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2005-03-12T08:37:00.000-08:00

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Gambling at Racino

2004-08-03T17:10:00.000-07:00

RACINO taking its peice of the local gambling pie The Saratogian - Saratoga,NY,USA SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Gus Yuhasz took a drag from a filterless cigarette outside Saratoga Gaming and Raceway, one pocket full of Lotto tickets, the other with ...Read full story

GAMING board approves plan

2004-08-03T17:09:00.000-07:00

GAMING board approves plan to sell gambling license Chicago Sun Times - Chicago,IL,USA The Illinois Gaming Board has approved a plan that allows the bankrupt Emerald Casinos Inc. to sell its license to Isle of Capri Casinos Inc....Read full story

GAMBLING empire bets

2004-08-03T17:08:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING empire bets on rebranding China Daily - Beijing,China Having enjoyed an absolute monopoly in Macao for nearly half a century,Stanley Ho's gambling empire is now entering a new phase - learning how to co-exist ...Read full story

DETROIT casinos meet some expectations

2004-08-03T17:07:00.000-07:00

DETROIT casinos meet some expectations 5 years after opening Detroit Free Press - Detroit,MI,USA... Concerns also persist about the social costs of gambling, as some area residents find themselves unable to resist the jangling of the slot machines....Read full story

GAMBLING a hot topic

2004-08-03T17:06:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING a hot topic as Amendment 1 vote nears Marshfield Mail - Marshfield,MO,USA... According to information from the Missouri Gaming Commission, the Missouri General Assembly decided to put riverboat gambling to the voters in 1992 and won ...Read full story

SLOTS prove lucky

2004-08-03T17:05:00.000-07:00

SLOTS prove lucky for many states USA Today - USA... State and local governments raised about $6 billion from taxing casino gambling in 2003. Slot machines provided more than two-thirds of that revenue. ...Read full story

FLORIDA gambling measure will go before voters

2004-08-03T17:04:00.000-07:00

FLORIDA gambling measure will go before voters Las Vegas Sun - Las Vegas,NV,USA... Florida voters have rejected gambling measures three times in the past quarter century. ... Gambling opponents argue it would create more problems than it solves. ...Read full story

GRANNY Accused of Robbing

2004-08-03T17:03:00.000-07:00

GRANNY Accused of Robbing to Feed Gambling HabitCasino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA... Italian police have arrested an 80-year-old great-grandmother suspected of drugging and robbing easily fooled victims for years to feed her gambling habit. ...Read full story

POOL, Poker, and Gambling

2004-07-25T22:55:00.000-07:00

POOL, Poker, and Gambling Part IICardPlayer.com - USA In my last column on pool and poker, I related how pool was the area inwhich I initially acquired many of my gambling skills. In ...Read full story

ABC Online - AustraliaThe Tasmanian Council of

2004-07-25T22:54:00.000-07:00

FAMILY payment criticised for 'boosting' gambling ABC Online - Australia The Tasmanian Council of Social Service is again criticising the timing of the Federal Government's one-off family bonuses, after reports of an increase in ...Read full story

NRL hedges its bets Packer

2004-07-25T22:53:00.000-07:00

NRL hedges its bets Packer, Gallop to talk internet gambling Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia... They [Betfair] approached us and we have been talking to other sports about their position on it and gambling in general, and in particular their position ...Read full story

GAMBLING Bill to outlaw jackpot machines

2004-07-25T22:52:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING Bill to outlaw jackpot machines Reuters - London,England,UKLONDON (Reuters) - The government is set to ban lucrative US-style jackpot machines from all but a few sites as part of its forthcoming Gambling Bill, the ...Read full story

COLORADO town bets big on road to gambling riches

2004-07-25T22:51:00.000-07:00

COLORADO town bets big on road to gambling riches USA Today - USA... tons of dirt and rock for an 8½-mile road to bring more tourist traffic to Central City, a historic mining village whose Main Street gambling enterprises are ...Read full story

MACAU gamblin

2004-07-25T22:50:00.000-07:00

MACAU gambling palace falls victim to baccarat scam Taipei Times - Taipei,Taiwan... casino opened this summer it was hailed as the glitzy, high-tech vanguard for an army of Las Vegas tycoons hoping to tap the fast-growing Asian gambling market ...Read full story

GOVT report on gambling gets thumbs up

2004-07-25T22:49:00.000-07:00

GOVT report on gambling gets thumbs up Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia Anti-gambling groups and the clubs industry have given a tentative thumbs-up to a report into problem gambling released by the NSW government. ...Read full story

JACKSON convenience stores cited in gambling crackdown

2004-07-25T22:47:00.000-07:00

JACKSON convenience stores cited in gambling crackdown Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA The Mississippi Gaming Commission raided two Jackson convenience stores Wednesday and seized illegal video and pull-tab gambling machines, officials said. ...Read full story

County Leaders Pick Separate Gambling Options

2004-07-25T22:46:00.000-07:00

IOWA City, County Leaders Pick Separate Gambling Options Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA IOWA As reported by the Des Moines Register: "Des Moines and Polk County leaders Wednesday forged ahead on separate paths to expand gambling options in the ...Read full story

gambling in Nebraska

2004-07-25T22:45:00.000-07:00

RELIGIOUS coalition speaks out against gambling in Nebraska Columbus Ledger-Enquirer - Columbus,GA,USA OMAHA, Neb. - An Alabama Baptist preacher who has spearheaded anti-gambling efforts in other states is leading a religious coalition in speaking out against ...Read full story

CHARGES could be filed in suspected gambling raid

2004-07-25T22:43:00.001-07:00

CHARGES could be filed in suspected gambling raid St. Cloud Times - St. Cloud,MN,USA... of a Texas Hold'em tournament that's been going on at Granite Bowl, said Bill White, special agent with the state's alcohol and gambling enforcement division ...Read full story

INTERNET gambling extortion

2004-07-25T22:43:00.000-07:00

INTERNET gambling extortion racket broken up Financial Times - London,England,UK... The men are believed to have been responsible for mounting "distribute ddenial of service" computer attacks that have paralysed gambling websites and cost the ...Read full story

ONLINE gambling

2004-07-25T22:42:00.000-07:00

ONLINE gambling site includes Canadian Idol odds on its roster National Post (subscription) - Canada TORONTO (CP) - A gambling company in the Caribbean has taken note of the popularity of Canadian Idol. BetWWTs.com says 18-year-old ...Read full story

HARRAH'S profit jumps on higher gambling revenue

2004-07-25T22:41:00.000-07:00

HARRAH'S profit jumps on higher gambling revenue San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA LAS VEGAS - Gambling giant Harrah's Entertainment Inc. said second-quarter... Entertainment Inc. to create the world's largest gambling company. Gary ...Read full story

RECORD year of gambling revenue

2004-07-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

RECORD year of gambling revenue for Britain Online Casino News - USA By abigail. New figures have been released showing an extraordinary increase on gambling revenue over the last three years in Britain. ...Read full story

MICHIGAN Gambling Issues to be Debated

2004-07-25T22:39:00.000-07:00

MICHIGAN Gambling Issues to be Debated Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA... He introduced the bill to expand gambling options at horse racetracks and proposed the amendment to increase the tax on the Detroit casinos to a related bill ...Read full story

CALIFORNIA Tribes Disagree On Gambling

2004-07-25T22:38:00.000-07:00

CALIFORNIA Tribes Disagree On Gambling Expansion Gambling Magazine.com - USA Two groups of California tribes began to square off on Monday over a proposal to expand gambling which was proposed by one band but would torpedo agreements...Read full story

HOT gambling war?

2004-07-25T22:37:00.001-07:00

HOT gambling war? Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA A talk radio host out of Youngstown, Ohio, recently suggested that the Ohio Legislature consider legalizing gambling on sports. ...Read full story

GROUP forms to oppose riverboat gambling

2004-07-25T22:37:00.000-07:00

GROUP forms to oppose riverboat gambling Iowa City Press Citizen - Iowa City,IA,USA... gain for Riverside and Washington County, opposition is mounting inadvance of a tentatively scheduled special election on whether to allow riverboat gambling. ...Read full story

Interest in gambling

2004-07-25T22:35:00.000-07:00

PITTSBURGH City Council approves bill barring officials from ...Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USAPITTSBURGH - The City Council approved a bill Tuesday to bar elected and appointed city officials from owning any interest in gambling. ...Read full story

LEWIS County group to fight casino gambling

2004-07-21T18:41:00.000-07:00

LEWIS County group to fight casino gambling proposal Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram - Clarksburg,WV,USA... become a reality. The threat is real" and immediate action against casino gambling is now required, the e-mail said. The public ...Read full story

BRITONS' £30bn gambling obsession

2004-07-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

BRITONS' £30bn gambling obsession This is London - London,England,UK The astonishing statistics were revealed as the Government plans to relax gambling laws to allow Las Vegas-style casinos with £1m fruit machine jackpots. ...Read full story

GO after gambling syndicates

2004-07-21T18:39:00.000-07:00

GO after gambling syndicates, not cell phone users RectoPhilippine Star - Manila,Philippines... and other concerned citizens who have proposed a ban on the use of mobile phones, popularly known as cell phones, in schools to curb gambling among students. ...Read full story

SCHWARZENEGGER Challenged by Tribes on Gambling

2004-07-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

SCHWARZENEGGER Challenged by Tribes on Gambling Plan Casino City Times - Newton Center,MA,USA LOS ANGELES As reported by the Associated Press: "A group of Indian casino owners is throwing its weight behind a gambling initiative on the November ...Read full story

Legalized Gambling

2004-07-21T18:37:00.000-07:00

EDITORIAL | Legalized Gambling The push for a safer bet Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA... with the casinos. Miller, who reports to the governor, is creating a new enforcement branch for gambling operations. He rightly ...Read full story

LAUNCH of gambling cruise ship delayed

2004-07-21T18:36:00.000-07:00

LAUNCH of gambling cruise ship delayed St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA... with safety standards. The delay on repairs substantially increased start-up costs of the gambling venture, Liberis said. Once it's ...Read full story

MAKE sure the sun shines on new gambling bureaucracy

2004-07-21T18:35:00.000-07:00

MAKE sure the sun shines on new gambling bureaucracy Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA,USANow that Pennsylvania has dramatically expanded legalized gambling, weneed assurance that the billions of dollars involved are carefully watched....Read full story

GROUP Opposing Gambling

2004-07-21T18:32:00.000-07:00

GROUP Opposing Gambling Says Petitions Are Frauds NBC 4.com - Washington,DC,USA Earlier this month, supporters of a plan to bring gambling to DC said about 50,000 people signed petitions. The petitions seek to ...Read full story

GAMBLING in Rockaway Beach

2004-07-21T18:31:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING in Rockaway Beach: It's not fair to Southwest Missouri Joplin Globe - Joplin,MO,USA... The right temperature to breed gambling addicts - At present a large number of people in Branson and its neighboring cities work nine to 10 months out of the ...Read full story

FOR residents of gambling town

2004-07-21T18:30:00.000-07:00

FOR residents of gambling town, `racinos' have been beneficial Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA... This year, the county will receive about $3 million, about 20 percent of its total revenue, from gambling proceeds from the racino. ...Read full story

NEW look at Sugar Ray's gambling

2004-07-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

NEW look at Sugar Ray's gambling The Australian - Australia ABORIGINAL leaders have called for a further investigation of the gambling habits of former ATSIC deputy chairman "Sugar" Ray Robinson following the disclosure ...Read full story

GAMING Commission rejects request for extension of gambling

2004-07-20T18:39:00.001-07:00

GAMING Commission rejects request for extension of gambling ...Quad City Times - Davenport,IA,USA... 31 to give them time to take a gambling referendum to voters in a special election. But leaders of gambling projects in six other ...Read full story

SPORTS set to benefit from Olympics gambling

2004-07-20T18:39:00.000-07:00

SPORTS set to benefit from Olympics gambling Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand... stance. "We have an agreement with the TAB for gambling on basketball,"Crocker said. "We don't see this as being any different. ...Read full story

GAMBLING, liquor arrests made at club in New Castle

2004-07-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING, liquor arrests made at club in New Castle Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA... Vita Nuova Club -- also called the Family and Friends of Italy Club-- in New Castle, Lawrence County, resulted in four arrests for illegal gambling and liquor ...Read full story

Gambling on the Lake?

2004-07-20T18:36:00.000-07:00

HAWS: Gambling on the Lake? Ames Tribune - Ames,IA,USA... barge.". The gambling proposal needs approval from the Ames City Council,which Dupes acknowledged won't be easy. But he was confident. ...Read full story

GAMBLING Cruise Ship Detained Over Major Rule Violations

2004-07-20T18:35:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING Cruise Ship Detained Over Major Rule Violations WFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA-- The Coast Guard has detained a popular gambling cruise ship for breaking some major rules and, inspectors say, putting passengers' lives at risk....Read full story

GAMBLING man misses sentencing

2004-07-20T18:34:00.001-07:00

GAMBLING man misses sentencing, gets 15 Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA... This man took that money so he could live on the top floor of some gambling casino, buy a $90,000 automobile and be a big shot at age 24 or 25.".Read full story

GAMBLING the Dome's futureic

2004-07-20T18:34:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING the Dome's futureic South London.co.uk - London,England,UK... peninsula's planned regeneration. But the scheme cannot happen until the country's gambling laws have been relaxed. A spokeswoman ...Read full story

Legal Gambling Grows

2004-07-18T07:13:00.000-07:00

HIGHER Stakes: Legal Gambling Grows Zenit News Agency - Rome,Italy HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, JULY 17, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The promise of high revenues is enticing governments to turn more to legalized gambling, evenas critics ...Read full story

FORMER Ohio State quarterback sentenced in ticket scam

2004-07-18T07:12:00.000-07:00

FORMER Ohio State quarterback sentenced in ticket scam San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA... Schlichter pleaded guilty in January 2001 to federal charges of money laundering, forging securities and unauthorized use of credit cards to pay gambling debts ...Read full story

RISE in gambling addiction expectedic

2004-07-18T07:11:00.001-07:00

RISE in gambling addiction expectedic Wales - Wales,UK... The new rules mean customers do not have to become members of a casino 24 hours before, casinos can set up anywhere and gambling can be more open to public view ...Read full story

54 arrested in Karol Bagh gambling

2004-07-18T07:11:00.000-07:00

54 arrested in Karol Bagh gambling, Rs 15 lakh seized Webindia123.com - India New Delhi, July 16 Police have arrested 54 people on charges of gambling from a club in Karol Bagh area in Central Delhi and seized Rs 15 lakh from the spot. ...Read full story

DISTRICT 38 candidates tackle taxation

2004-07-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

DISTRICT 38 candidates tackle taxation, gambling and more Kansas City Star (subscription) - Kansas City,MO,USA Republican candidates for Kansas House District 38 shared their views on taxation, gambling, abortion and a proposed bistate tax during a forum at Johnson ...Read full story

ROBINSON says own money used in gambling

2004-07-18T07:08:00.001-07:00

ROBINSON says own money used in gambling The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia The Australian newspaper reported that he went on a $4.8 million gambling splurge in the casinos. ... I was gambling with my own money," Mr Robinsontold AAP. ...Read full story

TRIBES challenge Schwarzenegger on gambling initiative

2004-07-18T07:08:00.000-07:00

TRIBES challenge Schwarzenegger on gambling initiative San Jose Mercury News (subscription) - San Jose,CA,USA LOS ANGELES - A group of Indian casino owners is throwing its weight behind a gambling initiative on the November ballot that threatens Gov. ...Read full story

GAMCARE Calls For Under-age Gambling Clampdown

2004-07-16T20:06:00.000-07:00

GAMCARE Calls For Under-age Gambling Clampdown - Online Casino News - USAGamCare, the UK charity that promotes responsible gambling, has criticised service providers and mobile phone companies for not doing enough to discourage under ...Read full story

WORLD'S largest gambling company created

2004-07-16T20:05:00.000-07:00

WORLD'S largest gambling company created - Guardian - UK... venue, cashed in its chips yesterday and agreed a $9.4bn (£5bn) takeover by smaller rival Harrah's Entertainment to create the world's largest gambling company ...Read full story

SPORTS and gambling are a dangerous mix

2004-07-16T20:04:00.000-07:00

SPORTS and gambling are a dangerous mix - Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville,PA,USA... for the state's new slot machine industry, but as long as they are involved with their respective teams they need to stay as far from gambling interests as ...Read full story

GAMING Commission rejects request for extension of gambling

2004-07-16T20:03:00.000-07:00

PORTS set to benefit from Olympics gambling

2004-07-16T20:02:00.000-07:00

2004-07-16T20:01:00.001-07:00

GAMBLING, liquor arrests made at club in New CastlePittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh,PA,USA... Vita Nuova Club -- also called the Family and Friends of Italy Club-- in New Castle, Lawrence County, resulted in four arrests for illegal gambling and liquor ...Read full story

HAWS: Gambling on the Lake?

2004-07-16T20:01:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING Cruise Ship Detained

2004-07-16T20:00:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING Cruise Ship Detained Over Major Rule ViolationsWFtv.com - Orlando,FL,USA-- The Coast Guard has detained a popular gambling cruise ship for breaking some major rules and, inspectors say, putting passengers' lives at risk....Read full story

GAMBLING man misses sentencing

2004-07-16T19:59:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING man misses sentencing, gets 15Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA... This man took that money so he could live on the top floor of somegambling casino, buy a $90,000 automobile and be a big shot at age 24 or 25.".Read full story

GAMBLING the Dome's futureic SouthLondon.co.uk

2004-07-16T19:57:00.000-07:00

GAMBLING the Dome's futureic SouthLondon.co.uk - London,England,UK... peninsula's planned regeneration. But the scheme cannot happen until the country's gambling laws have been relaxed. A spokeswoman ...Read full story