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Chasing the Win: Eastern Iowan speaks out about gambling addiction
Casino gambling in Iowa has been legal for more than two decades. Industry officials say casinos provide a $1 billion impact to the state and pay $340 million in state taxes but some say gambling has ruined lives.
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32Red Casino Win Best Casino for Ninth Consecutive Year
GIBRALTAR, GIBRALTAR-- - Online casino , 32Red Casino, is delighted to announce that it has once again been named Best Casino at the 2011 Casinomeister awards.This latest win for 32Red means the online ...
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Lawmakers hold forum on online gambling
The state's two federally recognized Indian tribes warned legislators on Thursday that unregulated online gambling is already happening in Connecticut, despite the state not having legalized Internet wagering.
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Kentucky casino gambling bill on hold, Beshear says
After saying earlier this week that his casino gambling bill would be introduced in a few days, Gov. Steve Beshear conceded Thursday that questions over legislative redistricting will delay it. "This whole place is mired down in redistricting right now,"
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Florida casino gambling bill is dead for 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - A bill that would have ushered in the largest gambling expansion in Florida history was withdrawn by its legislative sponsor on Friday, killing for now the prospect of allowing up to three mega-resort casinos in the Miami and Fort Lauderdale area. The bill, which proponents said could lead to 100,000 new jobs for the state, faced a probable defeat at its first ...
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D.C. Council poised to repeal online gambling
After becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to legalize online gambling within its borders, the District of Columbia is poised to repeal the program before it launches.
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Anti-tax group: Legal casino gambling may boost Texas economy
AUSTIN -- Legalizing casino gambling could help ease Texas' budget woes, according to a conservative group with ties to a convicted lobbyist who defrauded the Tigua tribe out of millions of dollars.
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More states betting on casino gambling for jobs, revenue
Las Vegas Strip: Its 41 casinos have seen an uptick in gambling revenue in recent months. / By Isaac Brekken, AP The competition for Americans' gambling dollars is heating up, as several states eye major casino projects in a bid to reverse their fortunes in a tough economic climate.
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Casino bill changed Miami's landscape
The bill to bring casino gambling to South Florida may be dead for now , but the issue has reshaped the region’s business landscape in ways likely to last for years. Nine months after Genting stunned Miami with its $236 million purchase of prime waterfront land and launched a divisive debate over the future of South Florida’s economy, interviews with advocates on both sides reveal much has ...
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DC Council poised to repeal online gambling
After becoming the first jurisdiction in the nation to legalize online gambling within its borders, the District of Columbia is poised to repeal the program before it launches.The strong backlash on the ...
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State considers legalizing online gambling to fatten coffers
Illegal online gambling is an estimated $30-billion dollar business worldwide. Now, lawmakers in cash-strapped Calif. want to legalize games, such as online poker, to get a piece of that pie and they could do it this year. "The issue isn't should people bet online. It's happening already," said Democratic Senator Lou Correa of Anaheim. He has a bill to make online poker legal in California ...
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