Gambling News by House of Odds

RICH GOSSAGE hasn't thrown a 99 mile-an-hour fastball out of the late-inning shadows since 1994. Hasn't thrown a slider or a changeup, either. Hasn't whiffed a hitter with the tying run on third, notched a save or blown one.

Still another attempt to pass the Saipan gaming plan was defeated by the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation yesterday. Saipan lawmakers voted 10-5 to kill a fresh local bill that would have legalized certain forms of gaming on the island.