.’ These excuses were obviously just not good enough as she was sentenced to 90 days imprisonment and a further 90 day of rehabilitation after her sentence. As she heard the news Lindsay burst in to tears -gasping and sobbing on her lawyers shoulder.

The U.S actress was told that the date in which her sentence starts is the 20th of July and that she must continue wearing the bracelet right up until that date.

Lindsay Lohan became an acting sensation at the age of 11 when staring in ‘The Parent Trap’ an interview with her shortly after the release of the film revealed that Lindsay vowed ‘to stay normal.’ This promise wasn’t exactly kept as she is continuously headlining newspapers with negative news. Has Lindsay’s reputation been completely reunited by this…is it the end?

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Stephen Hill was wanted by police in connection with murder and attempted murder charges that were filed against him on Friday by Eric Jover, who runs the Ultima DVD production house, Jover also offered $2,000 reward on the company’s website for information leading to the arrest of Hill.

It’s thought that during a social gathering at Ultima’s studios on Tuesday Hill attacked a colleague with a sword that was used as a film prop after a week earlier being told he was being fired and that he would have to move out of the production facility, where he had been living, authorities said. Hill then went on to attack to other colleagues others who rushed to their co-worker’s defence, one of whom Herbert Hin Wong, 30 was killed.

Authorities said Stephen Hill, whose professional name is Steve Driver then fled in a sports utility vehicle with the murder weapon, he was found on Saturday after he had barricaded himself in a house before fleeing to the hillside. According to court records Hill was convicted of second-degree assault and a handgun charge in March 1999 in Maryland.

The owner of 888, Pacific Poker has said it plans to pay Daub, Winks current owners a base price of £11 million, plus a sum based on earnings in the year to March 2011, with the total capped at £59.7 million.

Both companies have favoured well in the current climate with both making profits, in August, 888 reported pre-tax profits of 14.9 million US dollars (£9.3 million) in the six months to June 30, compared with 26.3 million dollars (£16.4 million) in the same period last year. Also Wink which was only launched in 2008 has generated revenues of £15 million and pre-tax profits of £1.3 million in the 11 months to November 30 this year.

Wink bingo is one of the most popular online bingo sites and their networks which include Wink Bingo, Posh Bingo and Bingo Fabulous, had over 60,000 active players in October this year making them very desirable.

Gigi Levy, Chief executive said the acquisition would help 888 expand its online bingo footprint “in the lucrative UK market”. The firm have said “completion of the deal was dependent on certain factors, including obtaining the required consents.” However Wink bingo’s site currently run through 888’s Dragonfish bingo platform, making transition for the Wink bingo networks to join up with the 888ladies Bingo easy

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However, as bingo’s popularity has seen a massive boom over the last few years and the size and scale of the game has grown, it’s no surprise to find that it is attracting new levels of glamour. This year’s World Championship Tournament takes place in the Gulf of Mexico on board the 952ft Carnival Splendor – the largest and most spectacularly appointed cruise ship in the Carnival fleet. The 2009 tournament in November will see players from around the world duking it out for a $100,000 jackpot and a free pass to the 2010 event.

With interest in the UK at an all time high, online bingo site 888ladies.com is stumping up to send the winner of its own mini tournament to the event – all expenses paid! By playing as many games as possible on the site between now and August 23rd, players can accumulate points in the competition. The 75 players with the most points will then take part in a 75 card showdown. The eventual winner of this game will be flown from London to the US, where they’ll hook up with the Carnival Splendor for an 8 day luxury cruise in first class VIP cabins, touring around the Gulf of Mexico and taking in such exotic locations as Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas.

So if your image of bingo is still stuck with the Working Man’s Club stereotype of chain-smoking, blue-haired old girls then more fool you: the era of glamourous bingo has truly arrived!