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Illegal Gambling Machine Sweep Leads To Citations In California
A Montclair police officer has carried out a sweep on illegal gambling machines and four machines were confiscated. The sweep led to citations were issued....
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Church Groups Want Riley To Do More To Stop Gambling In Alabama
Governor Robert Riley has already launched an all out attack on video bingo gambling in Alabama. Now, church groups are calling on Riley to continue his mission and rid the state of gambling completely....
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Two Gambling Rings Infiltrated During Staten Island Mob Bust
Two different gambling rings were broken up by authorities after a series of raids led to twenty-two people being arrested. The raids and the investigation were mob related....
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Alabama Governor Goes On Offensive With Gambling Machine Makers
Alabama Governor Robert Riley already was being aggressive in his efforts to rid the state of video gambling, but now that he has a state Supreme Court ruling in his back pocket, he is issuing a warning to gambling machine makers....
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Assistant US Attorney Tells Online Gamblers, Testify, Or Go To Jail
The US has now sent its tenth online gambler to jail for refusing to testify. The latest person to end up in jail is Nicholas Zicarelli in Kansas City....
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Obama Tells China Not To Censor The Internet-But Supports US Internet Censorship
President Obama told Chinese citizens over the weekend that China should not censor the Internet, unfortunately, his message was not heard by many outside of the group he was speaking to....
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With Casinos Approved, Gambling Battle In Ohio Turns To Racinos
Now that voters have approved casino gambling in the state of Ohio, the gambling battle has turned to whether or not state racetracks should receive slot machines....
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UPS Worker Arrested In Illegal Sports Gambling Operation Bust
Authorities in Sand Lake have arrested two men who were running an illegal sports gambling operation. One of the men, John F. Dupont, was working for UPS and it is believed that he was taking bets while on the job....
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Governor Riley Wins Big Supreme Court Battle Over Video Gambling
Governor Robert Riley won a big battle on Friday in his attempt to shut down what he believes is illegal video gambling in the state. The Alabama Supreme Court ruled in the governor's favor regarding raids by Riley's gambling task force....
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Cherokee County Bar The Location Of Latest Illegal Gambling Raid
It has been a busy week around the US for illegal gambling busts. The latest raid took place at the Buffalo House in Cherokee County, Georgia, and the owner of the establishment was arrested....
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Arkansas Raid Nets 212 Illegal Gambling Machines, Three Arrests
One of the biggest illegal gambling raids in the country took place on Tuesday night in Arkansas. Authorities seized 212 machines in the raid, arrested three people, and cited thirty-five more....
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Churchill Downs Hires Gambling Lobbyist In Kentucky
Kentucky lawmakers were apparently not moving fast enough to bring casino gambling to state racetracks, so Churchill Downs has hired a gambling lobbyist with political ties to push the issue....
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Gambling Addict Brings Case Against Casino To Indiana Supreme Court
The ongoing battle regarding a casino's role in stopping gambling addicts from gambling at their casinos took another turn on Thursday when the Indiana Supreme Court heard an argument against the former Caesars Indiana....
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Poland Online Gambling Laws May Ruffle Feathers Of European Union
Now that a gambling scandal has been exposed within the Polish government, the country is readying for widespread changes to their gambling laws. The European Union may take exception to the new online gambling laws....
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Maine Voters Will Again Vote On Casino Proposal
Maine voters have been asked to voice their opinion on casino gambling three times in the past six years. It now looks as though that number will increase to four times next November thanks to a group seeking to build a casino in Oxford....
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Twin River Moving To Twenty-Four Hour Gambling Next Week
Lawmakers in Rhode Island gave Twin River the right to offer twenty-four hour gambling and the slot parlor has quickly accepted the idea. Twin River announced Monday that the around the clock gambling will begin next week....
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Pennsylvania Colleges Waiting On Lawmakers To Decide Gambling Issue
Lawmakers in the state of Pennsylvania are prepared to expand casino gambling to include table games, but they are working at a snail's pace and universities in the state are paying the price....
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Shell Game Lands Georgia Men In Jail On Gambling Charges
A shell game and another card game that was being played in Georgia on Saturday has landed several men in jail. The gambling arrests took place at the Columbus Civic Center....
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Recession Pushes Bulgaria Towards Higher Gambling Tax Rate
The recession has become so bad in Bulgaria that there is now discussions for a proposed tax rate increase within the gambling industry. The tax would go from ten to twelve percent....
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Kentucky May Follow Ohio Into Legalized Casino Gambling
The state of Kentucky has a governor in Steve Beshear that is extremely protective over his state's gambling interests. Lawmakers in the state are now considering legalizing video gambling after Tuesday's Ohio vote....
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