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Racino at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens draws a record 1 million customers in July
(New York) -- July was a jackpot month for the racino at Aqueduct Race Track in Queens. More than 1 million customers visited the racino in July — the highest...
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Facebook Online
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Bingo! Facebook Gambles On Games Using Real Money, Not Credits, To Engage Users
(UK) -- For the last three quarters, Facebook has been struggling to move the needle on its payments business, but today a new game has launched that could provide a...
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Facebook allows online gambling on platform overseas
(UK) -- Facebook will allow users in Britain to wager real money on its service, opening its doors to gambling for the first time as revenue growth slows at the world...
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Facebook allows U.K. developer to launch real-money gambling app on platform
(UK) -- Online gambling company Gamesys today launches Bingo Friendzy for Facebook, the first casino title to incorporate real-money play on the social network.
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Facebook Debuts Real-Money Bingo In UK [sub req'd]
(UK) -- Facebook has taken the long-awaited plunge into real-money gambling, staking a claim in the UK market with an application called Bingo & Slots Friendzy. For...
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Facebook slammed for game that allows visitors to gamble with REAL money
(UK) -- Users of Facebook will be able to gamble on the site after the social networking giant introduced a game that can only be played using real money.
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Facebook takes a gamble with online gambling in the UK
(UK) -- You may never have to set foot in a casino again - if you're in the U.K. Facebook has begun to allow U.K. users to wager real money on the social media...
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Facebook's first real-cash gambling app launched
(UK) -- A real-money gambling app has been launched on Facebook - the social network's first. Developed by London-based online gambling operator Gamesys, the Bingo...
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Outcry over 'child-friendly' Facebook gambling app
(UK) -- Bingo Friendzy, developed by the British online gambling company Gamesys, was introduced on Facebook this morning. It allows players to stake cash in 90 bingo...
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Florida Gaming
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Gaming picture in Sunshine State of Fla. heating up quickly
(Florida) -- As predicted by your humble reporters, the gaming picture in the Sunshine State is heating up fast even in the summer doldrums.
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Hollywood Casino Perryville
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On Eve Of MD Special Session, The State's First Casino Is Downsizing
(Maryland) -- On the eve of a special session to discuss expanding gambling, Maryland's first casino is downsizing. The "Hollywood Casino Perryville" has...
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Perryville casino seeks to cut slot machines by a third
(Maryland) -- Even as the General Assembly prepares to return to Annapolis this week to discuss the expansion of gambling, one of Maryland's three casinos has asked...
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Illinois Gaming
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Des Plaines says no to pawnshop near casino
(Illinois) -- Des Plaines aldermen checked the potential spread of pawnshops Aug. 6, rejecting a request to open one just over a mile away from Rivers Casino.
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No video gambling in Carpentersville — for now
(Illinois) -- Carpentersville is not ready to place its bets on video gambling — at least not yet. Although the village board voted 3-2 Tuesday night against video...
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Maryland Gaming
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Md. casinos might get ‘marketing allowance’
(Maryland) -- A gambling bill being crafted by Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) is likely to include a new “marketing allowance” for casino operators,...
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COMMENTARY: A sixth casino would create jobs, but for whom?
(Maryland) -- It seems you can't turn on the television or the radio this summer without hearing some voice extolling the virtues of bringing a sixth casino to...
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Details released on Maryland gambling legislation
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O’Malley’s administration on Tuesday released long-awaited details of a gambling bill for the upcoming special session.
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O'Malley unveils gambling expansion legislation
(Maryland) -- Gov. Martin O'Malley unveiled legislation Tuesday night that would expand gambling in Maryland, limit the influence of gambling interests in state...
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O’Malley administration releases details on gambling bill for special session
(Maryland) -- Casinos could be able to collect more revenue than currently allowed under the long-awaited details of a bill released Tuesday by Gov. Martin O’...
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O’Malley proposes mid-2016 debut of Pr. George’s casino
(Maryland) -- A Las Vegas-style casino could rise in Prince George’s County by mid-2016 at National Harbor or Rosecroft Raceway under legislation Gov. Martin O...
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Maryland Online
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Busch says Internet gambling won't be in casino bill
(Maryland) -- House Speaker Michael E. Busch said Tuesday that Internet gambling, which he had put on the agenda for the special General Assembly session on gambling...
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Busch's Office Says No Internet Gambling In Special Session Bill
(Maryland) -- Later today we could find out just what is in a gambling bill that state lawmakers will consider this week in a special session, but a key item won't...
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Internet gaming won’t be in Maryland gambling mix
(Maryland) -- Maryland House Speaker Michael Busch speaks in front of Gov. Martin O'Malley at a news conference last year. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Gaming over the...
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Massachusetts Gaming
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Gambling board ready for applicants
(Massachusetts) -- Nine months after Massachusetts legalized casinos, the state gambling commission is ready to accept preliminary applications from prospective...
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Massachusetts Gaming Commission unveils plan to begin accepting applications from casino companies
(Massachusetts) -- The Massachusetts Gaming Commission today reached a crucial point in the effort to approve casinos when members voted to begin accepting $400,000...
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State to begin accepting casino application fees
(Massachusetts) -- The panel overseeing the development of a new casino industry in Massachusetts will begin accepting applications from companies vying for the state...
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MGM Resorts
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MGM Beating Estimates And Refinancing Debt Sees Stock Skyrocket
(Wall Street) -- Casino operator MGM Resorts surprised investors on Tuesday, its shares jumping more than 9% at one point in early trading on the back of a lower than...
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MGM Resorts Posts Loss, but Revenue Soars
(Wall Street) -- MGM Resorts International swung to a second-quarter loss on write-downs and tax provisions, while its casino operations drove a 30% rise in revenue.
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MGM Resorts Posts Second-Quarter Loss on Weakening Vegas
(Wall Street) -- MGM Resorts International, the largest casino operator on the Las Vegas Strip, reported a smaller-than-anticipated loss in the second quarter amid lower...
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MGM Resorts posts smaller-than-expected loss, shares rise
(Wall Street) -- MGM Resorts International posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss as revenue rose from both its casinos and rooms, sending its shares up 7 percent.
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MGM Resorts suffers net loss of $145.5 million in second quarter
(Wall Street) -- MGM Resorts International lost $145.5 million in the second quarter, despite what the company termed "record" three-month results from its...
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MGM Resorts’ hotels cash in on return of tourists to Las Vegas
(Las Vegas) -- Business picked up for MGM Resorts International during the second quarter, with the company on Tuesday reporting higher hotel room and occupancy rates...
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N.J. Sports Betting
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4 major professional sports leagues sue N.J. Gov. Christie over sports betting
(New Jersey) -- Four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA on Tuesday sued Governor Christie and two other state officials in U.S. District Court, seeking to...
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Constitutionality Of Sports Betting Prohibition At Issue In NCAA And Professional Leagues' Lawsuit Against New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA),...
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Four Pro Sports Leagues, NCAA Sue N.J. Over Sports Betting
(New Jersey) -- The four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA filed a lawsuit Tuesday against New Jersey officials for implementing sports betting in the state.
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Lawsuit seeks to stop sports betting in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- A racetrack operator wants to join the fight in favor of starting sports betting in New Jersey by seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit professional...
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Lesniak: Leagues 'took the bait' when filing sports betting suit
(New Jersey) -- After hearing word that various professional organizations filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court to stop New Jersey from pursuing legalizing betting...
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NCAA, 4 major pro leagues sue N.J. over sports betting
(New Jersey) -- The NCAA and four professional sports leagues have filed suit, trying to stop new Jersey from allowing sports betting.
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OP/ED: It's time to let New Jersey and other states to tax and regulate sports gambling
(New York) -- It is hard to pick the biggest hypocrite out of the sports leagues that sued Gov. Chris Christie Tuesday to block sports gambling at Atlantic City casinos...
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Sports Leagues Sue To Block Betting In New Jersey [sub req'd]
(New Jersey) -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association and America’s four major professional sports leagues on Tuesday sued New Jersey to block the state...
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Ohio Gaming
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THURBER: Taxing tourists’ gambling winnings not very hospitable
(Ohio) -- It was only a matter of time before local politicians figured out a way to get even more money from the newly established casinos in Ohio.
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Online Gaming
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Casino ATM operator in social media and Internet gambling alliance
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas-based casino industry supplier Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. on Tuesday announced an alliance in the fast-growing social media and online...
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Sheldon Adelson
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BLOG: Embracing Sheldon Adelson
(Washington D.C.) -- There are two things that set Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign apart: his caution and his secretiveness. The presumptive Republican nominee...
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Social Gaming
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DoubleDown Interactive succeeds by not sucking at social casino games (interview)
(California) -- IGT made a few jaws drop wide open when it bought DoubleDown Interactive, a social casino game publisher, for $500 million in cash in January.
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Toronto Casino
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OLG softens pitch for new casino on Toronto waterfront
(Toronto) -- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. appears to be softening its hard-sell pitch for a Toronto lakefront casino.
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Other News
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Atlantic City bar The Brass Rail to close a year after reopening
(Atlantic City) -- The Brass Rail, an Atlantic City bar that catered to gay clientele, will close because competition from Pro Bar at Resorts Casino proved too tough,...
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Tax breaks approved for Hard Rock hotel
(Mississippi) -- Harrison County supervisors have approved a tax break for Hard Rock Casino Biloxi's hotel expansion.
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Casino M8trix in San Jose Finally Opens
(California) -- After more than three months of delays Casino Matrix in San Jose is open. During the soft opening Tuesday, more than a thousand people poured in to...
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Running Aces Harness Park still in the race, even without racino
(Minnesota) -- Who builds a racetrack without a grandstand? That’s the odd thing about Running Aces Harness Park. Now in its fifth summer operating just off...
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Fears over super casino act legacy
(UK) -- A RESORT MP has backed calls to stop the rise of high stakes gambling machines in betting shops. Since the passing of the Gambling Act 2005 bookmakers have been...
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Why politicians hedge their bets when it comes to gambling in Britain
(UK) -- So we are now living in "betting shop Britain". Last night's Dispatches documentary on Channel 4 has focused minds on the sight of more bookmakers...
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Bad cheque: Star sues high rollers
(Australia) -- A high roller has left The Star casino $4.88 million poorer, after his cheque bounced when the casino presented it.
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High roller bounces $5m cheque at The Star casino
(Australia) -- THE Star Casino has been the victim of a millionaire Thai gambler who bounced a $5 million cheque in April last year.
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Macau casino violence linked to triads
(Macau) -- Hundreds of people have been detained Macau -- the biggest gambling hub in the world -- seemingly as part of the effort to curtail a rise in violent crime.
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New law considered to be harmless to casinos and helpful to youths
(Macau) -- The new law passed by the Legislative Assembly (AL) on Monday that increased the age of those allowed to work or play in casinos from 18 to 21 will not do...
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BLOG: Adelson Sees Wynn, Raises Him
(Las Vegas) -- Since Garth Brooks has been a money-spinner for Wynncore, rival Venelazzo is seeing Steve Wynn one Tim McGraw and raising him one Faith Hill. So there!...
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Tim McGraw and Faith Hill join the Strip’s country superstar lineup
(Las Vegas) -- Former McDonald’s French Fries server and cashier Audrey Perry hit stardom in 1995 with the Top Five hit “Let’s Go to Vegas,” a...
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Realty report says Reno now considered a boom town
(Reno) -- Reno’s depressed real estate market is getting healthier, and the city is being called a boom town now, according to a new Realtor.com report.
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Casino: Man lied in suit over slot machine injury
(Mississippi) -- Lawyers for a Mississippi casino say a man lied under oath as part of a lawsuit that claims he was hurt by a slot machine.
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Slot machine-maker WMS's shares plunge as competition heats up
(Illinois) -- Shares of slot machine-maker WMS Industries Inc lost about a fifth of their value after the company posted fourth-quarter profit below analysts'...
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Churchill Downs reports 8 percent second quarter revenue increase over 2011
(Kentucky) -- Churchill Downs Incorporated reported Monday that net revenues from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2012 increased 8 percent, or $21.1...
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Churchill Downs: Kentucky Derby week, online betting propel second quarter earnings
(Kentucky) -- Strong growth in its live and online racing operations propelled Churchill Downs Inc. to record revenues and profits for the second quarter of 2012, an...
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Tropicana Las Vegas boosts quarterly revenue
(Las Vegas) -- The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel-casino managed to boost revenue in the second quarter, even as it waited for new nightclub, beach club and restaurant...
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Melco Crown quarterly profit up 23 pct
(Australia) -- Melco Crown Entertainment posted a 23 percent rise in quarterly net profit, driven by its mass market segment in Macau, the world's largest gambling...
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Macau casino SJM says H1 net profit up 28 pct
(Hong Kong) -- SJM Holdings, Macau's largest casino operator controlled by the family of gambling tycoon Stanley Ho, said on Wednesday its half-year net profit rose...
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Gaming Standards Association (GSA) Gathers Internationally Recognized Experts for a Seminar on Collaboration
(Las Vegas) -- The Gaming Standards Association, the world's leading standards-setting organization for the gaming industry, has gathered internationally recognized...
8/6/2012
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Facebook ventures into online gambling
(USA) -- Facebook is venturing into the world of online gambling with the launch of its first application where punters can stake real money.
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U.S. Internet Lobbying Spend Flat As Reid-Kyl Rumors Heat Up [sub req'd]
(Washington D.C.) -- Although federal Internet gambling lobbying spend flattened out in the second quarter, an anticipated legislative push by Senate leaders may touch...
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Maryland Special Legislative Session To Include Online Gambling
(Maryland) -- Maryland Special Legislative Session To Include Online GamblingMaryland lawmakers will meet Aug. 9 to consider online gambling regulations in addition to...
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No Gambling Bill Yet As Special Session Nears
(Maryland) -- State lawmakers are expected back in Annapolis by the end of the week for a special session to deal with expanded gambling legislation. Governor Martin O...
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WASHINGTON POST: Does Maryland really want to be a pioneer on Internet gambling?
(Washington D.C.) -- BEFORE LAST TUESDAY no one in Maryland had seriously considered allowing online gambling in a state that is having a hard enough time establishing...
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Perryville casino asking state to take back 400-500 slot machines, citing lost business
(Maryland) -- The manager of the Hollywood Casino in Perryville is asking the state to take back 400 to 500 video lottery terminals, saying it has lost 40% of its...
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Justice Department investigates Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(Washington D.C.) -- The Justice Department is investigating whether Las Vegas Sands Corp., owned by high-profile Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, broke federal law by...
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STUTZ: Investors ask where Adelson's focus is
(Las Vegas) -- A few days after Las Vegas Sands Corp. disappointed investors with quarterly earnings declines that sent the company's share price tumbling and had...
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Laughlin casino market struggles, as Las Vegas bounces back
(Nevada) -- The Laughlin casino market continued to struggle during the second quarter, gaming operator Tropicana Entertainment Inc. says.
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William Hill signs deal with Plaza casino
(Las Vegas) -- UK bookmaker William Hill has signed a long-term deal with the Plaza Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, US, to transform the operator’s sports book.
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Betting on the Future of Gambling in New Jersey
(New Jersey) -- The future of gambling in New Jersey continues to take center stage for industry leaders and lawmakers in Trenton and Washington, D.C. Over the past...
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No Sure Bets For Philadelphia Casino Bidding
(Pennsylvania) -- Philadelphia has won another chance to build a second casino, but it is far too early to call it a done deal, industry observers warn.
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Illinois gears up for the start of video gambling
(Illinois) -- Diners heading into Chino's Pizzeria in this Chicago suburb will get more than a chance to try the specialty sausage and mushroom calzones — they...
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Maryland Live! rakes in $35 million in July, but revenue drops at Perryville casino
(Maryland) -- The new Maryland Live! casino at Arundel Mills mall.(Photo by Mark Gail/The Washington Post)Maryland’s largest casino continued to perform strongly...
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Casinos Have Spent Nearly $1 Million on Table Games in Rhode Island
(Rhode Island) -- Twin River and Newport Grand have combined to spend more than $897,000 since the beginning of March in their efforts to convince Rhode Islanders to...
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Full Tilt Deal Will Strengthen PokerStars 'Stranglehold' In Europe, Say Analysts
(UK) -- PokerStars' takeover of one-time rival Full Tilt Poker, formerly the second largest poker firm in the world, will cement its dominance over European rivals,...
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Brits lose £1 billion a year on gambling machines
(UK) -- Up to half a million Brits have a gambling problem, and the government's relaxation of the rules has made things much worse. One consequence of the Gambling...
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Crown's growth plans make ratings agencies jumpy
(Australia) -- JAMES Packer's Crown casino group has some bridges to cross before opening its wallet to build a "six-star" hotel resort at Sydney's...
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Spotlight on triad activity in Macau's gambling scene
(Macau) -- Macau police have confirmed that they arrested 150 people in raids on casinos and hotels over the weekend.
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Gambling with the future: Spaniards weigh EuroVegas
(Spain) -- Laid-off businesspeople in designer clothes eating in soup kitchens. Young people flocking to study German in the hope of emigrating. Frantic regional...
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Thailand’s Richest Man Advocates Casino Gambling
(Thailand) -- Thailand's Richest Man Advocates Casino GamblingThailand’s richest man, Dhanin Chearavanont, has called upon Thailand to revise its gambling laws...
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Obama camp attacks Adelson as DOJ investigates casino mogul’s company
(Washington D.C.) -- President Obama’s campaign put the spotlight on casino mogul Sheldon Adelson in a fundraising email sent in the wake of reports that the...
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REPORT: Adelson Asked Romney to Promise Pollard Release; Romney Declined
(Washington D.C.) -- The Daily Beast Reports: Casino tycoon Sheldon Adelson, a major contributor to Mitt Romney’s election effort, is pressing the Republican...
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Loveman: Economy hurts Caesars’ results
(Las Vegas) -- Caesars Entertainment Corp. Chairman and CEO Gary Loveman was notably downbeat Monday in assessing how economic problems and uncertainties have reduced...
8/5/2012
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Las Vegas Sands target of US money-laundering probe
(Las Vegas) -- Las Vegas Sands Corp, controlled by billionaire Republican donor Sheldon Adelson, is the target of a federal investigation into possible violations of US...
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STUTZ: Investors ask where Adelson's focus is
(Las Vegas) -- A few days after Las Vegas Sands Corp. disappointed investors with quarterly earnings declines that sent the company's share price tumbling and had...
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Businesses lining up for video gambling
(Illinois) -- Video gambling is coming soon to a location near you, and it could be coming closer to many people than they think. Bars are getting the video gambling...
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Internet cafés join other gambling interests in pouring cash into Florida lawmakers’ campaigns
(Florida) -- From humble roots in strip shopping centers, Internet cafés are emerging as a major Florida political player this election season, with the controversial...
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Sherring: Economic benefits to casino
(Ottawa) -- The almighty dollar appears to be the driving force behind Mayor Jim Watson’s interest in Ottawa pursuing a major downtown casino.
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Ohio casino cities tax your winnings
(Ohio) -- Columbus’ move to tax gambling winnings puts it at the table with the state’s other largest cities. The city council voted unanimously last week to...
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Lawmakers seek favors in exchange for gambling votes
(Maryland) -- Baltimore delegates are looking for concessions in return for their votes in favor of expanding gambling in Maryland, an issue which will dominate the...
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At meetings, pain in grip of addiction
(Maryland) -- In the back room of a tiny church off Md. 26, a handful of gambling addicts discuss compassion. The group, which meets weekly on Tuesdays, allowed a...
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Local lawmakers reject casino gambling
(Georgia) -- Floyd County voters aren’t quite as divided as the state when it comes to casino gambling, and their legislators have the same concerns.
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July wagering numbers drop
(USA) -- Racing saw a decrease in pari-mutuel wagering during the month of July. Compared with July 2011, wagering in July fell 7.37% to $925,447,361, according to...
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Phelps says he is considering Thoroughbred ownership
(UK) -- Michael Phelps, who became the most decorated Olympic competitor of all time in London this week, may become involved in Thoroughbred ownership in the future.
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Antigua gov't seeks WTO intervention in gaming dispute
(Antigua) -- The Antigua and Barbuda government has approached the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in an attempt to achieve a compromise with the United States on...
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Ladbrokes desperate for an online deal
(Ireland) -- THE continuing difficulties of UK bookmaker Ladbrokes with its digital arm show just how difficult it is to get online betting right. Last Thursday,...
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We got it wrong over gambling, says Blunkett as he admits he was never a supporter of party's plans
(UK) -- Two senior Labour figures have finally admitted that the party got it badly wrong in government when it relaxed restrictions on gambling. Former home secretary...
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Poor 'targeted' over pokies
(Australia) -- WOOLWORTHS is a major player in a poker machines industry preying on socially disadvantaged areas like Greater Dandenong, says a public health researcher.
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Salvos' pokie chaplains plan branded a 'whitewash'
(Australia) -- ClubsNSW says bringing Salvation Army chaplains into its gaming rooms will tackle gambling problems at a personal level. But anti-gambling campaigners,...
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Leisure gaming for leisure hub
(Macau) -- Macau is building itself as an international leisure hub, and the first place to start with this “leisure campaign” is probably the casinos. In a...
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Macau Police Raid Casinos, Hotels After Deadly Attacks on Guests
(Macau) -- Macau police raided casinos and hotels in an operation with Chinese and Hong Kong authorities after a series of murders and attacks targeting guests in the...
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Legalise casinos, says Thailand's richest man
(Thailand) -- Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman and chief executive of giant conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group (CP) and rated by Forbes magazine as Thailand’s...
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Week targets helping problem gamblers in area
(Kentucky) -- Aug. 6-10 has been designated Responsible Gaming Education Week in Kentucky, with the effort promoted by a coalition of agencies and businesses committed...
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Democratic group retracts claims about Adelson
(Illinois) -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee retracted statements it made linking Las Vegas Sands chief executive Sheldon Adelson with funds it said...
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