Do you feel lucky? Do you? Almost everyone’s gambled at some point in his life, laying down money on everything from lottery tickets to Vegas poker tables. The thrill of chasing that elusive jackpot has turned gambling into a multi-billion-dollar industry, but there’s a personal risk that comes with every wager. With nearly 500 casinos currently open for business in the U.S. has legalized gambling gone too far?
UK Casino Times - January 07, 2009
The introduction of the 2007 Gambling Laws saw slot machines revenue fall dramatically, with many establishments being forced to close. ...
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Forbes - January 07, 2009
When the Legislature decided to ban smoking in bars and restaurants, lawmakers put in place an exemption for the gambling floors of casinos around the state ...
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EOG.com - January 07, 2009
Necessity, in the form of local laws, is the mother of invention. The law in Taiwan prohibits anyone from touching the gaming tools. ...
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SouthCoastToday.com - January 07, 2009
DiMasi has had a profound influence on Southeastern Massachusetts, leading the defeat of casino gambling last year and helping to create a plan to open the ...
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Forbes - January 06, 2009
A 2007 law created four state-owned casinos, one each in Ford, Sumner and Wyandotte counties and either Crawford or Cherokee counties. ...
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GamingTodaySlotsToday - January 06, 2009
... the new Obama Administration and the US Congress, which could take steps to overturn current laws banning domestic online gaming in the months ahead. ...
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Online Casino Reports - January 06, 2009
... within the state" It's not illegal to gamble, but it is illegal to promote gambling, yet with all other illegal activities the law is applied equally. ...
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Los Angeles Times - January 06, 2009
By the time Israeli authorities truly began to grapple with the problem a few years ago, they faced a sophisticated global network of gambling, ...
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KFOXtv.com - January 05, 2009
The Tigua Indian casino was opened in 1993 and closed in 2001 after a lawsuit found that the casino violated state anti-gambling laws. ...
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Kansas City Star - January 05, 2009
•Congress will approve a measure to study the potential effect of legalizing and taxing online gambling. To reach Rick Alm, call 816-234-4785 or send e-mail ...
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al.com - January 04, 2009
Press-Register - al.com, AL - 23 hours ago
What they want — and what their proposal would give them — is full immunity from the state's criminal laws against gambling. Their proposal to expand ...
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New Online Casinos - January 03, 2009
The Czech Republic will officially have their online gambling laws changed this Monday. Five of the biggest gambling companies in the country will be the ...
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Madison Record - January 02, 2009
“This task force will be a resource to any law enforcement official who wants to finally crack down on illegal gambling in their community, but maybe hasn’t ...
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TV - January 02, 2009
KLAS-TV, NV - 10 hours ago
Online gambling sites offer the same variety of games that most Strip casinos do -- from sports betting, to poker and even bingo. But current laws keep ...
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Online Casino News - January 02, 2009
However, this apparently-innocent tax dispute could send shockwaves through the online gambling industry as any precedent set could open up the possibility ...
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This Is The Westcountry - January 02, 2009
The Weekly News reported earlier in the year how a storm had erupted over strict new gambling laws, which, according to arcade owners, were killing their ...
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New Online Casinos - January 01, 2009
For the first time, Las Vegas casinos are actually hoping that something is done about the Internet gambling laws in the US. "If we had the outlet to take ...
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Review - January 01, 2009
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 6 hours ago
... ordered to stop providing goods or services to state-sanctioned gambling facilities displays a misunderstanding of the law ("Gaming games," Dec. ...
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Chicago Tribune - January 01, 2009
Chicago Tribune, United States - 17 hours ago
When the ban began, its backers predicted drinkers and gamblers who stayed away would be replaced by nonsmokers drawn to businesses where they could now ...
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Chicago Daily Herald - December 31, 2008
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 5 hours ago
In addition, another state law requires Internet gambling service providers that automatically re-enroll subscribers to offer a secure method for canceling ...
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