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Internet cafe staff charged
Police filed 28 criminal charges against 10 people Friday, all stemming from the January raids on three Internet cafes in the city. The night of Jan. 7, Fremont police raided Players Club on South Fifth Street, Lot$-of-Fun on Oak Harbor Road and Lucky Dog on West State Street, after completing a five-week investigation into gambling allegations.  Internet Cafes5/15/2012
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Ohio legislators ignore the obvious about Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Recognizing that Ohio was en- tering a new era with the opening of the first of four legal gambling casinos in the state, the General Assembly rushed to pass...
5/14/2012
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Canton says no new internet cafes
(Ohio) -- The mood and vibe at the 3 in a Row Internet cafe was mellow on a recent afternoon. Lisa Irwin, owner and operator of the business that offers what she...
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Internet cafe: What's difference between skill vs. sweepstakes?
(Ohio) -- Canton officials and the public may not see much of a difference between skill games and sweepstakes games. But according to the attorney general’s...
5/12/2012
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Florida's neighborhood casinos: The sweepstakes cafe boom
(Florida) -- At The Winners Circle, billed as “the largest and best Adult Arcade in the area,” waitresses hustle among the simulated slot machines to hand...
5/8/2012
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Bill seeks regulation of gaming at cafes
(Ohio) -- Sweepstakes parlors and Internet cafes would be required to obtain licenses and post game-winning odds, under legislation being considered in the Ohio Senate.
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Mich. Internet cafes closed
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced an agreement on Thursday with Innovative Entertainment of Michigan to close eight Internet sweepstakes...
5/7/2012
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Mass. AG suing Internet cafe
(Massachusetts) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a lawsuit on Friday against a Chicopee Internet cafe for allegedly violating the Massachusetts...
5/5/2012
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Council to consider extending gaming ban
(Ohio) -- City Council will consider extending its moratorium on new adult gaming or Internet sweepstakes parlors Monday night. Initial legislation passed during the Nov...
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Lawmakers add provision to gaming bill
(Ohio) -- Internet cafés and other unregulated gaming storefronts would have to register with the state under a provision added to larger gambling-related legislation...
5/3/2012
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Internet Cafes may have to register with the state, per proposed law
(Ohio) -- Internet Cafés and other unregulated gaming storefronts would have to register with the state, under a provision added to larger gambling-related legislation...
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AG shuts down Internet gambling cafes
(Michigan) -- Two Grand Rapids "Internet Sweepstakes Cafes" were shut down in an agreement between the Attorney General Bill Schuette's office and the...
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Attorney for Internet sweepstakes cafe company contends the cafes are legal, but attorney general thinks otherwise
(Michigan) -- An attorney for an Internet sweepstakes café company contends his client’s operations are legal, contrary to Attorney General Bill Schuette’s...
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See where 8 Internet sweepstakes cafes closed at behest of Michigan attorney general, who says they're 'unregulated pop-up casinos'
(Michigan) -- Eight Internet sweepstakes cafes have agreed to close in light of an investigation by Attorney General Bill Schuette. The cafes sold Internet access to...
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Two Lansing-area internet sweepstakes cafes among those halting operations
(Michigan) -- The company that licenses and supplies eight casino-style Internet sweepstakes cafes, including one in Holt and another in Lansing, has agreed to halt...
5/1/2012
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Lawmakers may enact yearlong moratorium on new Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- State lawmakers are considering a yearlong moratorium on new Internet cafes, a type of gaming business that operates outside of state regulations.
4/29/2012
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State may put temporary halt on opening new Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- As lawmakers wade through the murky waters of regulating Internet cafes, they may impose a moratorium on any new ones opening in the state until July 2013.
4/26/2012
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City takes action against two Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Columbus filed lawsuits today against two storefront gambling businesses, also known as Internet cafes, accusing them of engaging in illegal gambling.
4/22/2012
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Pinellas documents attempt to tie sweepstakes cafes to casino-style gambling
(Florida) -- Faced with a police crackdown, owners of Internet sweepstakes cafes in Pinellas County have claimed their businesses aren't built on illegal gambling,...
4/20/2012
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Pinellas documents attempt to tie sweepstakes cafes to casino-style gambling
(Florida) -- Faced with a police crackdown, owners of Internet sweepstakes cafes in Pinellas County have claimed their businesses aren't built on illegal gambling...
4/16/2012
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Lawmakers try to alter Internet cafe regulation
(Ohio) -- Lawmakers are taking another spin at regulating Internet cafes and their free sweepstakes. State Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-Canfield, has introduced a bill that...
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Marion has its eye on Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Local authorities are dealing first-hand with the confusion of addressing Internet cafes. Still, investigations are ongoing into illegal gambling, whether it...
4/14/2012
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Complaints spin out of Pinellas Internet cafe cases
(Florida) -- The Pinellas sheriff's narcotics division, already under attack for improper tactics in marijuana cases, is now facing criticism in another high-profile...
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Internet cafes' sweepstakes in crosshairs -- again
(Ohio) -- Lawmakers are taking another swing at regulating Internet cafes and their free sweepstakes. State Sen. Joe Schiavoni, D-Canfield, has introduced a bill that...
4/11/2012
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Ohio Attorney General warns of unregulated gambling rip-offs with Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Next month, Cleveland’s new Horseshoe Casino will open its doors followed by casinos in Toledo, Columbus and Cincinnati. In addition, plans are already...
4/10/2012
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Flint Business Center given 14 days to change operations or face legal action
(Michigan) -- A Flint business is staying mum after the state’s Alcohol & Gaming Enforcement Divison sending three Internet sweepstakes cafes -- including the...
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Schuette orders Internet gambling cafes to close
(Michigan) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette says his office has ordered the closing of three Internet gambling cafes. Schuette said Monday that his staff sent “...
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Gambling businesses thriving under Summit County’s regulations
(Ohio) -- Internet cafes and sweepstakes parlors are thriving in Springfield and Coventry townships a year after Summit County started regulating the controversial...
4/9/2012
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2 Local Internet Cafes Ordered to Stop Gambling
(Michigan) -- Two internet cafes, one in Holt and the other in southwest Lansing, are given a cease and desist order. The Attorney General says they are conducting...
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette orders three 'Internet sweepstakes cafes' to cease operations
(Michigan) -- Three "Internet sweepstakes cafes" have been ordered to cease and desist operations after state Attorney General Bill Schuette deemed their...
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Michigan Attorney General targets gambling in 'Internet sweepstakes cafes'
(Michigan) -- Attorney General Bill Schuette today accused “Internet sweepstakes cafes” in Holt, Lansing and Flint of operating illegal gambling operations...
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Michigan attorney general: 'Internet sweepstakes cafes' violate gambling laws
(Michigan) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Monday the Alcohol & Gambling Enforcement Division has issued formal ‘cease and desist’...
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Officials Take Action Against Local ‘Pop-Up’ Casinos
(Michigan) -- Three Mid-Michigan businesses calling themselves "Internet Sweepstakes Cafes" may soon have to shut down or face legal action, says Michigan...
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Ohio bill seeks to regulate sweepstakes devices at internet cafes
(Ohio) -- With casino gambling soon to start in Ohio, some state lawmakers are now setting their sights on reining in another form of gaming called sweepstakes.
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Statehouse considering regulation of Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- An Ohio senator from Youngstown has introduced a bill that would regulate sweepstakes gaming parlors that call themselves Internet cafes, the Cleveland Plain...
4/4/2012
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Arrest Made In Internet Café Raid, Gambling
(California) -- Sacramento Police served a search warrant and arrested an employee Wednesday at a south Sacramento business that fronts as an Internet café and...
4/3/2012
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Internet cafés still running in Seminole despite ruling supporting ban
(Florida) -- More than half a dozen Internet cafes are still operating in Seminole County after a federal appeals court ruled that the county can continue its ban on the...
4/2/2012
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OP/ED: Ban or regulate Internet cafes?
(Florida) -- Internet cafes are storefront operations that offer customers a chance to play sweepstakes games on computers with software that mimics slot machines and...
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OP/ED: Florida needs to shut down predatory gambling houses
(Florida) -- You may assume an "Internet cafe", like the ones that are popping up in strip centers throughout Florida, are gathering places to access the...
4/1/2012
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As gaming businesses spread, Lee leaders to again weigh slots at Bonita dog track
(Florida) -- Small, storefront gaming parlors appear to be proliferating in Southwest Florida — operating, some say, in a legal "gray area" — and...
3/31/2012
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Editorial: If you build it, they will fold
(Ohio) -- There was a day when the Ohio Constitution was clear about gambling: It “shall forever be prohibited in this State.” It took constitutional...
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Westerville adds 6 months to moratorium on Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- The earliest an Internet sweepstakes cafe could move into Westerville will be September. In a 6-to-0 vote on last week, Westerville City Council approved an...
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N.C. gambling arrives by accident
(North Carolina) -- Those quaint produce stands lining the drive through Currituck County to the beach may soon be outnumbered by Internet sweepstakes parlors - if they...
3/29/2012
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Internet cafes gamble with Mich. law
(Michigan) -- Internet cafes that offer online slot machines have been popping up around the nation lately -- and now, two have opened in the Grand Rapids area.
3/28/2012
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Zephyrhills passes moratorium on Internet sweepstakes cafes
(Florida) -- The Zephyrhills City Council has passed an emergency ordinance to stop applications for Internet sweepstakes cafes. According to Bay News 9's partner...
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Schiavoni to Introduce Internet Cafe Regulations
(Ohio) -- State Sen. Joe Schiavoni was to introduce legislation Wednesday that will license and regulate sweepstakes terminal devices in Ohio.
3/27/2012
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Florida Internet cafes to keep fighting local ban
(Florida) -- A lawyer for the Coalition of Florida's Internet Cafes said Friday that a recent legal setback won't stop a lawsuit against Seminole County's...
3/25/2012
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State, county officials watching Seminole County ordinance shutting down Internet cafes
(Florida) -- In a ruling being closely studied by many Florida counties and officials, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that Seminole County can...
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Investigators Pull More Than 80 Machines From Suspected Gambling House
(Ohio) -- Police charged two people for allegedly operating a gambling house on Friday. Juanita Willis, 57, and Normand Owings, 52, were charged after police executed a...
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Trenton Internet Cafe Busted
(Georgia) -- You could say one Dade County Internet café was dealt some bad cards after they were shut down by local and federal authorities.
3/24/2012
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Pair of local gambling locations shut down
(Ohio) -- The raid of an Internet gaming café on East Main Street on Friday was one of two gambling locations raided this week, local officials said.
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Police seize gaming machines from internet cafe
(Ohio) -- Police in Ohio have seized more than 80 gaming machines and other electronic equipment from an internet cafe that authorities say was being operated as a...
3/23/2012
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Florida Internet cafes to keep fighting local ban
(Florida) -- A lawyer for the Coalition of Florida's Internet Cafes said Friday that a recent legal setback won't stop a lawsuit against Seminole County's...
3/22/2012
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Court sides with Seminole in Internet cafe case
(Florida) -- Amid a statewide debate about whether the businesses are illegal gambling parlors, a federal appeals court this week refused to block a Seminole County...
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Palm Beach County finalizes one-year ban on Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County commissioners on Thursday gave final approval to a year-long moratorium on new Internet cafes, also called sweepstakes cafes, that allow...
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Palm Beach County OKs year-long ban on 'casino on a corner' Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County commissioners finalized a plan Thursday to block new Internet cafes from opening in the county's unincorporated sections.
3/21/2012
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TRIBAL COMPACT THREAT: The new casino?
(California) -- There aren’t any flashing lights, bells, sirens or glitzy machines inside Web N More, an Internet cafe on El Camino Boulevard. Just 20 or so...
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Appeals court: Seminole can continue banning Internet cafes
(Florida) -- A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Seminole County can continue its ban on so-called Internet cafes that offer cash and prizes through...
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Court of Appeal holds up strip mall casino machine ban
(Florida) -- The Seminole County Court of Appeal upheld its ban on strip mall casino machines, WFTV learned on Wednesday. The owners of Allied Veterans had sued over the...
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SC video gaming ban ‘will be tough’ to pass
(South Carolina) -- An effort in South Carolina to ban new types of video machines – that critics say are just video gambling in disguise – is on life...
3/17/2012
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Are cafes criminal?
(Ohio) -- When Robert Dabish's criminal gambling case goes forward in Warren Municipal Court, likely sometime in May, he and six others accused of running three...
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Column: Regulation the better option
(Florida) -- In a state full of pain pill candy stores, sinkhole scam artists and fake car wreck actors, some of our Legislators think we really need to be protected...
3/11/2012
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Owner of Chillicothe's first sweepstakes business hopes it will become asset to community
(Ohio) -- A Laurelville woman hopes her new business will provide area residents a different place to spend time and, of course, money. Juanita Willis, who has been an...
3/10/2012
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Internet sweepstakes games concern Pennsylvania officials
(Pennsylvania) -- Kenny Gibson flipped a switch at 10:59 a.m. Thursday and overhead lights illuminated rows of computer terminals that looked a lot like video poker...
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NC video gaming ban struck down
(North Carolina) -- A divided state Court of Appeals has struck down North Carolina’s ban on video sweepstakes machines, ruling the law is overbroad and infringes...
3/9/2012
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Gambling-like sweepstakes games create enforcement dilemma
(California) -- Internet cafes that offer sweepstakes games are growing in popularity nationally and locally, stirring a debate about whether they amount to casino-style...
3/6/2012
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Mike Haridopolos: Senate Won't Bring up Bill to Ban Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, said Monday that the Senate most likely will focus on reviving a Senate bill aimed at regulating...
3/5/2012
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Internet Sweepstakes Café Opens In Philly
(Pennsylvania) -- A new kind of gaming in Philadelphia involves the internet sweepstakes cafe, a place where you can go online and play games. They're not casinos...
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Last Call For Florida Internet Sweepstakes Ban [sub req'd]
(Florida) -- Even though it passed the Florida House of Representatives last week by a 72-43 vote, a bill to ban Internet gaming cafes in the Sunshine State is running...
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Palm Beach County, Fla., Temporarily Bans Casino-Like Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County, Fla., commissioners recently approved a temporary ban on new Internet cafes that some consider to be hosting casino-like gaming...
3/1/2012
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Ban on Internet cafes passes House, but called 'stone-cold dead' in Senate
(Florida) -- The House passed a proposal that would outlaw hundreds of Internet cafes currently operating in Florida, but similar legislation is all but dead in the...
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Ban on neighborhood gambling operations passes House
(Florida) -- The Florida House voted Thursday to outlaw strip mall gambling parlors that have popped up across the state in recent years, but the legislation is unlikely...
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Fla. House votes to ban so-called Internet cafes
(Florida) -- The Florida House on Thursday voted to shut down more than 1,000 storefront operations known as Internet cafes that sprouted across the state in the last...
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House Continues Support for Bill to Close Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- The House voted 72-43 Thursday for a bill that would prohibit Internet cafes and arcades that offer slot-machine style games that offer “sweepstakes...
2/29/2012
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House sets up vote on Internet cafe ban
(Florida) -- The Florida House prepped a bill that would ban Internet cafes Wednesday afternoon. “I think to go in here and deny that gambling is happening is to...
2/28/2012
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City puts moratorium on Internet sweepstakes cafes
(Florida) -- Until they can figure out how they'll affect the community, Gainesville officials have banned Internet sweepstakes cafes for now. The Gainesville City...
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Antioch looks to set regulations for Internet cafes
(California) -- Antioch is considering a moratorium on new Internet access businesses so that it can set ground rules for their operation in the wake of concerns about...
2/27/2012
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Casselberry to consider block on Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Casselberry city commissioners are scheduled tonight to consider a 180-day ban on new Internet cafes that offer sweepstakes or casino-style games with cash...
2/25/2012
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Banned in county, sweepstakes cafe tries luck in Tampa
(Florida) -- A new Internet sweepstakes café has opened in downtown Tampa, two months after Hillsborough County commissioners voted to abolish the businesses in other...
2/24/2012
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Palm Beach County OKs temporary ban on internet gambling cafes
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County commissioners agreed today to continue with a plan to block new internet cafes from opening in the county's unincorporated sections,...
2/23/2012
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OP/ED: Lawmakers should close Internet cafes
(Florida) -- The developers who had hoped to build huge destination resort casinos in South Florida rolled snake eyes with the Legislature. Bills to allow the new...
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Palm Beach County moves ahead with Internet café ban
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County commissioners on Thursday kept alive plans for a year-long moratorium on new Internet cafes that allow casino-style gaming, without...
2/22/2012
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Gaming is back in South Carolina
(South Carolina) -- Video poker-style gaming is back, say state law enforcement officials, and they’re looking for help from lawmakers to stop the illegal activity.
2/21/2012
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OP/ED: Gambling gray area
(Ohio) -- Internet sweepstakes cafes operate in an unregulated gray area of the law that raises concerns about whether they could be fronts for illegal gambling. It'...
2/19/2012
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As lawmaker, Carroll briefly tried legalizing internet cafes; her office mum on where she stands now
(Florida) -- With the failure of legislation that would have allowed three mega-casinos in South Florida, the legality of so-called “Internet cafes” has...
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Sweepstakes gaming centers operate within shadow of the law
(North Carolina) -- The legitimacy of Internet sweepstakes gambling has been a cat-and-mouse game between the state and its lawmakers and the gaming industry for years.
2/18/2012
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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...
2/12/2012
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Internet Cafe Threatens Seminoles Exclusivity of Gambling in Florida
(Florida) -- Prohibition of Electronic Gambling Devices bill (HB 3) is on its way to the House floor for a full vote. Despite support from Gov. Rick Scott and the...
2/11/2012
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Brent Batten: No Casinos doubles down against Internet cafes
(Florida) -- No Casinos really takes this no casinos business to heart. After successfully lobbying for the defeat of a bill that would have brought giant resort casinos...
2/10/2012
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Banning or regulating Internet café gambling appears less and less likely in Florida
(Florida) -- Despite support from Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet and a clear path ahead in the Florida House, a ban on Internet cafés appears to be going...
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With Casino Expansion Dead in Florida Opponents Turn to Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- A bill that would have meant the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor last week, effectively killing the...
2/9/2012
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House spinning wheels over Internet cafés
(Florida) -- A ban on Internet cafés poised for a House floor vote appears to be dead in the Senate, which likely won’t do anything about regulating the so-called...
2/6/2012
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EDITORIAL: Ban Florida's Internet gambling cafes
(Florida) -- The Florida House may have shut down debate about destination casinos for this year, but now lawmakers need to heed Gov. Rick Scott's call and also shut...
2/5/2012
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Florida Could Lose Millions from Seminoles if Internet Cafes Are Regulated
(Florida) -- Roughly 1,000 Internet cafes operate in Florida, but they are potentially illegal under the state’s gaming laws. The Legislature is weighing whether...
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Rules proposed for sweepstakes parlors and internet cafes
(North Carolina) -- Neighborhood leaders have a few more days to comment on proposed rules for sweepstakes parlors, or internet cafes, in Charlotte.
2/4/2012
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10 charged with gambling after raid in Fremont
(Ohio) -- Twenty-eight criminal charges were filed Friday in Fremont Municipal Court against 10 people accused of being involved in three Internet cafes recently shut...
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Internet cafe staff charged
(Ohio) -- Police filed 28 criminal charges against 10 people Friday, all stemming from the January raids on three Internet cafes in the city. The night of Jan. 7,...
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Owners of Strip Club and Alleged Internet Gambling Business Charged with Concealing More Than $4 Million of Income from the IRS
(Illinois) -- The operators of an adult entertainment club in Elgin were charged with conspiracy to impede the Internal Revenue Service in the collection of federal...
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'Sweepstakes' games to get day in Beaufort County court this week
(South Carolina) -- A statewide legal battle over whether "sweepstakes" machines are gambling devices or merely games will come to Beaufort County Magistrate...
2/3/2012
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What to Do with Internet Cafes?
(Florida) -- The casino bill is dead, but the question about what to do about internet cafes remains. The casino bill would have regulated them, but Representative Scott...
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Fremont internet cafes face charges
(Ohio) -- Three Fremont internet cafes that were raided last month are facing charges. On Friday morning, 28 charges were filed against The Players Club, Lucky Dog and...
2/2/2012
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Can the Senate and House agree on Internet cafes?
(Florida) -- Senate President Mike Haridopolos said Wednesday that he is unsure how the future of the Internet Cafe bill will play out as the House and Senate pursue...
2/1/2012
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House keeps Internet Cafe ban alive
(Florida) -- The House Economic Affairs Committee voted Wednesday to outlaw the so-called Internet Cafes that operate video slot machines in strip malls across the state...
1/31/2012
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Utah House targets gambling at ‘Internet cafes’
(Utah) -- The Utah House voted Tuesday to close a loophole that some Internet cafes have used to operate games of chance — as long as it isn’t their primary...
1/29/2012
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EDITORIAL: Don't regulate Internet cafes; ban them
(Florida) -- Although a ban on the burgeoning Internet cafe gambling industry has been embraced by Gov. Rick Scott, sheriffs and prosecutors, a Florida Senate committee...
1/27/2012
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Internet cafe regulations
(Ohio) -- Confusion over the legality of Internet cafes is leading to a call for regulations. We've all seen them with their neon lights and shades drawn. Internet...
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Cyber cafe in Russellville under investigation
(Arkansas) -- The Russellville Police Department and Pope County Prosecuting Attorney David Gibbons are investigating the legality of a cyber cafe in downtown...
1/26/2012
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Internet Cafes Find Friends in Florida Senate
(Florida) -- Though municipalities, law enforcement agencies, religious groups and the Florida Chamber of Commerce had lobbied hard for the demise of Internet Cafes,...
1/25/2012
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Lake bans Internet cafes for 6 months
(Florida) -- Lake County commissioners have officially imposed a 180-day moratorium on Internet cafes, meaning no new simulated gambling establishments can go into...
1/22/2012
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Boardman trustees still mull fees for Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- In March, Ohio’s attorney general called for stricter regulations of Internet sweepstakes cafes. Ten months later, those regulations still aren’t...
1/21/2012
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Editorial: Ban the 'Internet cafés'
(Florida) -- The Legislature can close the loophole that lets Florida's "Internet cafés" set up slot-machine parlors, or it can enshrine that loophole in...
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Scott Supports Ban on Internet Cafes as Legislation Moves Forward
(Florida) -- Internet Cafes, those small strip-mall gambling operations that use pre-paid phone cards to sell web-surfing time to customers who can then use credits to...
1/20/2012
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Florida Legislature Divided On Internet Cafes [sub req]
(Florida) -- Defying the governor and a state House subcommittee, the Florida Senate Committee on Regulated Industries passed a bill Thursday to regulate Internet cafes...
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OP/ED: Don't ban Internet cafes
(Florida) -- The fast-growing gambling business in Internet cafes needs clearer legal standing and regulation to protect consumers, but banning the cafes outright is...
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Senate committee would regulate – not ban – Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Setting up a potential clash with the House, a Senate committee Thursday approved a bill that would regulate Internet cafés -- and rebuffed a proposed ban...
1/19/2012
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BLOG: Senate Committee: Regulate, Instead of Ban, Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- Senate Regulated Industries favored Thursday, by an 8-1 vote, regulation rather than a prohibition of Internet cafes as a House committee supported earlier...
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House approves bill to shut down Internet cafés
(Florida) -- With critics likening them to storefront casinos, a House panel Tuesday approved a proposal to ban Internet cafés that have opened in shopping centers...
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Internet cafe standoff: Senate OK with regulating; Gov. Scott and House want ban
(Florida) -- An Internet café showdown is shaping up with law enforcers, as a Senate committee overwhelmingly approved a measure to allow but regulate the "casinos-...
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Senate panel approves new rules for Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Lawmakers on Thursday sent a message to opponents of Internet sweepstakes cafés — don’t bet on a ban yet. Sidestepping a proposal supported by...
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Senators back Internet sweepstake cafes
(Florida) -- A Senate panel endorsed allowing Internet sweepstakes cafes to continue Thursday morning, dealing a bad sign to supporters of a ban on venues they call...
1/18/2012
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Rick Scott wants Internet Cafes shut down, says they're 'not legal'
(Florida) -- Gov. Rick Scott is no fan of the so-called Internet Cafes that operate slot machine look alikes using a loophole in the state's sweepstakes law. At a...
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Rick Scott: Internet "cafes" should be illegal
(Florida) -- Gov. Rick Scott showed his hand on Wednesday in the debate over so-called Internet cafes, calling them “illegal” and saying they should be shut...
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Scott Lends Support to Closing Internet Cafes
(Florida) -- Gov. Rick Scott favors closing the Internet cafes that have been springing up across the state. The governor, who has yet to take a public stance on the...
1/17/2012
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Bill To Ban Internet Cafes Advances in Florida Legislature as Opponents Call It a Job Killer
(Florida) -- With critics likening them to storefront casinos, a House panel Today approved a proposal to ban Internet cafés that have opened in shopping centers across...
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Committee votes to ban Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Internet cafes that have sprung up by the hundreds across Florida would be banned under a bill lawmakers in the House moved forward Tuesday.
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Internet cafe gambling ban still has hurdles
(Florida) -- A House bill banning "internet cafes" made it through its first committee Tuesday, but the politics of gaming bills could ensare its chances of...
1/16/2012
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State takes gamble on controlling Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Raids carried out at three Internet cafes in Fremont last week have state officials pushing a gambling regulation proposal that would end hundreds of...
1/15/2012
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Raids spark debate over Internet cafes in Ohio
(Ohio) -- Raids carried out this month at a handful of Internet cafes in this northern Ohio town are again drawing attention to the debate over a proposal to regulate...
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'Internet sweepstakes cafe' in Ann Arbor rejects comparisons to gambling
(Michigan) -- On a recent evening, John Brink sat in front of a large computer monitor at the 3 of Diamonds Internet Cafe on Eisenhower Parkway in Ann Arbor playing an...
1/10/2012
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State Attorney General targets Internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Attorney General Mike DeWine stopped by a Dayton-area Internet Cafe Jan. 6. He and Pete Thomas, head of the attorney general office's charitable law...
1/9/2012
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3 Fremont cafes targets of illegal gambling sting
(Ohio) -- Fremont Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies, executed search warrants at three Internet cafes in Fremont Saturday evening.
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Internet cafes are not alone in ‘running under the radar’
(Ohio) -- When Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine visited a Dayton area Internet caf to highlight the absence of state regulations pertaining to such gambling...
1/8/2012
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Fremont police close internet cafes
(Ohio) -- Police and state investigators closed down all three internet cafes in the city for alleged illegal gambling with a coordinated raid Saturday night.
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Three Internet Cafes raided in Fremont
(Ohio) -- The Fremont Police Department executed search warrants on three Internet Cafes suspected of illegal gambling. Police raided the Lot$ of Fun (1221 Oak Harbor...
1/7/2012
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Florida gaming cafes face bans, regulation
(Florida) -- Palm Beach County, Fla., approved a temporary ban on new internet gaming cafes Friday as a part of a general crackdown, authorities say.
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DeWine at odds with Internet cafes over regulation
(Ohio) -- Attorney General Mike DeWine stopped by a Dayton-area Internet caf Friday morning. He and Pete Thomas, head of the charitable-law section of the attorney...
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DeWine Wants Regulations For Internet Sweepstakes Cafes
(Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says the time is right for the state to adopt regulations for internet sweepstakes cafes. DeWine estimates there are more...
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Internet Cafes Challenged By Attorney General
(Ohio) -- The general manager of a Columbus Internet café said on Friday that he is challenging a policy by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to have his business...
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Internet sweepstakes cafés rip off consumers; need regulation, DeWine says
(Ohio) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday called for more state regulation of Internet sweepstakes cafes. “One of the jobs of the attorney general is...
1/6/2012
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Ohio AG sets sights on internet cafe's
(Ohio) -- The Ohio's Attorney General wants to crackdown on internet cafe's. Mike DeWine was in Dayton Friday in an effort to show these business are in the...
12/31/2011
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'Amusement only' slots thrive in gray area
(Kansas) -- Beto Junction Travel Center's video games carry "Phone Card" and "Phone Time" labels in a bid to put linguistic distance between these potentially illegal...
12/27/2011
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Md. lawmaker to try to ban 'sweepstakes' game rooms
(Maryland) -- A Maryland legislator said he plans to introduce a bill in the General Assembly that would outlaw video game rooms that offer cash prizes for playing a...
12/24/2011
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'Sweepstakes' game rooms raise legal, tax questions
(Maryland) -- Lillie Chappell was up about $50, then down about the same, and was into her third hour playing a video game — pressing a button on the computer...
12/23/2011
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Raids aim to stem gaming trend
(Indiana) -- Wednesday’s raids at two businesses resulted in 51 confiscated gambling machines and $3,000 in cash. They were also intended to send a message: Internet...
12/19/2011
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Internet cafes vanish from Hillsborough landscape
(Florida) -- It was one of several businesses in the Northdale Shoppes plaza, a strip mall in this northwest Hillsborough County enclave of subdivisions and retail...
12/17/2011
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Council OKs moratorium on gaming parlors
(Ohio) -- Marysville City Council has approved legislation instituting a moratorium on adult gaming-parlor businesses, including so-called Internet cafe operations.
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Critics call video sweepstakes a bad bet
(Texas) -- At the VFW post in Mineral Wells, Edna Pierce, 80, swipes a card for another try at a video sweepstakes machine. She can spin the wheels on Blazin' 7s or...
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Internet gambling cafe fuels concern in Fishtown - and beyond
(Pennsylvania) -- A building in Fishtown that's advertising "cash prizes" in its windows is causing a worried buzz among neighbors. Signs adversite the...
12/11/2011
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Nonprofit Internet cafes' history long, cloudy
(Florida) -- Allied Veterans of the World & Affiliates was game from the get-go. The nonprofit group that operates about 40 sweepstakes cafes in Florida got its...
12/7/2011
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Banning of Internet Cafes Could Be a Legal Gamble
(Florida) -- Hillsborough County Commissioners have voted to ban the use of slot machine-like devices at those "Internet Cafes" that have popped up recently...
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Hillsborough bans machines at heart of Internet sweepstakes cafe industry
(Florida) -- Seeking to stem a proliferation of Internet sweepstakes cafes, Hillsborough County commissioners voted Wednesday to outlaw machines used to reveal customers...
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Hillsborough commissioners vote to ban Internet cafes
(Florida) -- One side called Internet sweepstakes cafés illegal gambling parlors. The other side said the popular cafés create jobs and raise huge sums for charity.
12/6/2011
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Lake commissioners consider temporary block on Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Lake County commissioners plan to temporarily block Internet cafes that offer casino-style games and cash winnings.
12/5/2011
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Commissioners consider legal standing of Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Internet sweepstakes cafés are spreading across Hillsborough County like crabgrass, a concern to county officials who consider the cafés illegal gambling...
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Internet cafes drawing scrutiny from local gov’ts
(Florida) -- They’re popping up all over South Florida, promising casino-style games — blackjack, keno, poker, slots — and instant cash winnings.
12/4/2011
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Cafes offering casino-style games draw scrutiny
(Florida) -- They're popping up all over South Florida, promising casino-style games — blackjack, keno, poker, slots — and instant cash winnings.
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Commissioners consider legal standing of Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Internet sweepstakes cafés are spreading across Hillsborough County like crabgrass, a concern to county officials who consider the cafés illegal gambling...
12/2/2011
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OP/ED: Thumbs up, Thumbs down
(North Carolina) -- THUMBS UP to video gaming proponents and the state justice department for not pressing the issue of Internet sweepstakes pending a ruling from the NC...
11/29/2011
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County planners approve permits for Internet Cafes
(Virginia) -- The Richmond County Planning and Zoning Board of Adjustments approved an application for a Conditional Use Permit for two Internet Cafes in Richmond County...
11/26/2011
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Utah lawmakers may close one gambling loophole, open another
(Utah) -- Utah legislators are looking to close one loophole in Utah’s total gambling ban but may open another. They want to eliminate vague wording that some...
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Still no ruling on video gaming in North Carolina
(North Carolina) -- Both sides in the Internet Sweepstakes debate are waiting on the North Carolina Court of Appeals to make a ruling on recent appeals.
11/25/2011
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Euclid OKs zoning changes for Internet sweepstakes cafes
(Ohio) -- Vacant storefronts may soon have some new tenants now that Euclid City Council has approved zoning changes to allow for Internet sweepstakes cafes. After a...
11/24/2011
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Monroe puts tight restrictions on internet gambling businesses
(Ohio) -- City Council approved legislation Tuesday that put tight restrictions and heavy financial disincentives on Internet gambling cafes if they wish to open in the...
11/22/2011
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Federal court won't intervene is dispute over Internet sweepstakes cafes
(Florida) -- A federal magistrate will not stop the Pinellas Sheriff's Office from using anti-gambling laws to shut down Internet sweepstakes cafes. U.S. Magistrate...
11/21/2011
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Internet sweepstakes cafes pop up in Michigan
(Michigan) -- Internet sweepstakes cafes are popping up in Michigan, raising questions about their legality among local government leaders and law enforcement agencies.
11/20/2011
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'Casino-like' venues a roll of the dice
(Detroit) -- Images of slot machines, gold coins, dice and cards line the windows of the former Jerry Diamond's Restaurant & Lounge in downtown Wyandotte.
11/17/2011
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Agents raid 'Winner's Club' in Edgewood, arrest manager
(Florida) -- A multi-agency task force investigation into a so-called strip mall casino in Orange County led to a raid of the business on Tuesday, officials said, and...
11/12/2011
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GBI raids internet cafe in Brunswick
(Georgia) -- Authorities searched a local sweepstakes gaming business Thursday and seized computers as part of an investigation into illegal gambling.
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Internet cafe raided for gambling
(Georgia) -- Local and state drug task force agents swarmed an Internet cafe in Brunswick Thursday and confiscated 31 computers they allege were being used in an illegal...
11/11/2011
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Owners of closed Cafeno's Cyber Cafe in Chicopee indicted on illegal gambling charges
(Massachusetts) -- A Westfield man and his business partner were indicted Thursday on charges of running an illegal gambling operation at a now-closed Internet cafe in...
11/9/2011
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Gamling issues in Orange County
(Florida) -- The past few years, local governments have seen a proliferation of Internet gambling operations due to the decision of the Florida Legislature not to take...
11/8/2011
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Council goes all in on adult gaming ban
(Ohio) -- City Council unanimously passed a moratorium on applications for new adult gaming parlors, or Internet sweepstakes gaming businesses, at its Monday night...
11/4/2011
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PA House Votes Unanimously For Sweeps Video Ban
(Pennsylvania) -- Pennsylvania's Legislature voted unanimously on Oct. 24 to ban Internet-enabled sweepstakes videogames. The bill was sponsored by state Rep. Randy...
11/1/2011
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OP/ED: Rid Internet gambling dens from bay area
(Florida) -- Hillsborough is rightly joining its neighboring counties to crack down on Internet sweepstakes cafes, the fancy-named gambling houses that are spreading...
10/29/2011
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Ban on Internet cafes considered
(Ohio) -- All bets may be off at Internet cafes and game rooms as the City Commission considers banning the businesses. The commission will vote Tuesday on an ordinance...
10/28/2011
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Gambling raids target machines using software from Haltom City company
(Texas) -- Police raids in several states, including Texas, have targeted what authorities consider gambling machines that rely on software made in Haltom City.
10/25/2011
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NC appeals court weighs state law banning Internet sweepstakes games
(North Carolina) -- North Carolina wants the courts to uphold the 2010 law that attempted to rid the state of sweepstakes that use video-style games to reveal whether a...
10/24/2011
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Council acts to ban new gambling parlors
(Ohio) -- The Columbus City Council has slapped a six-month ban on new storefront gambling businesses. Council members unanimously approved the moratorium last night on...
10/23/2011
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Internet cafe chain leader built on a checkered bingo past
(Florida) -- Perhaps no one has fought harder to legitimize the exploding Internet sweepstakes cafe industry in Florida than Allied Veterans of the World &...
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Internet cafes stir heated debate
(Florida) -- State lawmakers are again wading into the debate over Internet sweepstakes cafes, even as local officials weigh their own proposed ordinance to ban the...
10/22/2011
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Son gets repossessed with car while mom gambles
(Florida) -- A central Florida mother is being charged with child neglect after police say she left her son in her car while she gambled at an Internet cafe and the car...
10/21/2011
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Internet cafe chain leader built on a checkered bingo past
(Florida) -- Perhaps no one has fought harder to legitimize the exploding Internet sweepstakes cafe industry in Florida than Allied Veterans of the World &...
10/19/2011
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Hillsborough explores moratorium, licensing for Internet sweepstakes cafes
(Florida) -- They are the subject of lawsuits, legislation and debate over whether they constitute illegal gambling operations.
10/17/2011
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Legislators: close "sweepstakes" cafes
(Pennsylvania) -- State lawmakers want to close what they say is another loophole in Pennsylvania's gambling law, one that has allowed businesses to offer "...
10/14/2011
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Two council members want to halt sweepstakes parlors
(Ohio) -- Two Columbus City Council members want to stop new storefront gambling operations from opening until the state figures out how to regulate them.
10/13/2011
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Ohio’s inaction on gaming parlors spurs City Council members
(Ohio) -- Fed up with what they claim is a lack of action by the state, Columbus City Council members Zach Klein and Michelle Mills have decided to lead the charge...
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Two council members want to halt sweepstakes parlors
(Ohio) -- Two Columbus City Council members want to stop new storefront gambling operations from opening until the state figures out how to regulate them.
10/9/2011
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County resisting Internet cafes
(Florida) -- While Casino-style Internet cafes could soon be banned in most parts of Orange County, Lake County may not be ready to go there yet.
10/8/2011
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GBI cleans out Internet cafe on suspicion of gambling
(Georgia) -- Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents executed a search warrant Friday afternoon at a Villa Rica Internet cafe, taking computers and memory cards, in...
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Gbi Raids Internet Cafes in Gambling Crackdown
(Georgia) -- Investigators have seized flash drives and computers from internet cafes in Blairsville, Helen and Villa Rica as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling...
10/7/2011
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Internet cafes hang in balance in new state gambling bill
(Florida) -- A bill that could bring three casino resorts to Miami-Dade and Broward counties while changing the state's gambling regulatory environment also could...
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Internet cafes hang in balance in new state gambling bill
(Florida) -- A bill that could bring three casino resorts to Miami-Dade and Broward counties while changing the state's gambling regulatory environment also could...
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GBI raids Internet cafes in Villa Rica, Blairsville, Helen
(Georgia) -- The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, assisted by local law enforcement, raided Internet cafes across North Georgia this week, searching for evidence of...
10/5/2011
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State targets new gambling mechanisms
(Indiana) -- The Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission has clamped down on a new generation of electronic gambling machines – giving the state excise police...
10/3/2011
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Orange moves to ban casino-style Internet cafes
(Florida) -- Casino-style Internet cafes could soon be banned in many parts of Orange County, and a broader push to outlaw the businesses that offer sweepstake prizes...
10/1/2011
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Online gaming machines may expose Indiana loophole
(Indiana) -- New electronic machines that allow players to make bets are raising concerns about a possible loophole in Indiana's gambling laws. The so-called "...
9/26/2011
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Sheriff thinks gaming machines are illegal
(South Carolina) -- The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the legality of electronic gaming machines at the Hest Sweepstakes Internet Cafe in...
9/25/2011
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New rules for Internet cafes?
(North Carolina) -- MoNique Ashe needed a few minutes at a computer to print her resume before she headed to a job interview Wednesday morning.
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Some businesses gamble on legality of 'sweepstakes' machines
(South Carolina) -- When a Beaufort County sheriff's deputy walked into the Hest Sweepstakes Internet Cafe in Bluffton last week, he found three people at computers...
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Internet cafe closes, was focus of state probe
(New York) -- A West Main Street "Internet cafe" subject to an ongoing gambling investigation by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Office has closed.
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