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Online Gambling Archive January 2005
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School districts consider gambling money
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| The money coming from gambling venues has once again reawakened the question of whether it is acceptable to use them for educational purposes or not. School districts are facing a tough dilemma and a committee comprising 25 members from various backgrounds and financial statuses was assigned to study Act 72 and come to terms with this issue. |
Monday, 31 January 2005 |
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The gambling lawsuit against the Lakes general manager
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| Lakes Region general manager, Richard Hart and his assistant manger Jonathan Broome are accused in transferring illicit gambling wagers via the IPA between offsite betting facilities in states, overseas and a company located in New York with a reputation of organized crimes. |
Sunday, 30 January 2005 |
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The indecent gambling proposal
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| An upheaval was recently instigated by the Indian tribe, compiling 50 people that asked for gambling space extending over 250,000 square feet near the Oakland Airport that could have well contained four football fields. The reactions were far from favorable. Opposing voices were stemming from different rationales. |
Friday, 28 January 2005 |
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UK is under the online gambling blitz
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| For the past three month, magazine Inside Edge and the gambling website 888.com have quizzed 2,726 people across the UK. The survey has shown that 18% of the nation vote for blackjack as their top priority, followed by 22% who raised their hands for roulette and the ultimate winner among the gambling masses appeared to be poker, cited by 39%. |
Thursday, 27 January 2005 |
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New gambling cooperation with Indian tribes
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| Gov. Tim Pawlenty in a merited cause to seam the budget deficit has embarked upon a venue of establishing partnership in casino gambling with Minnesota Indian tribes. In his opinion, this project could potentially yield about $200 million in fiscal 2006, as a one-time licensing and at the beginning of fiscal 2008, the state would gross annually $114 million from the casino. |
Wednesday, 26 January 2005 |
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The Lords inhibit the Gambling bill
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| Conservative culture spokesman, John Whittingdale has resurrected once again the issue of curtailing the number of potential super-casinos, which primarily was set at 40, then went to 25 and then down to 4. |
Tuesday, 25 January 2005 |
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The government has trimmed the gambling wings
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| An announcement coming from the Ontario government regarding the knot tying of new casinos and racetrack slot operations, has disappointed a watchdog group, fearing to fall out from the warm niche of state-sponsored gambling. Video lottery terminal poised in bars and restaurants, slot machines in bingo halls and any provincial Internet gambling involvement were also ruled out. |
Monday, 24 January 2005 |
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The gambling drawbacks versus benefits
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| In Maryland where gambling was legalized much earlier than in Indiana, the attorney, J. Joseph Curran has warned a number of times that the ultimate costs will outweigh the benefits of casino gambling. |
Sunday, 23 January 2005 |
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New collaboration of two major gambling forces
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| GameAbyss is a corporate directory managing portals that caters a variety of entertainment opportunities including human reviews of online gambling sites such as Poker, Casinos, Sportsbooks, Lotteries, Bingo and more. |
Wednesday, 19 January 2005 |
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Bush is against Cross-border gambling
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| For many years, U.S prosecutors have been waging a war against cyber-gambling backing their argumentations with the 1961 Act of the Wire Communication that prohibits the use of any wired gadgets to bypass state regulations affecting gambling. |
Monday, 17 January 2005 |
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Is Gambling a chicken or an egg?
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| A German study was conducted recently trying to sort out the reason why 1% to 2% of adults find themselves addicted to gambling. Twelve pathological gamblers were brain scanned while playing a computer gambling game programmed to create an undulating setting of winnings and loses and compared to twelve healthy individuals. |
Sunday, 16 January 2005 |
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The Irish sea makes controversial gambling headlines
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| Comparing to any other country, United States is the place where online wagering prevails, despite the restrictions besieged upon it. Recently, the Isle of Man, a British crown dependency in the Irish Sea has removed a four-year-old veto that prohibited Internet casinos accepting bets from United States residents. |
Thursday, 13 January 2005 |
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The Democrats against Arnold
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| Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger was harshly accused by some Democrats who claimed he overestimated the gambling revenues, once believed to reach the $1.3 billion. |
Wednesday, 12 January 2005 |
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FOBT machines - bookmaker's saviors
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| The leap, made by gambling industry is no longer a secret, but perhaps the extent is underestimated by some. More and more proprietors are resorting to online opportunities in order to balance their proceeds. |
Tuesday, 11 January 2005 |
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Wagering on Simpsons?
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| Online gambling has spread its wings far beyond casino games and have now penetrated into the movie industry including TV shows and other common forms of entertainment. The viewers of the animated TV series of all times, The Simpsons will be challenged as now it becomes possible to wager on the episode details. |
Monday, 10 January 2005 |
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Gambling controversy
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| Kentucky voters have finally been given a chance to vote for gambling legalization. This advent was prompted by a new bill that would allow for establishment of nine casinos across the state. But not everything is as smooth as some would deem it to be. |
Sunday, 9 January 2005 |
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Pawlenty's gambling proposal gets little support in Northland
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American Indian casinos at Hinckley and Carlton have become the issue for a debate, ignited by Tim Pawlenty, Gov. of Minnesota who wants Minnesota's 11 tribes to slice a larger loaf of the their casino margins. According to the proposal -- the tribes will receieve a full monopoly on gambling if they adhere to the proposed compliance. Ontherwise, the governor and the lawmakers are threatening to enact legislation allowing competition with the tribes. The sum of money Pawlenty demands, suspiciously amounts to the huge state budget downfall and some belive it's no coincidence.
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Monday, 3 January 2005 |
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