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Is it safe to come out? Not yet? OK, well, call us when it's 2008, because it seems like this past year has been one nonstop sports scandal. If it wasn't Barry Bonds being indicted on charges of lying to a grand jury about using performance-enhancing drugs, it was Michael Vick going to prison on dogfighting charges. There was cheating in the NFL, NASCAR and Formula 1. An NBA referee was caught .Year of the scandal (The Palm Beach Post)

QUINCY - Emotions ran the gamut locally in 2007, a year of both raucous celebration and solemn devastation. Sports fans will remember 2007 as the year the Red Sox won it all, again, and the Patriots won every regular-season game.YEAR IN REVIEW 2007: CELEBRATIONS MIXED WITH TEARS (The Patriot Ledger)

2007 was a lousy year in sports unless you were a fan of the pro teams from Boston, the semipro ones from the University of Florida or the real-student athletes from Appalachian StateThe year in Sports (The Courier News)

Eds: NewsNow; will be led. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas Speedway and a Baltimore company have submitted their joint proposal for a casino near the motor sports track in Wyandotte County.k1049 BC-KS-Gambling 12-28 0156 (Hays Daily News)

JT the Brick: Vick's dogfighting, Mitchell Report, gambling NBA ref also were big lowsJT: Taylor's death was worst story of '07 (MSNBC)

Everyone respected Tom Swope, it seemed, with the exception of the evening insects who took advantage of the open windows down on Post Square. Of course, it was the famous sportswriter's own fault. Annoyed by summer temperatures, his habit was to remove his shirt and compose in his skivvies.Post sports department a writer's paradise (The Cincinnati Post)

Helen Robson Walton's death on April 19 left Arkansas without one of its most generous philanthropists. The 87-year-old widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton was remembered as the "strong woman behind a strong man."'Strong woman,' Arkansas philanthropist Helen Walton dies in 2007 (Pine Bluff Commercial)

CHICAGO The Baseball Hall of Fame is great to write about because the topic resonates so strongly with readers.Mike Nadel: Readers sound off on Baseball Hall, Skiles, Da Bears and the BCS (The State Journal-Register)

1. Drugs are everywhereYear of the scandal (The Palm Beach Post)

2007 was a lousy year in sports unless you were a fan of the pro teams from Boston, the semipro ones from the University of Florida or the real-student athletes from Appalachian StateThe year in Sports (The Courier News)

Everyone respected Tom Swope, it seemed, with the exception of the evening insects who took advantage of the open windows down on Post Square. Of course, it was the famous sportswriter's own fault. Annoyed by summer temperatures, his habit was to remove his shirt and compose in his skivvies.Post sports department a writer's paradise (The Cincinnati Post)

Is it safe to come out? Not yet? OK, well, call us when it's 2008, because it seems like this past year has been one nonstop sports scandal. If it wasn't Barry Bonds being indicted on charges of lying to a grand jury about using performance-enhancing drugs, it was Michael Vick going to prison on dogfighting charges. There was cheating in the NFL, NASCAR and Formula 1. An NBA referee was caught .Year of the scandal (The Palm Beach Post)

American companies may suffer from the legal piracy of movies, music, computer programs, and other intellectual property after the international regulator of free trade, the World Trade Organization, ruled that a ban on Internet Gambling services provided by companies abroad is unlawful. The WTO decision this week is the culmination of a long-running dispute between the U.S. Commerce Department .U.S. May Suffer After WTO Rules Against Internet Gambling Ban (The New York Sun)

Germany is set to prohibit online gambling starting on Jan. 1. While legislators see the ban as a pillar of consumer protection, critics say the accord only serves to protect the state monopoly on lotteries.Germany Set to Ban Online Gambling as of January (Deutsche Welle)

SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- While Internet search engine giants Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO ) and Google (Nasdaq: GOOG ) recently settled with the United States government on claims the companies made millions through promoting illegal online gambling, a civil trial set to begin on February 11 will further test the liability of these companies in California, and will ask the courts to .Google and Yahoo! Gambling Promotion Trial Approaches, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro Announces (The San Francisco Examiner)

New regulations, which take effect Jan. 1, have drawn criticism from Internet betting companies and lottery brokers.Germany set to prohibit online gambling (International Herald Tribune)

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Online gambling will be banned in Germany as of Jan. 1 after German states ratified an accord that preserves the country's state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of betting.Germany to Ban Online Gambling Jan. 1 Under Accord by States (Bloomberg.com)

Find out what stories made the Top News of 2007 in this online gambling industry special report. http://www.casinogamblingweb.comTop Gambling News Stories of 2007 ( via Yahoo! News)

Germany is set to prohibit online gambling starting on Jan. 1. While legislators see the ban as a pillar of consumer protection, critics say the accord only serves to protect the state monopoly on lotteries.Germany Set to Ban Online Gambling as of January (Deutsche Welle)

Dec. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Online gambling will be banned in Germany as of Jan. 1 after German states ratified an accord that preserves the country's state monopoly for lotteries and most forms of betting.Germany to Ban Online Gambling Jan. 1 Under Accord by States (Bloomberg.com)

A panel weighing Antigua's complaint that the online gambling ban violates free trade agreements said Antigua has no effective trade sanctions against the United States.Antigua Wins Another Round In Online Gambling Fight With U.S. (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

New regulations, which take effect Jan. 1, have drawn criticism from Internet betting companies and lottery brokers.Germany set to prohibit online gambling (International Herald Tribune)

Alderney is experiencing a flood of applications from Online Gambling companies eager to set up in the Channel Islands tax haven following changes to the UKs legislation on internet poker and casinos.Online casinos flock to Alderney tax haven (Financial Times)

The World Trade Organization slaps the United States with a token $25 million fine for its banning of online gambling, a move that could have unpleasant implications for Antigua and Barbuda, an offshore gambling haven.U.S. Gambling Ban Draws Weak Sanction From WTO (Wired News)

Posters by a dozen middle school students, including three from the mid-valley, are featured on an Oregon Department of Human Services color calendar for 2008 intended to increase awareness of problem gambling.Anti-gambling calendar features students posters (Albany Democrat-Herald)

A panel weighing Antigua's complaint that the online gambling ban violates free trade agreements said Antigua has no effective trade sanctions against the United States.Antigua Wins Another Round In Online Gambling Fight With U.S. (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

New regulations, which take effect Jan. 1, have drawn criticism from Internet betting companies and lottery brokers.Germany set to prohibit online gambling (International Herald Tribune)

A panel says the country can take US goods and sell them without copyright protection.WTO Rules For Antigua In Online Gambling (DesignTechnica)

Area bars claim a significant loss in business since a statewide smoking ban was enacted nearly three months ago, but it appears results at restaurants arent as clearcut.Smoke-free bars feel effects (The Timberjay)

ATP suspends two for betting on matches Report: NFL umpire could face grievance Red Wings lead NHL West All-Star voting Garnett, Bryant lead NBA All-Star voting McGrady to 'miss a few games' . Sports news from United Press International.UPI NewsTrack Sports (UPI)

BEREA The Cleveland Browns used to be famous for letting the big fish slip away. Their 2007 reversal of fortune happened in part because a big one slid to them.Edwards may have 'message' for 49ers (The Times-Reporter)

SOMERVILLE, N.J. -- As reported by the Associated Press: "Former Bears offensive lineman Todd Burger was one of five men arrested during the weekend in a bust of an alleged Internet gambling operation.Thursday December 27, 2007 - 12:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Bowl disappointment comes in many different flavors. The Purdue and Central Michigan players at the Motor City Bowl partied at a bowling alley. Fresno State and Georgia Tech players traveling to the Humanitarian Bowl are playing a game sponsored by a series of truck stops.Shreveport: The Grandaddy of Bad Bowl Games (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)

He is the model for professional sports commissioners. Pete Rozelle, a compromise candidate to replace Bert Bell as NFL commissioner in 1960, would become the most powerful man in pro football. During his 29-year tenure, Rozelle oversaw the NFL-AFL merger and the birth of the Super Bowl. He weathered labor strife in the 1980s, a gambling scandal in the 1960s, and an ill-advised decision to allow .Chronicling Rozelle's Legacy (The Tampa Tribune)

"IMET A girl who sang the blues, and I asked her for some happy news.Not bye, bye American Pie yet (Inside Bay Area)

KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- As reported by the Kansas City Star: "Missouri voters might get to decide whether to lift the state's casino loss limit under an initiative filed by a coalition of gambling companies.Thursday December 27, 2007 - 14:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Business & money: Government-owned site switches to Alderney Move allows it to advertise but avoid UK regulationTote's online casino finds tax haven (Guardian Unlimited)

Colorado voters must ask: Is a $5 bet less corrupting than a $6 one? Or $10? Or $100?Let's lift casino limits (Denver Post)

Totesport Casino is switching its operations to the offshore tax haven of Alderney in a controversial move that will allow it to advertise freely in the UK while avoiding UK taxTote's online casino finds tax haven (Guardian Unlimited)

Totesport Casino is switching its operations to the offshore tax haven of Alderney so it can advertise freely in the UK while avoiding UK tax and regulation. By Simon BowersTote's online casino finds tax haven (Guardian Unlimited)

Attorney General Patrick Lynch has given approval to "virtual blackjack" machines at Twin River. Lynch's office determined that the machines do not constitute a new type of gambling and do not require legislative or voter approval.AG Lynch approves virtual blackjack machines (Boston Globe)

They were an unlikely pair, a college-educated white evangelical from Richmond and a semiliterate 65-year-old African-American great-grandmother born into poverty in rural Alabama. But they were joined together by the civic heartbreak of that summer of 2002: the death of 10-year-old Trina Persad.A call to serve, and to lead (Boston Globe)

The $1.25 billion MGM Grand Macau has opened in China's gambling center. At 600 rooms, the luxury property hopes to attract wealthy gamers who are looking for the best in accommodations, entertainment, dining, and shopping as well.MGM Grand Macau Debuts (Hospitality Design)

University of Arizona adjunct instructor Chris Johnson conducts a class on a platform floating 250 meters in the air. If he wanted to, he could meet his students in an igloo, a rain forest or under an ocean - all without ever leaving his desk chairVirtual world allows UA to expand reach (Tucson Citizen)

With his deal to merge with Vivendis gaming unit, Activision C.E.O. Bobby Kotick will sit atop the worlds largest videogame company.The Gamesman (Portfolio.com via Yahoo! Finance)

The noose appears to be tightening on an 18-year-old Whitianga computer whiz after Dutch regulators this week imposed a record 1 million fine on companies allegedly using his malicious software.Noose closes on Whitianga computer whizkid (The New Zealand Herald)

HAVERHILL - Police said the American Legion used slot machines for illegal gambling at least twice in the past two years, violations that may come back to haunt the organization.Police: American Legion had illegal gambling machines; Chief wants to deny club licenses for other machines (Eagle-Tribune Online)

When most people are waiting for the river card to turn over, Brandon Bornancin, a sophomore poker entrepreneur, is working on his Internet poker Web site to make that anxiety justified.Student scores with poker site (The Ohio University Post)

A FEDERAL attack on poker machines looms after the election delivered the balance of power in the Senate to two independents -- Steve Fielding and Nick Xenophon.Feds turn up heat on pokies (Herald Sun)

A Greer man who is awaiting sentencing on video poker and money laundering charges has agreed to forfeit $9 million to help settle a case tying him to a two-county illegal gaming business, according to federal court records.Greer man to forfeit $9 million (The Greenville News)

Blackjack is the most popular table game among American gamblers, and if the compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe is approved, expect to hear players calling "hit me" at green felt gambling pits all around the tribe's casinos.Baccarat could be big winner for Seminoles as it lures big gamblers (Sun-Sentinel)

To the dismay of technologically savvy gamblers, officials at Pinnacle, a prominent offshore sports book, opted to pull out of the U.S. market in January largely as a result of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. Las Vegas sports bettor/quipmeister Jeff Jones wasn't fazed.Jeff Haney reflects on the most memorable high jinks, happenings and scandals of the past year (Las Vegas Sun)

Antigua and Barbuda's finance minister said he is hopeful an international ruling giving his nation the right to impose limited trade sanctions against the U.S. will push Washington to resolve a long-running dispute over Internet gambling.Antigua Hopes for End to Betting Dispute (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Jim Tressel's idea of gambling is wearing a paisley tie under his sweater vest or melting chocolate chips over his cream of wheat.RISKY BUSINESS: Ohio State ready to face LSU, rambling, gambling Miles (The News-Star)

ITALIANS Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali have been banned from next month's Australian Open for gambling on the game.Banned for gambling on game (The Courier Mail)

When most people are waiting for the river card to turn over, Brandon Bornancin, a sophomore poker entrepreneur, is working on his Internet poker Web site to make that anxiety justified.Student scores with poker site (The Ohio University Post)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) A former Harrahs security guard who claimed she was told by supervisors to ignore violations of Missouris player-card rules has been awarded $1 million in damages for wrongful termination.Jury awards former Harrah's security worker $1 million in damages (Daily Journal)

The World Trade Organization slaps the United States with a token $25 million fine for its banning of online gambling, a move that could have unpleasant implications for Antigua and Barbuda, an offshore gambling haven.U.S. Gambling Ban Draws Weak Sanction From WTO (Wired News)

According to Mountaineer Casinos Spokesperson Tamara Petit Dale Baird was on his way to Indiana to pick up horses when he was killed in an auto accident.Local Casino Remembering Top Horse Trainer (WTOV 9 Steubenville)

I love going to glamorous casinos as part of my vacations. The lights, the noise, and the excitement get my pulse going. But who goes to a casino for the cheap 24 hour buffet and the stores? I go to play. Blackjack, roulette, and craps are fine. Even the lucky number wheel gets a spin from me.Casino Love (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

ONTARIO, Canada -- As reported by the CBC News: "Slot machines and blackjack tables aren't usually associated with Christmas, but Ontario's government-operated casinos will be open Dec. 25, a day most other businesses are closed.Monday December 24, 2007 - 11:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)

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The sale represents the world's largest casino buyout deal.Harrah's: National Indian Gaming Commission Will Allow Sale (KETV 7 Omaha)

Religious leaders who were entrenched foes during the state's gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together: Casino gambling.Church Leaders Unite Against Gambling (WCVB Boston)

While we were napping- in the past nineteen years, since the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988, casino expansion has transformed America. Prior to that legislation, only Las Vegas and Atlantic City legalized casinos (in 1978).According to the American Gaming Association (AGA), at the end of 2006 there were 460 commercial casinos in 11 states which reached a record $32.42 billion in gaming .Casino Expansion Has Transformed America, Exercise Awareness, Quote Of The Century | Nobody Asked Me, But No. 35 | By . (Hospitality Net)

The Missouri Gaming Association is looking to raise awareness of underage gambling by offering two $1,500 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors.Group hopes to stem underage gambling (Columbian Missourian)

The Missouri Gaming Association is looking to raise awareness of underage gambling by offering two $1,500 scholarships and four $1,000 scholarships to high school seniors. The 2008 contest, Project 21, .Group hopes to stem underage gambling (Columbia Missourian)

BOSTON -- Religious leaders who took opposing sides in the state's turbulent gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together again: Casino gambling. . - By JAY LINDSAY The Associated PressChurch leaders, at odds over gay marriage, unite against gambling (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

GRAND JUNCTION (AP) - State Rep. Al White is working on a proposal to allow Las Vegas-style, no-limit Gambling in Colorado.State Rep. proposes allowing Vegas-style gambling in Colorado (9 News Denver)

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- State Rep. Al White is working on a proposal to allow Las Vegas-style, no-limit Gambling in Colorado. He said his proposal could bolster tourism and funding for state colleges and universities.Proposal Made For Vegas-Style Gambling In Colorado (KMGH 7 Denver)

THE ATP has sent a strong signal that it intends to rid the sport of illegal Gambling, after banning Italy's Potito Starace.Top player outed for gambling (The Australian)

ITALIANS Potito Starace and Daniele Bracciali will miss next month's Australian Open after being suspended for Gambling on tennis.Italian duo 'victims' of gambling crackdown (FOXSPORTS.com.au)

The United States Friday urged Antigua to hold off on imposing sanctions authorized by the WTO in a dispute over online Gambling, saying Washington was revising its WTO commitments.US urges Antigua to delay WTO sanctions on Internet gambling (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The subject is casino gambling, uh, I mean, "gaming," and state Sen. Steve Baddour is making a point in favor of Gov. Deval Patrick's plan for three resort casinos in Massachusetts.Column: Gambling is the sad choice of those out of better ideas (Eagle-Tribune Online)

BOSTON -- Religious leaders who took opposing sides in the state's turbulent gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together again: Casino gambling. . - By JAY LINDSAY The Associated PressChurch leaders, at odds over gay marriage, unite against gambling (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus)

BOSTON -- Religious leaders who took opposing sides in the state's turbulent gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together again: Casino gambling.Church leaders, at odds over gay marriage, unite against gambling (7 News Boston)

Religious leaders who were entrenched foes during the state's gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together: Casino gambling.Church Leaders Unite Against Gambling (WCVB Boston)

A 54-YEAR-old payroll officer who stole more than $95,000 from Fawkner Cemetery to feed her gambling addiction will spend six months behind bars.Cemetery worker who stole jailed (Whyalla News)

BUNKIE -- It was never about winning, Grace Dupre said of her addiction. She wanted it more when she lost. "You keep thinking, 'I'll stop playing when I win back what I lost,'" the recovering compulsive gambler said. "But you never do."Woman says addiction affected every aspect of life (The Town Talk)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo! Sports.Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Dayton Daily News)

Jim Tressel's idea of gambling is wearing a paisley tie under his sweater vest or melting chocolate chips over his cream of wheat.RISKY BUSINESS: Ohio State ready to face LSU, rambling, gambling Miles (The News-Star)

Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany acknowledged Friday that an account of football referee Stephen Pamon's off-the-field activities did not paint "a pretty picture."Big Ten denies football games were fixed (Chicago Tribune)

Gov. Rod Blagojevich's former chief fundraiser pleaded not guilty to charges of concealing more than $1 million in income, and meanwhile was ordered to undergo counseling for gambling addiction.Gambling Counseling Ordered For Gov's Confidant (CBS 2 Chicago)

The Big Ten Conference is investigating football referee Stephen Pamon after a report that he has a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling and child abuse.Big Ten official investigated again (UPI)

The man code-named Xjax couldn't lose. Week after week, he bet correctly on sporting events, cutting into the profits the Lucchese crime family was making from a closely tended gambling ring that processed billions of dollars in wagers.Gambling ring: Accountants with muscle (The Star-Ledger)

The lottery's top executive said his agency would be better equipped to oversee casinos than a new state agency.12/21/07: State Lottery Ready To Regulate Casino Gambling (WLKY Louisville)

The state says developers trying to build a casino in southwest Ohio are close to being able to gather signatures for a ballot proposal.Signature Gathering Begins In Drive To Build Ohio Casino (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)

The pointless US campaign against online gambling has snared another bunch of innocent victims. A few years back, the DOJ started a new program: rather than trying to stop online gambling directly (since all were operating outside of the US), it would simply go after websites that ran ads from casinos.Why Should Google, Microsoft & Yahoo Have To Pay Fines For Casino Advertising? (Addict 3D)

Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday. Microsoft will pay $21 million, Google will pay $3 million, and Yahoo will pay $7.5 million, the DOJ said in a news release. The three companies neither contest nor admit that they promoted illegal online .Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling charges (InfoWorld)

Updated: 21 Dec 2007 Microsoft, Google and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of US$31.5 million (S$46.03 million) to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on December 19. 2007.Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling charges (Computerworld Singapore)

Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo have agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal gambling, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.Microsoft, Google, Yahoo settle gambling charges (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

The World Trade Organization slaps the United States with a token $25 million fine for its banning of online gambling, a move that could have unpleasant implications for Antigua and Barbuda, an offshore gambling haven.U.S. Gambling Ban Draws Weak Sanction From WTO (Wired News)

The United States Friday urged Antigua to hold off on imposing sanctions authorized by the WTO in a dispute over online gambling, saying Washington was revising its WTO commitments.US urges Antigua to delay WTO sanctions on Internet gambling (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft, Yahoo, and Google have agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to settle a government probe into their role in promoting online gambling dating back to 1997.Google, Yahoo, MS fined for gambling (Middle East Times)

The United States and European Union struck a new trade agreement Dec. 18 that will greatly lessen the fight over offshore Internet gambling.Deal Reached on Internet Gambling (BloodHorse)

Federal officials have announced that Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a total of 31.5 million dollars to settle a government probe into their role in promoting online gambling dating back to 1997.Google, Yahoo And Microsoft Pay Fines For Internet Gambling (Turks.US)

Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agree to pay a total of $31.5 million to resolve claims that they promoted illegal online operations. Three of the world's most-popular websites have agreed to pay a collective $31.5 million to settle allegations that they promoted illegal online gambling operations.Web giants to settle gambling allegations (Los Angeles Times)

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 19 -- The three largest Internet companies agreed to pay a total of $31.5 million to settle civil allegations that they took ads for illegal gambling, a federal prosecutor said yesterday.Gambling Ads Cost Internet Giants (Washington Post)

The organizers of the Australian Open said Friday that they had established an anti-corruption commission to combat gambling.Australian opens creates anti-corruption unit (International Herald Tribune)

FARGO The director of the Fighting Sioux Club hopes the group's connection to a new gaming site in Grand Forks will mean at least two scholarships a year for University of North Dakota athletes.More UND scholarships might result from GF gaming site partnership with Fargo's Plains Art (Grand Forks Herald)

BOSTON (FOX25, myfoxboston.com) -- Religious leaders who took opposing sides in the state's turbulent gay marriage debate have found something to bring them together again: Casino gambling.MyFox Boston | Religious Leaders Unite Against Casino Casino Gambling (FOX 25 Boston)

The three largest Internet companies have agreed to pay a combined USD 31.5 million to settle federal civil allegations they took ads for illegal gambling.Microsoft, Google, Yahoo to settle gambling claims (Express India)

A man plays poker on his computer connected to an internet gaming site. Microsoft, Yahoo and Google agreed to pay a total of 31.5 million dollars to settle a government probe into their role in promoting online gambling dating back to 1997, officials said Wednesday.Microsoft, Google, Yahoo pay fines for Internet gambling (TODAYonline)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo! Sports.Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Dayton Daily News)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo!Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Fairfield Echo)

Former Penn State and NFL offensive lineman Todd Burger was among five men arrested over the weekend in a bust of an alleged Internet gambling operation in Somerville, N.J.Gambling-ring bust nets ex-Nit (Philadelphia Daily News)

Pete Rose thinks players who use steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs are "making a mockery" of baseball. The career hits leader, banned by the sport for gambling, weighed in on the Mitchell Report in an interview with Dennis Miller that was slated to air Wednesday night on VERSUS. Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were among the big stars implicated in last week's report .'Altar boy' Rose thinks 'roids soiled game (Fox Sports)

As tennis takes its seasonal breather this month, the governing bodies have little time to exhale in the wake of this year's gambling revelations that hint at dangerous cracks in the sport. Authorities soon are expected to take their latest step to combat a "serious risk" to the integrity of the game by naming an independent panel charged with analyzing the nature, scope and potential for .Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert (USA Today)

In what was a season for celebration in the Big Ten -- Ohio State making the national title game, Illinois qualifying for the BCS's Rose Bowl and Indiana's run to the postseason following the off-season death of their former coach Terry Hoeppner -- the year may be scarred by developments unearthed by Yahoo! Sports.YAHOO! SPORTS: Big 10 referee has history of gambling, officiated controversial '07 games (Detroit Free Press)

Socialites and showbiz stars joined business tycoons Tuesday for the opening of the MGM Grand Macau, the latest Las Vegas-backed casino to crowd into the tiny Chinese gambling enclave, hoping to lure China's growing middle classMGM Mirage launches first casino in Macau (USA Today)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, casino gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo!Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (The Western Star)

A Big Ten football officiating crew that came under scrutiny for its performance in two league games this season including Ohio State's loss to Illinois was led by a crew chief with a history of bankruptcy, Casino Gambling, child abuse and allegations of sexual harassment, according to Yahoo! Sports.Report: Official for OSU-Illinois football game has history of gambling (Dayton Daily News)

Only two of the two dozen people testifying at a Tuesday night public hearing told Jefferson City's Council that a 12-year-old ban on casino gambling should stay in the City Charter.Gambling opponents turn out in force (Jefferson City News Tribune)

MGM Mirage, the world's No.2 casino operator, opens a 600-room, Las Vegas-style resort in Macau on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a Chinese gambling haven increasingly crowded by global players.MGM's Macau casino opening ups ante for rivals (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

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WHEELING Warm up those dice: race tracks in Wheeling and Chester will become full-fledged casinos this week as table gambling comes fully online.Local Tracks to Become Full-Fledged Casinos (Wheeling News-Register)

Kanawha County residents want the right to vote on whether video lottery establishments should be in local neighborhoods, according to a new report prepared for the county commission.Report says public wants say on slots (Charleston Daily Mail)

The Florida Senate is flexing its muscle over a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe. Both House and Senate leaders believe the legislature should have the power to sign off on any gambling deal. And for the first time, the public had its say before lawmakers.Indian Gambling Hearings (WJHG Panama City)

The sound of slot machines and rollercoasters may soon disturb the deserted Los Monegros region of north-eastern Spain if a new Las Vegas-style project gets off the ground.Gambling mecca in Spanish desert? (TVNZ)

WHEELING An outright ban on smoking at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack would have as much a negative effect on the tracks bottom line as competition from Pennsylvania slot machines, track officials said.Wheeling Island track opens table games for charity (The Steubenville Herald-Star)

BRUSSELS -- As reported by the (British) Independent: "The European Union has accepted a US deal which will keep continental gambling and betting companies out of the lucrative American market.Tuesday December 18, 2007 - 14:44 EST (Rolling Good Times)

SPAIN -- As reported by the (UK) Sun: "A huge gambling city which will rival Las Vegas is to be built in the Spanish desert. "The 12 billion resort will be home to 32 casinos, 70 hotels, 232 restaurants, a golf course and even a bullfighting ring.Monday December 17, 2007 - 14:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)

BRUSSELS -- As reported by Reuters: "The European Commission dealt a blow to European online gaming companies on Monday when it accepted a U.S. offer of openings in other sectors to compensate for closing the U.S. gambling market to foreign firms.Monday December 17, 2007 - 12:14 EST (Rolling Good Times)

AUSTRALIA -- As reported by the Herald-Sun: "Crown casino will go to trial over explosive claims it lured a banned pathological gambler to blow $30 million.Monday December 17, 2007 - 14:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)

PacketProtector is an embedded Linux distribution based on OpenWRT, the first popular distribution designed to run on a number of wireless routers commonly found in SOHO settings. Like X-Wrt, which we reviewed earlier this year, PacketProtector extends OpenWrt by offering additional functionality to enhance network security right out of the box.PacketProtector turns SOHO router into security powerhouse (NewsForge)

Some see them as a joke, a few even take them at their word, but to most of us spam e-mails that promise to "enlarge your manhood" have become an everyday pest. Simon Cox, of Radio 4's the Investigation, set out to discover who is behind them.Those 'enlarge your manhood' e-mails - who is sending them? (BBC News)

As tennis takes its seasonal breather this month, the governing bodies have little time to exhale in the wake of this year's gambling revelations that hint at dangerous cracks in the sport. Authorities soon are expected to take their latest step to combat a "serious risk" to the integrity of the game by naming an independent panel charged with analyzing the nature, scope and potential for .Match-fixing allegations put tennis officials on high alert (USA Today)

NEW YORK -- Nobody does scandal like baseball. Baseball's got it all: sex scandals, drug scandals, gambling scandals, cheating scandals. Many brawls. Guys who do not pay their taxes. No wonder Pete Rose, for a singles hitter, is so famous. Yes, he's the Hit King, but the Scandal King, too.Could golf be the next sport to face a series of drug scandals? (Sports Illustrated)

STEP on board the Hong Kong money train, a $10 billion business revolving around 16 races a week, where making the wrong move can land you in jail.Hong Kong gets hearts racing (Perth Now)

PALA, Calif.Two married couples were killed in San Diego County after their car collided with a sport utility vehicle driven by a man suspected of being under the influence.(From the last 12 hours) (Oroville Mercury-Register)

Two people died in a car crash in Pauma Valley, authorities say.4 Friends Killed In Head-On Crash (NBC 7/39 San Diego)

SAN DIEGO -- A man suspected of causing a deadly head-on crash in Pauma Valley will be arrested and charged with felony driving under the influence and manslaughter once he is released from the hospital, officials said Monday.Driver Facing DUI Charges In Crash That Killed 2 Couples (NBC 7/39 San Diego)

The Florida Senate is flexing its muscle over a gambling compact with the Seminole Tribe. Both House and Senate leaders believe the legislature should have the power to sign off on any gambling deal. And for the first time, the public had its say before lawmakers.Indian Gambling Hearings (WJHG Panama City)

One lonesome Carrot Top-orange No. 5 "Garcia" jersey hangs from the discount rack at the Cleveland Browns Stadium Team Shop. Well, maybe not so lonesome. A handful of No. 9 "Frye" jerseys, also marked down to $10, keep it company.Who's No. 1 in Cleveland? It's No. 10 (The Plain Dealer)

With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and trains running.Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woes (Daily Herald)

Even with the state in the midst of a budget crisis and calls for an increase in the gaming tax weaving their way through political channels, Nevada's casino industry recorded an all-time monthly record for gaming revenues in October, collecting more than $1.164 billion from gamblers.As economy churns, state gaming win heads higher (Las Vegas Business Press)

ZARAGOZA, Spain, Dec 13 - The sound of slot machines and rollercoasters may soon disturb the deserted Los Monegros region of north-eastern Spain if a new Las Vegas-style project gets off the ground.Spanish wannabe bids for Las Vegas-style complex (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

A look at some of the darkest days in the history of baseball:From gambling to drugs to labour disputes, baseball dotted with dark days (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)

UNDATED -- For nearly 90 years, the Black Sox scandal has been baseball's darkest hour.Baseball's darkest days: the 1919 Black Sox scandal (7 News Boston)

The history of baseball from now on will be divided into two distinct eras, before the Mitchell report and after.Mitchell's report rips mask off baseball*s steroid era (USATODAY.com via Yahoo! News)

NEW YORK -- Nobody does scandal like baseball. Baseball's got it all: sex scandals, drug scandals, gambling scandals, cheating scandals. Many brawls. Guys who do not pay their taxes. No wonder Pete Rose, for a singles hitter, is so famous. Yes, he's the Hit King, but the Scandal King, too.Could golf be the next sport to face a series of drug scandals? (Sports Illustrated)

NEW YORK: The use of steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball has been called one of the biggest scandals in the history of the game. But the so-called steroid era is one of several scandals in baseball history.Baseball scandals: past and present (Gulf Times)

With the release of former Sen. George Mitchell's report on performance enhancing drugs in baseball, there's no question the past 10 years will go down in history as the "Steroids Era." It is a shameful taint on America's game that rivals the infamous "Black Sox" gambling scandal of 1919.Our view: Baseball can no longer say it ain't so (Eagle-Tribune Online)

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Reuters - A World Trade Organization decision on the amount of retaliation that Antigua and Barbuda can impose on the United States in an Internet Gambling trade dispute won't come out on Friday as expected, a U.S.WTO ruling in Internet gambling case delayed: U.S. (Reuters) (Addict 3D)

CryptoLogic Ltd., a major software developer for Internet Gambling, says it has paid $6.1 million (U.S.) for a "significant stake" in Mikoishi Studios, an Asian game development and design company.Internet gambling firm takes stake in Mikoishi (Toronto Star)

We can check the Internet one last time, but it would appear that Les Miles is still, as of right now, not going back to Michigan. Check back tomorrow.Miles can't go home or back on his word (12/16) (Lake Charles American Press)

A World Trade Organization decision on the amount of retaliation that Antigua and Barbuda can impose on the United States in an Internet Gambling trade dispute will not come out as expected, a U.S. trade official said.WTO Report on Internet Gambling Delayed (GigaLaw.com)

College football teams have myriad ways of hiring new coaches - promoting coordinators, gambling on up-and-comers, luring away rivals, even settling for NFL rejects (cough .College Football: Duke draws coaches into its Web (The Salt Lake Tribune)

A World Trade Organization decision on the amount of retaliation that Antigua and Barbuda can impose on the United States in an Internet gambling trade dispute will not come out on Friday as expected, a U.S. trade official said.WTO ruling in Internet gambling case delayed: U.S. (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has been in a long-running fight to offer its Internet gambling services in the United States A World Trade Organization decision on the amount of retaliation that Antigua and Barbuda can impose on the United States in an Internet gambling trade.WTO ruling in Net gambling case delayed (ZDNet)

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Whenever Falcons owner Arthur Blank is seen on television, President/GM Rich McKay usually is not far away. Blank should not only kick McKay further to the background, he should kick him to the curb. After all, McKay is most responsible for the current state of the Falcons.GM McKay the most to blame for Falcons' woes (The Sporting News via Yahoo! News)

Wherein I realize there's no point in predicting the predictable. For the past couple of weeks this NFL season has resembled an episode of American Chopper. Bits and pieces of drama, some minor uncertainties, and a good dose of kicking and screaming, but when all is said and done, you know the deadline is going to be met and the bike will get built. Apart from minor upsets and a scandal or two .NFL Week 15 - Same Ol' Same Ol' (Blogcritics.org)

One lonesome Carrot Top-orange No. 5 "Garcia" jersey hangs from the discount rack at the Cleveland Browns Stadium Team Shop. Well, maybe not so lonesome. A handful of No. 9 "Frye" jerseys, also marked down to $10, keep it company.Who's No. 1 in Cleveland? It's No. 10 (The Plain Dealer)

SAN FRANCISCO Shaun Hill no longer bothers trying to convince strangers that he really is an NFL quarterback.UPS guy is out to deliver for 49ers (Inside Bay Area)

The key informant against Michael Vick and two other operators of the Bad Newz Kennels was rewarded with the lightest sentence imposed on any member of the operation.Dogfighting conspirator gets two months (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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ATLANTIC CITY The Tropicana Casino and Resort filed an appeal Thursday of a decision by state casino regulators that denied it a new license.Casino appeals license denial (Home News Tribune)

ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- The state Casino Control Commission declined on Wednesday to renew an operating license for the Tropicana Casino and Resort. The move marked only the second time in the 29-year history of legalized gambling in New Jersey that the commission has denied a license.Courier News Online - State denies license to Tropicana resort (Bridgewater Courier News)

Five no-frills casino games for $8 is a raw deal considering you can play all of these games free at many Web sites.Vegas Stakes Review [Wii] (GameSpot)

Linden Lab's opinionated chief technology officer Cory Onrejka is leaving the company over differences with company founder Philip Rosedale.Second Life CTO Leaves Company (DesignTechnica)

ACCORDING TO Probability's CEO, Charles Cohen, the solution to putting gambling games onto the Iphone is to take the client/server approach. There's very little onboard processing involved.Iphone Blackjack requires little on-device processing (The Inquirer)

Two climate change conferences are taking place this week: the United Nations forum in Bali, Indonesia and a second meeting gathering animated creatures on an island in cyberspace.Virtual world to host parallel climate conference (AFP via Yahoo! News)

PROVIDENCE A raw wound that slashes through two families who live a block apart in the Greystone section of North Providence was on ugly display in Superior Court yesterday.Man sentenced to 4 years in 2006 knife fight (The Providence Journal)

Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies have been charged for accepting money to protect an illegal video poker ring in western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed today.Ex-Buncombe sheriff, deputies charged in illegal video poker case (The News & Observer)

RALEIGH (AP) Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies have been charged for accepting money to protect an illegal video poker ring in western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.Ex-Buncombe sheriff, deputies charged in illegal video poker case (Salisbury Post)

POKER machines were out of control in Victoria and their numbers had to be slashed, former treasurer Peter Costello said yesterday.Peter Costello blasts gambling (Herald Sun)

RALEIGH (AP) -- Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies have been charged for accepting money to protect an illegal video poker ring in western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday. (Credit: "By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer ")Former sheriff, deputies charged in video poker case (Greensboro News & Record)

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three former deputies have been charged for taking money to help protect an illegal video poker ring in western North Carolina, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.Ex-Buncombe Sheriff, Deputies Charged In Illegal Video Poker Case (WSOC-TV Charlotte)

The Fitial administration is torn between its pledge of commitment to Tinian's gambling industry and a strong desire to put the former La Fiesta shopping mall to use.Compromise sought on gaming bill (Saipan Tribune)

WHEN our house burnt down it really called us to action, said Peta Black of Stewarts River, two years after the shock of losing her family home. A month afterwards the tsunami happened and I saw a mother pulling a drowned child out of the water.Credits starting to roll for film industry family (Camden Haven Courier)

Gov. Steve Beshear used his inaugural address yesterday to call for unity in addressing the state's problems and to stress the importance of ethics in government.Beshear dances into office (Louisville Courier-Journal)

The House-passed Saipan gaming bill is expected to face resistance in the upper house, with no less than Senate President Joseph Mendiola vowing to block the proposed legislation.'No to Saipan gaming bill' (Saipan Tribune)

The House of Representatives passed yesterday a bill to legalize certain forms of gambling on Saipan. Except for Tinian Rep. Edwin Aldan, all of the House members present voted in favor of House Bill 15-322. The bill now goes to the Senate for action.House passes gambling bill (Saipan Tribune)

TOPEKA -- A district judge said he would decide by the end of January whether the state's expanded gambling law is constitutional, the first step toward getting a final answer from the Kansas Supreme Court.Judge hears arguments on gambling (The Arkansas City Traveler)

A county grand jury can continue its investigation into whether a politically connected businessman told the truth to state regulators before they awarded him a slot-machine gambling license, the state's highest court ruled unanimously Monday.Probe of Pa. Slots Owner Can Resume (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

DEADWOOD -- The South Dakota Commission on Gaming has rejected the design for a proposed Deadwood casino project, saying it posed hazards to public safety and would give the complex an unfair advantage over existing casinos in the historic town.Gaming commission rejects project design (Rapid City Journal)

Hop-on, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories is now the foremostHop-on, Inc. Going Global with Highly Profitable Mobile Gambling Program (wallstreet:online AG)

IRVINE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Hop-on, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories is now the foremost creator of mobile gambling technology.Hop-on, Inc. Going Global with Highly Profitable Mobile Gambling Program (Broadcast Newsroom)

COMMONWEALTH leaders should be discussing ways to reduce state government dependency on poker-machine revenue, an anti-gambling campaigner said.Costello calls for anti-gambling strategies (The Courier Mail)

IRVINE, Calif.----Hop-on, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories is now the foremost creator of mobile gambling technology. Hop-on is looking for software distributors around the world to partner with as "Casino Hosts" to license and distribute Hop-on's mobile gambling program and online casino network.Hop-on, Inc. Going Global with Highly Profitable Mobile Gambling Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

CryptoLogic Ltd., a major software developer for Internet gambling, says it has paid $6.1 million (U.S.) for a "significant stake" in Mikoishi Studios, an Asian game development and design company.Internet gambling firm takes stake in Mikoishi (Toronto Star)

ATLANTIC CITY (AP) -- The state Casino Control Commission declined on Wednesday to renew an operating license for the Tropicana Casino and Resort. The move marked only the second time in the 29-year history of legalized gambling in New Jersey that the commission has denied a license.Courier News Online - State denies license to Tropicana resort (Bridgewater Courier News)

A powerful Illinois Democrat says his gambling plan can help solve the transit crisis, but others are not so hopeful.State Senator Says Don't Bet On Gambling Expansion Passing (NBC 5 Chicago)

IRVINE, Calif., BUSINESS WIRE -- Hop-on, Inc., a leading developer and marketer of wireless phones and accessories is now the foremost creator of mobile gambling technology.Hop-on, Inc. Going Global with Highly Profitable Mobile Gambling Program (Broadcast Newsroom)

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SPRINGFIELD - A new gambling expansion proposal floated Monday would allow Fairmount Park to host up to 500 slot machines at the Collinsville horse racing track, while letting the casinos at East St. Louis and Alton significantly increase their capacities.Plan could put slots at horse tracks, more seats at casinos (The Southern Illinoisan)

A possible "seismic" impact on other Indian casinos is what the Connecticut attorney general called the recent UAW victory to represent dealers at Foxwood Resort Casino.Unions detect little interest in bringing unions to casinos (BizJournals)

Bingo, casino and online betting firm Rank scrapped its final dividend payment on Wednesday, blaming ongoing problems in its bingo and casino businesses.Rank scraps dividend (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

ATLANTIC CITY Few Atlantic City casinos were giving thanks in November: Revenue fell 7.7 percent from a year ago, as slots parlors in Pennsylvania and New York continued to gobble up some of New Jersey's best customers.Nov. another downer at AC casinos (Home News Tribune)

Floyd acted like a gentleman, like a class act, like a role model for a kid from a broken home situation like he muddled through.Bravo, PBF (The Sweet Science)

A strategist at Citigroup has created an index to track the stocks of businesses catering to affluent consumers, with the idea that luxury goods makers, higher-end retailers and travel and entertainment companies should hold up even if businesses serving hoi polloi suffer.Investing: Tracking the rich when times are tough (International Herald Tribune)

While state leaders grapple over a new contract to run three of the state's thoroughbred racetracks, some of New York's other tracks face their own problem: They say they need a bigger slice of the profits to survive.Tracks seek bigger cut of gambling profits (The Journal News)

Question: My husband and I work for a high-tech company, but we don't have much in savings. My husband has been borrowing money to put into the stock market, but he has lost money for the past two years.Pad your emergency funds before investing stocks (Money via Yahoo! Finance)

BOSTON Gambling opponents are mobilizing against Gov. Deval L. Patrick's casino plan, hoping to take advantage of the governor's tepid effort so far to push his proposal.Casino foes mobilizing (Berkshire Eagle)

His gambling plan is compromise, he saysMadigan gambling bill proposed (Chicago Tribune)

A county grand jury can continue its investigation into whether a politically connected businessman told the truth to state regulators before they awarded him a slot-machine gambling license, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday. .Court says probe of casino developer can go on (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

With a mass transit doomsday just weeks away, one of the state's top Democrats lent his support to a massive gambling expansion Monday in hopes of keeping the buses and trains running.Madigan pitches gambling plan to fix cash woes (Daily Herald)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) | House Speaker Michael Madigan showed his hand in gambling negotiations Monday, proposing a major expansion that would raise $1 billion a year through two new casinos and thousands of slot machines at riverboats and horse tracks.Madigan proposes massive gambling expansion (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

MOSCOW Ritzio Entertainment Group, Russias biggest gaming company, plans to expand its presence in Germany and Italy and enter other European countries before gambling is restricted in its home market.Ritzio Betting on Europe As Russia Restricts Gambling (St. Petersburg Times)

. _ A new gambling-expansion plan proposed by Illinois leaders Monday would allow Fairmount Park to host up to 500 slot machines at the Collinsville horseracing track, while letting the casinos at East St. Louis and Alton significantly increase their gaming capacity.Big Gambling expansion proposed for Ill. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

MOSCOW Ritzio Entertainment Group, Russias biggest gaming company, plans to expand its presence in Germany and Italy and enter other European countries before gambling is restricted in its home market.Ritzio Betting on Europe As Russia Restricts Gambling (St. Petersburg Times)

One in every six New Zealanders knows someone in their household or wider family who has got into financial trouble through gambling.Gambling hits poor hardest (The New Zealand Herald)

A gambling plan to pay for road, bridge and school construction was unveiled by Democratic leaders Monday and could be put to a vote as soon as next week.Gambling plan pitched as final solution to state's money problem (Daily Herald)

New research commissioned by the Health Sponsorship Council provides hard evidence of the harm being done by gambling says the Problem Gambling Foundation.Politicians should heed gambling survey (Scoop.co.nz)

The assumed authority of the Canadian Mohawk, first Nation tribe in Kahnawake was questioned this week. Moreover, the tribe was fined $2 million for its supposedly illegal gambling activities with Golden Palace online casino.Mohawks Have Their Say (Online Casino Reports)

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Income Access Offers' gaming ad network features highly lucrative offerings from top industry providers 888, Pacific Poker and Bingo Liner. IAO offering competitive cost per acquisitions from a variety of gaming merchants all in one network. ( Dec 10, 2007)Online Gaming Ad-Network Income Access Offers Driving in Player Traffic ()

CryptoLogic Limited(TSX: CXY)(NASDAQ: CRYP)(LSE: CRP), a leading software developer to the global Internet casino gaming market, has launched two star-studded Internet casino slot games on its award-winning platform: the eagerly anticipated Spider-Man and the legendary Fantastic Four.Spider-Man Swings Into Action-With CryptoLogic (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

THE deputy manager of a Cardiff bookies stole almost 20,000 and spent it on gambling machines.Gran stole to feed gambling addiction (icWales)

LOCKLAND, Ohio (AP) -- Hamilton County prosecutors say a former village account clerk in southwest Ohio is accused of bilking the village out of $60,000 and then using the money to feed a Gambling Addiction.Village account clerk accused of stealing town funds for gambling (News Journal)

Local residents are being offered a chance to change. Chance to Change is a 13-session recovery group for those with a gambling addiction. It is being led by Terry Scott, pastor of North Miami Assembly of God Church, on behalf of the Ottawa County Ministerial Alliance.Recovery offered for Gambling Addiction (Miami News-Record)

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports have set up an International Advisory Panel (IAP) to review measures for preventing and controlling gambling addiction in Singapore as well as provide advice.Title and Synopsis: International Gambling Addiction panel member: Experts still unclear on best way to prevent . (Zaobao.com)

Hamilton County prosecutors say a former village account clerk in Lockland is accused of bilking the village out of $60,000 and then using the money to feed a gambling addiction.Lockland Clerk Accused Of Theft In Office (WLWT-TV Cincinnati)

Blackjack and poker chips may be on the table for Massachusetts residents, but some groups from Connecticut say they are ready to be dealt a new hand after years of casino gambling in the state.Conn. groups warn of adding Mass. casinos (The Daily Free Press)

Full-day pre-K? Morris educators skeptical of plan Morris County educators have this message for Gov. Jon S. Corzine regarding his plan to require full-day preschool for all economically disadvantaged 3- and 4-year-olds: Show me the money.LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)

There are quite a number of similarities between the Nevada and New Mexico football teams and the cities and states they call home.Pack football: Nevada, New Mexico share similarities (Reno Gazette-Journal)

The BHA's chief executive outlines his plans for racing to Charlie Brooks.Coward ahead of game in troubled BHA times (Daily Telegraph)

"Come right on in, make yourself at home," beckons the solicitous auctioneer as he stands inside the front gate at 1915 Moonlight Road. And so I begin the long walk down the driveway and straight into the nightmare of Michael Vick.Vick's house of dogfighting is home to cruelty (USA Today)

EXCLUSIVE: BANKING chief Ahmed Fahour will join the Carlton Football Club board, setting up a possible succession if embattled Blues boss Dick Pratt is forced to quit.Banking boss joins Carlton (Herald Sun)

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Gambling opponents are emerging from months of relative inactivity and mobilizing against Governor Deval Patrick's casino plan, hoping to capitalize on a tepid effort by the governor to secure its passage.Groups mobilize against casinos (Boston Globe)

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Catering to the surging French mobile web market, Gold Mobile Casino has launched a new French version of its mobile website, wap.goldmobilecasino.com/fr. The Gold Mobile Casino WAP affiliate program is now offering a collection of French and GEO-Targeting banners to help affiliates promote this site on the mobile web. ( Dec 7, 2007)Income Access and Gold Mobile Casino Announce WAP Casino Affiliate Program ()

A gaming oversight hearing at Mount Airy Casino Resort this morning featured testimony from Monroe County Commissioner Donna Asure and a recovering gambling addict.WEATHER FOR STROUDSBURG: (Pocono Record)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) Pennsylvanias highest court on Monday sided with the owners of the planned SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia and said they may sidestep obstacles that the City Council has placed in the path of the $600 million facility.Courier News Online - High court says city must OK SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia (Bridgewater Courier News)

As it comes up to the second holiday season since UIGEA was passed in Congress the there is still a massive percentage of Americans still gambling thanks to various blogs and websites set up to show them how to continue gambling. ( Dec 5, 2007)Gambling Blogs Show How to Beat The Ban -- 1 Year Later ()

The following are the main stories in the Maltese and foreign newspapers today.Malta and international press digest (Times of Malta)

Offshore Gambling pioneer Steve Budin, who appeared last night on Fox Sports Best Damn Sports Show Period to discuss his best selling book, Bets Drugs and Rock and Roll will be meeting fans and signing his book at Gambler's Book Shop in Las Vegas Friday, November 30th from 2-4pm PST.Offshore Gambling Pioneer and Author of Top Selling Book, Bets, Drugs and Rock & Roll, Steve Budin . (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

The sports world will be focused on two undefeated welterweights in Las Vegas this Saturday. Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Jr. clash with the WBC title on the line. This fight is the biggest thing to hit boxing since Mayweather fought future H.How the industry views Hatton vs. Mayweather (Covers.com)

Regulations / Law The Executive Yuan approved Wednesday a raft of amendments to the Outlying Islands Development Act during its weekly meeting, but a measure permitting the opening of casinos was not included in the package.TAIWAN'S EXECUTIVE YUAN DUMPS CASINO BILL (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance)

The Executive Yuan approved Wednesday a raft of amendments to the Outlying Islands Development Act during its weekly meeting, but a measure permitting the opening of casinos was not included in the package.Taiwan's Executive Yuan Dumps Casino Bill (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 News)

Children are being overexposed to adult-oriented ads on the internet, for services such as gambling and dating'Children bombarded by gambling ads on websites' (Guardian Unlimited)

WHEN the sun goes down, the punters gather in an alley behind a row of Geylang Road shophouses between Lorong 14 and 16. Shielded by a row of shophouses on the main road and tall metal hoardings that separate a part of the alley from other buildings, they are waiting for the action to start.Illegal gamblers play cat-and-mouse game in Geylang (Straits Times)

Children as young as seven are being targeted with online advertisements for gambling and pornography. A study by the National Consumer Council found the websites most popular with seven- to 16-year-olds were for gaming, dating and shopping.Children see porn and gambling adverts online (Evening Standard)

World soccer's governing body issued a statement saying the early warning system set up to monitor gambling on international matches had found "no irregular betting activities during the first phase of the 2010 FIFA World Cup preliminary competition.World Cup qualifiers free of match-fixing, says FIFA (rediff.com)

BRIDGEPORT - It took all 40 minutes of the game, but Fairfield men's basketball coach Ed Cooley finally put his finger on how Siena ripped the Stags in last night's MAAC opener.Fairfield spanked by Siena (Stamford Advocate)

A series of raids aimed at illegal gambling culminated Wednesday night with the seizure of about three dozen video poker machines and more than $5,200 in cash from numerous west and south suburban businesses.Sheriff's Cops Crush 3 Dozen Video Poker Machines (CBS 2 Chicago)

Gambling opponents are emerging from months of relative inactivity and mobilizing against Governor Deval Patrick's casino plan, hoping to capitalize on a tepid effort by the governor to secure its passage.Groups mobilize against casinos (Boston Globe)

The Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan., board of commissioners upheld the Planning Commission's rejection of a $500 million casino proposal for the county.WyCo rejects $500M casino proposal (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Two Tulare County residents went bust on Thursday morning when they were caught burglarizing Kings County buildings to fund their gambling endeavor, according to Sheriff's Department officials.Two accused in burglary, taking booty to casino (The Sentinel)

The casino question showed Monday night it still has the power to roil local waters. After lying dormant for years, the topic arose again this week when Fourth Ward Councilman Kevin Brown introduced a bill giving voters the opportunity to lift a prohibition against gambling within Jefferson City.Upping the ante: Gambling arguments gain new life in Jefferson City (Jefferson City News Tribune)

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius handpicked gambling czar declined Friday to give odds on whether the Kansas Supreme Court will accept the new casino law. I have no idea what the Kansas Supreme Court is going to do, said Chief Gaming Officer Robert Krehbiel.Gambling czar wont bet on courts OK (Lawrence Journal-World)

MONTREAL, Quebec -- As reported by the Canadian Press: "Quebec's lottery commission is once again facing a court order to release its documents on gambling-related suicides at the province's three casinos.Thursday December 06, 2007 - 14:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)

SINGAPORE -- As reported by Channel NewsAsia: "An International Advisory Panel (IAP) has been set up to advise Singapore on issues related to problem gambling and addictions.Wednesday December 05, 2007 - 17:29 EST (Rolling Good Times)

NORTH MARIANAS -- As reported by The Saipan Tribune: "The House of Representatives in the Northern Marianas has passed a bill to legalise certain forms of gambling on Saipan.Wednesday December 05, 2007 - 17:43 EST (Rolling Good Times)

MONTREAL, Quebec -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Income Access and Gold Mobile Casino have announced that their WAP affiliate program will be targeting the French market with a new site, wap.goldmobilecasino.com/fr , new banners and new French gaming software.Friday December 07, 2007 - 12:59 EST (Rolling Good Times)

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- As reported by the Sioux City Journal: "Cherokee County residents shot down efforts to locate a casino in their county by voting 719-419 against a ballot measure authorizing a gambling structure in the county.Wednesday December 05, 2007 - 13:43 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Children as young as seven are being targeted with online advertisements for gambling and pornography. A study by the National Consumer Council found the websites most popular with seven- to 16-year-olds were for gaming, dating and shopping.Children see porn and gambling adverts online (Evening Standard)

Students have become a prime target of online gambling websites because of their financial circumstances, a study from the University of Birmingham has revealed.Student Russian Roulette (The Wessex Scene Online)

The assumed authority of the Canadian Mohawk, first Nation tribe in Kahnawake was questioned this week. Moreover, the tribe was fined $2 million for its supposedly illegal gambling activities with Golden Palace online casino.Mohawks Have Their Say (Online Casino Reports)

Children are being overexposed to adult-oriented ads on the internet, for services such as gambling and dating'Children bombarded by gambling ads on websites' (Guardian Unlimited)

Log in to remember this page. Email this Cometa Wireless has signed a contract with Cashcade to provide the online gambling firm with a complete mobile gaming solution and leading casino games portfolio.Cometa signs Cashcade contract (ATE On-line)

Gambling opponents are emerging from months of relative inactivity and mobilizing against Governor Deval Patrick's casino plan, hoping to capitalize on a tepid effort by the governor to secure its passage.Groups mobilize against casinos (Boston Globe)

The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports have set up an International Advisory Panel (IAP) to review measures for preventing and controlling gambling addiction in Singapore as well as provide advice.Title and Synopsis: International gambling addiction panel member: Experts still unclear on best way to prevent . (Zaobao.com)

GARFIELD -- Three city residents were arrested on gambling charges after an undercover investigation revealed they were running an illegal sports betting operation, authorities said.3 Garfield residents arrested on sports gambling charges (The Record)

For many, gambling can be entertaining and fun, but officials say it can easily become an overwhelming addiction. That's why the Utica-based Insight House is expanding its services to help compulsive gamblers.Are you addicted to gambling? (News 10 Now Syracuse)

Take a bow, Pete Koski. Come on down, Jim Mattson. Step in the spotlight, Bruce Coppo. In case, you haven't heard, Koski is beginning his 48th year as a high school sports official. That's just a few behind Mattson, who logged something like 54 years in a striped shirt before retiring.High school refs deserve much credit (Daily Mining Gazette)

MILFORD The Board of Aldermen will hedge its bet on an off-track betting parlor here until members can get more information about the impact of gambling on the community.Milford aldermen delay OTB approval (Connecticut Post)

Muttiah Muralitharan takes three vital wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 88 runs in the first Test.Live - Sri Lanka v England (BBC News)

Boxing, which even its most eloquent apologist AJ Liebling feared was probably doomed 50 years ago, largely because of a "ridiculous gadget" known as television, which he reckoned had been invented solely to sell razor blades and soap powder, is this week making still another statement of rude and enduring health. Well, maybe not health in the deepest, most solidly founded way, but an .James Lawton: The noble art of boxing (Independent)

MLB Clock ticks on Yankees' talks for Johan Santana NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The New York Yankees appeared set to pull out of trade talks with the Minnesota Twins for Johan Santana. "I want to get it done by tonight, one way or another," Yankees senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner said Monday evening as he left Legends Field, the team's spring training home in Tampa, Fla.AM Briefing (Provo Daily Herald)

Stevens Point Police investigators have linked a 36-year-old Stevens Point man to more than 30 commercial burglaries committed in the past three years.Man linked to at least 34 burglaries (Stevens Point Journal)

Muttiah Muralitharan takes three vital wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 88 runs in the first Test.Live - Sri Lanka v England (BBC News)

Robert Craig Knievel (Evel Knievel), motorcycle stuntman: born Butte, Montana 17 October 1938; married 1959 Linda Bork (two sons, two daughters; marriage dissolved), 1999 Krystal Kennedy (marriage dissolved); died Clearwater, Florida 30 November 2007.Evel Knievel: Motorcycle daredevil famed for his bone-breaking jumps (Independent)

As it comes up to the second holiday season since UIGEA was passed in Congress the there is still a massive percentage of Americans still gambling thanks to various blogs and websites set up to show them how to continue gambling. ( Dec 5, 2007)Gambling Blogs Show How to Beat The Ban -- 1 Year Later ()

Muttiah Muralitharan takes three vital wickets as Sri Lanka beat England by 88 runs in the first Test.Live - Sri Lanka v England (BBC News)

Log in to remember this page. Email this The London Show's organiser Clarion Gaming has announced the release of its tenth Internet Gambling Report.Clarion Gaming releases Internet Gambling Report - 10th edition (ATE On-line)

LONDON, Dec 3 - Online gaming, slot machine and betting software firm AsianLogic is set to become the first Asia-based gambling firm to list in London with a $110 million pre-Christmas flotation planned on th,e Alternative Investment Market.Gaming software firm AsianLogic eyes London IPO (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Ron Paul is not a botmaster. Security researchers have shut down a network of computers responsible for sending out nearly 200 million spam messages supporting the U.S. presidential candidate last month, and after analyzing the server's software, it's clear that there is no such thing as a Ron Paul botnet, according to Joe Stewart, a senior security researcher with SecureWorks.Ron Paul spam traced to Ukrainian botnet (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

The ban on Online Gambling is enforced through the payments perspective. The US law forbids credit companies and other financial institutions from supporting any transaction in which one of the sides is engaged in betting or wagering.Stand Beside Online Gambling (Online Casino Reports)

GoldenPalace.com to cough up $2m Cyber World Group, the owner of GoldenPalace.com, in Canada this week pleaded guilty to charges of illegal gambling and agreed to a $2m fine.Quebec fights Mohawk Nation over Online Gambling jurisdiction (The Register)

David Carruthers was born in 1957 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He served as CEO and board member of the British online gambling company, BetOnSports, which was one of the biggest players in the US market.Profile: David Carruthers (Online Casino Reports)

LONDON, Dec 3 - Online gaming, slot machine and betting software firm AsianLogic is set to become the first Asia-based gambling firm to list in London with a $110 million pre-Christmas flotation planned on th,e Alternative Investment Market.Gaming software firm AsianLogic eyes London IPO (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

Marginbet will move away from Online Gambling to concentrate its efforts solely in the mining sector, announcing the sale of its Portlandbet business.Marginbet to focus on mining (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)

GoldenPalace.com to cough up $2mCyber World Group, the owner of GoldenPalace.com, in Canada this week pleaded guilty to charges of illegal gambling and agreed to a $2m fine.Quebec fights Mohawk Nation over online gambling jurisdiction (Addict 3D)

HARRISBURG -- A Philadelphia-area developer with ties to the gambling industry has asked the state Supreme Court to strike down Pennsylvania's ban on political campaign contributions by casino owners and executives - a ban regarded as the broadest in the nation.State ban on gambling donations challenged (The Evening Sun)

For five years, government regulators have been aware of misspending of gambling profits by Seminole tribal leaders in violation of federal law but have taken no enforcement action.Seminole Jackpot: Gambling profits are misspent (Orlando Sentinel)

OCEAN CITY, Md. (BP)--Messengers to the 172nd annual meeting of the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware increased the convention's budget, heard reports from growing churches and passed resolutions opposing embryonic stem cell research and gambling.WRAP-UP: Md./Del. increases CP budget (BPNews.net)

Some might argue that gambling and pornography pioneered the art of moneymaking Web sites. Ironically, free porn sites are killing the adult entertainment industry.Out of Scope: Tales from the Tech Project Front (Baseline)

Those people skipping about in the meadow thinking that Brits don't go in for this corruption lark are a combination of patriotic and nave, says Sue Mott.Cheating lurks in football's links to gambling (Daily Telegraph)

The news could have been worse for Michael Vick. A federal judge sentenced two of the suspended NFL star's dogfighting cohorts to 18 months and 21 months in prison Friday.2 Vick co-defendants sentenced (AP via Yahoo! News)

On Sunday, during their refreshing 31-14 win against San Francisco, the Carolina Panthers lined up Steve Smith in the shotgun, snapped the ball to him and let their best player run. They also ran a reverse to Smith. They also ran a short pass to Smith that Smith then lateraled to DeAngelo Williams. All of those plays came during the first half, and they all worked. Which brings us to this .Redemption game comes weeks too late (The Charlotte Observer)

There was some bewilderment when the new head football coach was introduced at Boston College last December. Who is this guy?ACC CHAMPIONSHIP - Eagles ready to reach new bar (The Patriot Ledger)

Less than a month after saying he looked forward to clearing his name, Michael Vick now acknowledges the heinous acts associated with his name are true.Vick to plead guilty (WABC-TV New York)

RICHMOND, Va. Two of fallen NFL star Michael Vicks co-defendants were sentenced today to 18 months and 21 months in prison on federal dogfighting conspiracy charges.Sports Briefs: Vick co-defendants get prison terms (The World)

RICHMOND, Va. -- The news could have been worse for Michael Vick.2 Vick Co-Defendants Sentenced (Washington Post)

GoldenPalace.com to cough up $2m Cyber World Group, the owner of GoldenPalace.com, in Canada this week pleaded guilty to charges of illegal gambling and agreed to a $2m fine.Quebec fights Mohawk Nation over online gambling jurisdiction (The Register)

SAN DIEGO - A statewide vote on the expansion of gambling at four Southern California Indian casinos has potentially been short-circuited by a federal government decision, it was reported today.Statewide vote on expansion of gambling at four Indian casinos potentially short-circuited (North County Times)

Universal Gaming Concepts Inc, a leading Online Gaming Company for more than eight years, today announced that they will cease operation of their Global Player brands, Global Player Casino and GPCPokerRoom.com on November 30th 2007.Global Player Casino & Poker Room Closes its Doors ( via Yahoo! News)

Shares in Crown Ltd., the gambling business spinoff of Publishing and Broadcasting Ltd., rose as much as 8.3 percent when they debuted Monday on the Australian Stock Exchange before finishing 3 percent higher.Crown Ltd. Rises in Market Debut (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

All Jackpots Online Casino, a proud member of the Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world's biggest online jackpot casinos, announced that it has released Gladiator -- its first-ever epic-sized 50 payline video slot game -- on its Microgaming-powered Viper software platform and is offering an exclusive weekend promotion for players who give the glorious Ancient Rome-themed game a spin.All Jackpots Online Casino Armours Itself With First-Ever 50 Payline Slot (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Here's the only way I'd be for a privatized Alligator Alley with $10 tolls each direction: If the ride came with a double-latte from Starbucks, a slots voucher for the Big Cypress Seminole gambling tent and a 90 mph speed limit.Private Alligator Alley would be paved with fool's gold (Sun-Sentinel)

Nintendo has announced that this week's regular Wii Shop update will see the addition of three new classic games to the channel's offerings for Virtual Console, all available as of 9:00 AM PST on November 26th. The new offerings include Double Dribble, the five-on-five, full-court home basketball game originally released by Konami in arcades in 1986 and for Nintendo Entertainment System in .Virtual Console Gets Double Dribble, Vegas Stakes And Ecco Jr. (Gamasutra)

Vegas, basketball and dolphins. No, it's not the newest NBA franchise. After Thanksgiving, we're all trying to burn off the calories we consumed, but Nintendo isn't trying to burn off anything. In fact, they're giving a few more things for gamers to feast on in the form of three new Virtual Console releases. This week's titles are:Double Dribble (NES, 1-2 players, rated E for Everyone, 500 Wii .Wii Virtual Console News and Releases for 11/26/2007 (Blogcritics.org)

One in an occasional series exploring the new leaders of California's Indian nationsThe New Chiefs: A quest for recognition (The Sacramento Bee)

QUEBEC -- As reported by the CBC News: "The company that administers the world's largest internet casino Golden Palace.com has pleaded guilty in Quebec to charges of illegal gambling, in a case that raises questions about First Nations' right to hand out gaming licences.Friday November 30, 2007 - 12:44 EST (Rolling Good Times)

The Quebec-based company that administers the world's largest internet casino has pleaded guilty to illegal gambling, raising questions about First Nations' right to hand out gaming licences.Kahnawake's resident cybercasino giant fined for illegal gaming (CBC)

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 is a case of the government attempting to legislate morality. At a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing looking into online gambling law enforcement, the articulate poker pro Annie Duke testified.Poker banter in Congress (The Desert Sun)

With Hanukkah beginning Tuesday night, Jews can look forward to the annual rituals of menorah-lighting, blessings, gift-giving - and gambling.Gambling had role in religious history (Boston Globe)

You like playing poker, pal? Well, forget the Borgata. Cops say small-time gamblers have been flocking to a South Philadelphia variety store that boasted four illegal poker machines.Cops raid store, find illegal poker machines (Philadelphia Daily News)

Dear Annie: I have been dating "Jesse" for six years. We recently moved in together. Within the last year he has started playing poker, both online and with his friends. Sometimes the games at our place last until 6 a.m. The online gambling is the real.Boyfriend's online gambling makes her a 'poker widow' (The Standard-Times)

Universal Gaming Concepts Inc, a leading Online Gaming Company for more than eight years, today announced that they will cease operation of their Global Player brands, Global Player Casino and GPCPokerRoom.com on November 30th 2007. ( Dec 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www..com/pingpr.php/SW5zZS1JbnNlLUNyYXMtSG9yci1UaGlyLVplcm8=Global Player Casino & Poker Room Closes its Doors ()

Court denies appeals in drug cases By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - A federal appeals court Thursday denied appeals in two drug-related cases from Arkansas.Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)

Court orders new trial in rape case By John Lyon LITTLE ROCK - A convicted rapist deserves a new trial because testimony ruled inadmissible prior to his trial was improperly admitted during the proceeding, the state Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)

MIAMI - The Seminole Tribe of Florida's leaders have spent millions on lavish homes, boxing rings, basketball courts and other gifts for themselves and relatives as the tribe's gambling enterprise has expanded into one of the nation's largest, a newspaper's investigation shows.Seminole Leaders Spend Lavishly, Newspaper Reports (The Tampa Tribune)

MIAMI The Seminole Tribe of Florida's leaders have spent millions on lavish homes, boxing rings, basketball courts and other gifts for themselves and relatives as the tribe's gambling enterprise has expanded into one of the nation's largest, a newspaper's investigation shows. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported in its Sunday editions that since 2000, members of the Seminoles' Tribal .Report: Seminole leaders big spenders (Florida Today)

Nutt era comes to an end By Alex Abrams FAYETTEVILLE - After more than a year of controversy and one sleepless night, Houston Nutt came to the decision that it was time to leave his "dream job.Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)