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28 Jan 12 - Gambling News
Gambling surge in wake of quakes
A big jump in the number of people gambling in Canterbury is being blamed on people's need to escape the stresses of constant earthquakes and an uncertain future.
Cyber gambler has child in tow
GEORGE TOWN: A man who brought his three-year-old son to a gambling den was among 36 people detained during a police blitz on nine cyber cafes providing online gambling. A team of policemen stormed one of the premises in Sungai Nibong and found the ...
Deadwood gambling revenues down 5 percent in 2011
Deadwood gambling revenues dropped 5 percent in 2011 according to state figures, though some casino operators said it could have been more but aggressive promotions and free play softened the blow.
Helped by $10m from casino magnate, Gingrich says gambling is a "worry."
Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign has gotten a $10 million boost thanks to cash from Las Vegas Sands gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson and his wife, but Gingrich says he isn't necessarily buying into gaming.
Gambling compact inches toward reality
Bev Perdue trumpeted a new gambling compact with the state's Cherokee Indians, live blackjack and poker are inching closer to reality at the tribe's Western North Carolina casino.
Dad brings son gambling
By GEORGE TOWN | 0 comments Northeast police chief Assistant Commissioner Gan Kong Meng questioning a man who brought his son along to a gambling den in George Town, Penang, on Friday night. Pic by Rudy Syareme Sherifuddin A MAN, who brought his ...
More gambling not the answer to money woes
4, he called for the state legislators to introduce and approve a bill to allow voters to decide if they want casino type gambling in this state. I say to you, "Expanding gambling is not the answer to Kentucky's financial problems.
Less buzz surrounds Alabama's gambling retrial
Alabama's gambling corruption trial captivated the state throughout the summer of 2011. The retrial begins Monday with fewer charges, fewer defendants and less fanfare.
Bet it on the track
I made that bet more than 50 years ago, and gambling in New York has been legal every day since. It started with parimutuel betting at thoroughbred and harness tracks spread across the state from Long Island to Batavia.
Online gambling in DC faces uncertain future
(AP) WASHINGTON - The District of Columbia Council remains bitterly divided on how, or even if, the nation's capital should have the first government-run online gambling venture in the United States. Online gambling is already legal in the district, ...
Codes need to kick their gambling addiction
Confronted by sad tales of gambling addiction, and well aware that poker machines rob those who can least afford to lose, you would think our ''socially responsible'' leagues would have found alternative revenue streams.
PM plays poor hand on problem gambling
Most politicians can see the problem clearly enough, confronted as they are in their electorates with broken homes, suicides, bankruptcies and resorts to crime, to mention just some of the consequences of problem gambling. Most voters recognise it, ...
Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte gamble on 'Luck' in new HBO horse racing drama
“'You want to gamble, don't you? Well, you can't gamble because you have to be 18 years old,'” Milch recalled his father telling him.
Share the Wealth: Online gambling law re-interpretation helps economy
A new interpretation of a half century's worth of legislation gave the gambling industry a very big Christmas present. On Dec. 23, the US.
Gambler sells her soul chasing political jackpot
It is very sad to see someone who is happy to use the money netted from problem gamblers to make sure that a small attempt to address gambling addiction is scuttled. On the other hand, there is Julia Gillard who, on the available evidence, ...
Cafe offering free food for kids as parents gamble
CHILDREN are being offered free food as an enticement for their parents to play pokies, in what is being labelled as a gambling loophole. The gambling watchdog is investigating as inducements for gamblers are banned in South Australia.
Lawmakers Hedge Bets on Online Gambling
Foxwoods was the state's first legal gambling casino and could benefit if online gambling becomes legal in the state.
Gambling trial should be interesting
The second round of the gambling corruption trial begins this Monday in Federal Court in Montgomery. Last year's first trial ended in a victory for all defendants.
Hudson, Salem remain targeted as casino sites
By JAKE BERRY New Hampshire casino supporters aren't folding their hands in the wake of a Massachusetts law permitting gambling south of the border. Two months after Massachusetts legislators passed their law, allowing as many as three casinos in the ...
Gambling Addiction Enabler: 'UFC on FOX 2' Edition
Davis gambling advice after the jump, and be sure to come back for our liveblog, which kicks off at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT. But first, the complete odds lineup, via BestFightOdds.
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