GamingInternet Sweepstake Cafes
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Marysville council committee visits Internet café sites
(Ohio) -- Only supporters of the businesses showed up to speak at a public hearing Feb. 13 about skill game rooms and Internet sweepstakes cafés.
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Pee Dee leaders act to clarify 'Sweepstakes' legality
(South Carolina) -- Some say a loophole in the law is paving the way for 'Sweepstakes' gaming machines. Although the games are popular, some leaders in...
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Kentucky Gaming
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Beshear calls for support on casino gambling bill
(Kentucky) -- Gov. Steve Beshear reached out to Kentuckians on Friday, urging them to contact their state lawmakers in support of having the opportunity to vote on...
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Maryland Gaming
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Baker faces struggle for casino at National Harbor
(Maryland) -- Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker faces a long battle over his plan to put a Las Vegas-style casino on the Potomac River, with opposition...
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Baker returns to Annapolis to fight for Prince George's — this time as county executive
(Maryland) -- When Rushern L. Baker III took office as Prince George's County executive 14 months ago, he faced a monumental cleanup challenge.
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Robert McCartney: Upscale casino could help Prince George’s image
(Maryland) -- Critics of the new plan to build an upscale resort casino at National Harbor are wringing their hands over the risk that blackjack tables and slot machines...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Casino Wars Heat Up: $1 Billion at Stake
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts could leave more than a billion dollars on the table by letting a trio of casino licenses go on the cheap, sticking taxpayers with a...
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Raynham Park sets sights on slots
(Massachusetts) -- Raynham Park owner George Carney hopes he can get his hands on the sole slot parlor license included in the state’s gaming bill passed last year.
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TIMELINE: Massachusetts OKs gambling, slowly
(Massachusetts) -- September 2007 Gov. Deval Patrick proposes a law to build three casinos in Massachusetts. March 2008 House of Representatives defeats casino package.
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Nevada Online
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Another Online Gambling Operator Applies For Nevada License
(Nevada) -- America has gone around and around with the idea of legalizing online gambling with nothing resolved with more confusion every day. Nevada is definitely the...
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New Hampshire Gaming
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Casino in Loudon promoted
(New Hampshire) -- Picture an entertainment venue with the appeal of huge resorts like Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, with a luxurious hotel and gaming rooms, near the center...
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NH lawmakers to give gambling recommendation
(New Hampshire) -- Prospects for expanded gaming will depend on a New Hampshire House committee’s recommendation next week. The House Ways and Means Committee...
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Poker Tournament
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World Poker Tour deals its 10th season
(California) -- With prize pools in the eight figures, tournament poker is big business. And one of the best known brands in the business is World Poker Tour, which...
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Sheldon Adelson
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Adelson plans new $10M donation to Gingrich super PAC -- sources
(USA) -- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's faltering campaign is expected to get another shot in the arm, CBS News has learned. Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon...
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Washington, DC Online
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D.C. Council Member Michael A. Brown Likely to Reintroduce Online Poker Legislation
(Washington D.C.) -- Earlier this month, the D.C. Council voted to repeal the Internet gambling law that would have made the nation's capital the first U.S....
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Other News
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Chief executive of Tropicana's Atlantic City casino promoted to top post in parent company
(Atlantic City) -- Gaming veteran Tony Rodio, a self-proclaimed "South Jersey guy," will now oversee a casino empire that stretches from Atlantic City to...
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Tournaments, casino promotions highlight opening of Golden Nugget Atlantic City's upscale poker room
(Atlantic City) -- Perhaps Golden Nugget Atlantic City should call its brand new poker room a poker lounge or poker salon. The ordinary-sounding poker room label simply...
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Regulators give developer more time to get financing
(Louisiana) -- State gambling regulators have given Creative Casinos LLC an extra month to get its financing together and start construction on the $400 million Mojito...
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Roy Anderson Corp. wins casino contract
(Louisiana) -- Roy Anderson Corp., of Gulfport has been selected by Bossier Casino Venture LLC as general contractor for construction of the $197 million Margaritaville...
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Casino revenues on the rise
(Ontario) -- The Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) Corp. is reporting revenues at the recently rejuvenated Brantford Charity Casino are rising. Mayor Chris Friel shared...
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Column: Sin tax-addicted Grits suck in horse racing
(Ontario) -- Addicts lie. They break promises, hurt friends and destroy everything and everyone around them, just to get that next fix. The McGuinty government is...
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LETTER: Link not proved between gambling, more crime
(Hawaii) -- Whether gambling should be made legal in Hawaii is certainly something subject to reasonable debate. However, the discussion should be based on accurate...
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Saturation not a concern, gambling proponents say
(Washington) -- Two months after the Oak Tree Casino opened, rumors continue to swirl about as many as three more cardrooms going live in Woodland later this year, city...
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Herhold: Card clubs, gambling pose quandary for police chief
(California) -- For a couple of generations now, a fault line in San Jose politics has separated people who condone card clubs -- or shrug at gambling as inevitable --...
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Symon to have restaurant in Cleveland casino
(Ohio) -- Cleveland-born celebrity chef Michael Symon is expanding his B Spot burger chain to the food court at the Horseshoe Cleveland casino opening in May.
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PEEPS & Company opens hometown store at Sands in Bethlehem
(Pennsylvania) -- PEEPS & Company has opened the doors to its much-anticipated Bethlehem store located at The Shoppes at Sands, next to the Sands Casino Resort...
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Gulf Coast celebrates return of Biloxi Blonde beer
(Mississippi) -- The beer, born at the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino, was lost when the casino's brewery was destroyed in 2005. Yet it was not forgotten by customers.
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Convenience store owners seek role in Internet lottery
(Illinois) -- Illinois convenience stores and gas stations want to remain the “gatekeepers” to Illinois lottery tickets, which will be sold online beginning...
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Online lottery purchases may be a reality in weeks
(Illinois) -- If all goes as planned, Illinoisans will be able to purchase lottery tickets without leaving their homes or offices in about six weeks. With the click of a...
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Shane Warne in internet porn shock over 888 online poker website
(Australia) -- ADVERTISEMENTS for Shane Warne's 888 online poker business have appeared on a hardcore porn site. The ads, which show a grinning Warne throwing cards...
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Our View: Casinos will not pose any new threat to society
(Cyprus) -- IT APPEARS ruling AKEL is having second thoughts about giving its approval for the creation of casinos, only a couple of months after an apparent government...
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Stavrakis: delay in regulating online gambling was deliberate
(Cyprus) -- CERTAIN MPs used legalistic arguments in a bid to have a bill banning online gambling rejected or delayed, former finance minister Charilaos Stavrakis said,...
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Royston Smith insists plans for Las Vegas-style gambling centre in Southampton have not been revived
(UK) -- TORY council leaders have denied plans for a Las Vegas style casino in Southampton have been revived. The prospect of a huge gambling den as part of the “...
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When bookies are more common than post offices, Britain has a major problem
(UK) -- I've just won tenfold on the horses, but I can’t get out of Ladbrokes. It’s 10pm and the floor is covered with crumpled slips recording the day’s losing bets. A...
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Casino inquiry to compel witnesses
(Australia) -- A STRING of revelations since the sacking of The Star casino's managing director, Sid Vaikunta, has sparked a fresh inquiry into its operations.
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Casinos make pre-commitment
(Australia) -- VOLUNTARY pre-commitment modules will be added to 3000 of Queensland pokies, bringing the percentage of the state's machines with the technology to 18...
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Cirque du Soleil to end Macau show due to disappointing sales
(Hong Kong) -- Canadian entertainment firm Cirque du Soleil will withdraw from a property owned by casino giant Las Vegas Sands' Macau unit, as the gaming hub struggles...
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US casino hotels industry to continue to grow in 2012
(Macau) -- The US casino hotels industry began its recovery in 2010 and 2011, after a disastrous 2008 and 2009 when revenue declined 8.7% and 8.4%, respectively, as the...
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Gambler ‘cheats’ e-bingo machine but not manager
(Philippines) -- A 28-year-old man was arrested on Thursday afternoon for allegedly using some P11,500 in counterfeit bills at an electronic gambling station in Manila.
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Gambling lords defy Digos City crackdown
(Philippines) -- Illegal gambling operators are defying a city council resolution shutting down betting stations here known as frontons. The resolution, which became law...
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Gilley gets grilled
(Alabama) -- Beginning the day telling his story and listening to tapes for prosecutors, Country Crossing developer Ronnie Gilley spent another day on the witness stand...
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Husband, wife sentenced in Rockland-based gambling ring
(New York) -- Husband-and-wife members of a Rockland-based multimillion-dollar gambling ring have been sentenced on federal charges resulting from a county investigation...
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N.J. Man Charged with Pulling Knife at Casino
(Pennsylvania) -- A New Jersey man was following a woman around the Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem early Friday. She considered his attention “uninvited,”...
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Portsmouth man jailed for counterfeit money
(Delaware) -- A Portsmouth man who decided to celebrate his graduation from Tidewater Community College by going to a Delaware casino -- a trip funded by passing...
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Caesars Looks Like a Risky Bet
(Wall Street) -- Caesars Entertainment doesn't have a lot going for it given its heavy losses and onerous debt. The company did stage a successful initial public...
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Casino stock a complicated bet
(Wall Street) -- Market players who want to buy a casino had best make sure they know the nature of the game going in. Caesars Entertainment Group, one of the largest...
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Senators want clarification of act prohibiting bribery
(Washington D.C.) -- Two Democratic senators looking to amend the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act urged U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to clarify what the Department of...
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Online Poker Encyclopedia Helping Players Fine Tune Skills
(USA) -- Poker Wiki is launched, revealing a one of a kind website for Poker players the world over. In some rather exciting casino gambling news this week, a new...
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Gambling losses aren't tax writeoffs, court rules
(Ontario) -- A Toronto man trying to write off casino and racetrack losses against his income tax bill has gambled and lost at Canada's Federal Court of Appeal.
2/17/2012
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Miller rejects Baker's stance on Prince George's casino
(Maryland) -- Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller welcomed Prince George's County Executive Rushern L. Baker III's support for a casino in the county Friday...
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Boyd sues over ruling that it must pay tax on comped meals
(Nevada) -- Boyd Gaming Corp. of Las Vegas, as expected, has filed a lawsuit to overturn rulings by the state Tax Commission requiring it to pay sales taxes on...
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Company to buy Hooters casino with $60 million credit bid
(Las Vegas) -- The main creditor of the Hooters hotel-casino in Las Vegas won the right Friday to take over the property and — importantly — its cash.
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Stratosphere Looking at Online Poker in Nevada
(Nevada) -- ACEP Interactive, LLC is the most recent online poker applicant in Nevada, according to a source at the Gaming Control Board.
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What's holding up New Jersey's sports betting challenge?
(New Jersey) -- Ninety-nine sunrises and sunsets have come and gone since the voters of New Jersey empowered the state to challenge the federal government’s odious...
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Secret OLG study behind Drummond recommendation to close Niagara Falls casino, sources say
(Ontario) -- In the high-stakes world of casino politics in Ontario, the provincial government holds all of the cards. And so when former TD Bank economist Don Drummond...
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MD Senate Pres. Holds Racino Hope
(Maryland) -- An article by The Washington Post has cited Maryland Senate President Thomas Mike Miller Jr. as saying that he would still like to receive bids in regard...
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Gamblers' New Game
(New York) -- For decades, no politician could ignore the people's mournful lament: Sure, New York offers the world's finest food, art and nightlife, but what...
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Former governor, horse breeder Jones says he can't support gambling bill
(Kentucky) -- Former Democratic Gov. Brereton Jones, a Thoroughbred breeder who has lobbied for expanded gambling for a decade, said Friday that he cannot support Gov....
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Western states hit hard by industry contraction
(USA) -- As the industry has tightened its belt by making cuts, breeding fewer horses, and closing racetracks, arguably no region has taken more of a hit than the...
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Zynga COO Addresses Real-Money Online Poker
(California) -- Online gaming giant Zynga is still considering a foray into online poker and gambling, according to comments from the company’s chief operating...
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Billionaire expected to chip in $10 million for Gingrich campaign
(Washington D.C.) -- Casino owner Sheldon Adelson is expected to send another $10 million donation within days to the outside group that has provided life support to...
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Prosecutor plays 'aborigine,' other race-tinged tapes
(Alabama) -- Controversial state Sen. Scott Beason, in a recording played in a federal corruption case on Friday, referred to supporters of a casino in a predominantly...
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COLUMN: Lottery tickets are cheap and easy to get, but the odds of winning are poor
(Pennsylvania) -- The most popular form of legalized gambling doesn't usually happen in a casino. It's more common at the neighborhood grocery, convenience store...
2/16/2012
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Disputes in Washington End Online Gambling Program
(Washington D.C.) -- Last year, the District of Columbia seemed to hold all the aces in the high-stakes race among states to offer Internet gambling. Its program,...
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$1 billion casino at National Harbor proposed by Prince George’s Executive Baker
(Maryland) -- Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III said Thursday that he wants to see a billion-dollar casino on the banks of the Potomac River,...
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Casino in Loudon promoted
(New Hampshire) -- Picture an entertainment venue with the appeal of huge resorts like Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, with a luxurious hotel and gaming rooms, near the center...
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Missed deadline may bite MGM
(Las Vegas) -- The owners of CityCenter may have to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars of their opponents' expenses because they missed a 2010 deadline for...
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Nevada Sets Its Standards For Online Poker [sub req'd]
(Nevada) -- The Nevada Gaming Control Board has published technical standards and minimum internal control standards for interactive gaming, as regulators close in on...
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Silver Legacy's first try at refinancing $142.8 million debt falls short
(Nevada) -- The Silver Legacy Resort Casino failed in its efforts to restructure $142.8 million in mortgage note due March 1 through a public offering, according to...
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Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem announces seven new outlet stores, restaurant
(Pennsylvania) -- Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem announced plans for seven new outlet stores and a new Asian restaurant at today’s grand opening for its Shoppes at...
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Hialeah Park: Flash point for state's gambling mess
(Florida) -- Hialeah Park is reveling in its rebirth, but the racetrack with the pink flamingos has caused a mess across the state. When its quarter-horse season ends...
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Liberals call for slower, less addictive VLTs
(Edmonton) -- Liberal MLA Hugh MacDonald is calling on the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission to replace existing video lottery terminals with ones that play more...
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House OKs bill on gambling
(Ohio) -- Gamblers could be placing bets at temporary slot parlors at racetracks by year’s end under proposed legislation passed by the Ohio House Wednesday in a...
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O’Malley Not Eager For Table Games In Maryland
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O’Malley said Wednesday he believes a push to legalize table games in Maryland casinos is a distraction to more productive actions...
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Gaming association: New York made more than $1 billion from racetrack casinos
(New York) -- Nine racetrack casinos generated nearly $2 billion in economic output, according to a study released Thursday by the New York Gaming Association.
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Proposed Budget Cuts Put Ontario’s Horse Racing Industry in Jeopardy
(Ontario) -- The much-anticipated Drummond report, issued February 15th, ahead of Finance Minister Dwight Duncan’s budget next month, lists 362 measures for...
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Revenue falls for MGM Grand, MotorCity casinos; Greektown's rises
(Detroit) -- Combined revenue for Detroit's three casinos declined month over month and year over year in January.
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Western Kentucky legislators favor putting gambling question on ballot
(Kentucky) -- A majority of the state lawmakers who represent Henderson, Union and Webster counties favor allowing Kentuckians to vote on whether to permit casino-style...
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Cripple Creek amends its device-fee codes
(Colorado) -- Cripple Creek casino owners are rarely late on their device-fee payments but when they are, the costs can add up quickly.
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Waikiki casino bill stalls in House panel
(Hawaii) -- A proposed stand-alone casino in Waikiki has stalled in a state House committee. House Bill 2788 would also create the Hawaii Gaming Commission and impose a...
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Japan’s Ruling Party Nears Approval Of Casino Draft Bill [sub req'd]
(Japan) -- The ruling Democratic Party of Japan is on course to approve a measure that would be a step forward in allowing legalisation of casinos in the world’s...
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Witness: Milton McGregor was aware of illegality with bingo legislation
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand owner Milton McGregor was aware his money was being spent "illegally" to try to pass gambling legislation, a convicted casino owner...
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