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South Korean prosecutors have busted an online gambling ring operated by Koreans from the Philippine capital Manila which cleared some 100 million dollars over 18 months, officials said Tuesday.

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SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors have busted an online gambling ring operated by Koreans from the Philippine capital Manila which cleared some US$100 million over 18 months, officials said Tuesday.

Interactive Internet gambling, long banned in South Africa, is now set to burst onto the stage. Recent legal action has moved the South African Government to embrace the idea of legalized online gambling.

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- (Sports Network) - An early battle for first place will be the feature attraction at Heinz Field on Monday night, as the Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the Baltimore Ravens in a quest for AFC North supremacy.

Off the field, he was a late-night carouser who loved Cutty Sark whiskey, cards, gambling, jazz, a roomful of drinking buddies singing "Ida Red," picking up the tab and leaving a big tip.

Kentucky has taken control of two online casinos as part of Gov. Steve Beshear's attempt to crack down on illegal Internet gambling. Internet users in Kentucky and the rest of world now are unable to access the two casinos, highrollerslounge.com and luckypyramidcasino.com. The domain-name registration for the sites lists the Kentucky Justice Cabinet as the "registrant" or operator.

The crux Online gaming activity is set to top $24.5 billion by 2010 yet widespread global regulation of the industry has yet to take place. The online gambling industry is headquartered almost entirely outside the United States, but almost half its customers reside in the United States.

The provinces new gaming strategy is just window dressing and does not go far enough to cut the number of killing machines in the province, says UPEI professor Peter McKenna.

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John McCain, Congresss most influential member on gambling issues, has a history with the industry complicated by personal ties and opposing loyalties.

Cashing In via lopolis. John McCain and campaign manager Rick Davis appear to be two peas in a corrupt pod. Reading the NYTimes piece.

Weep no more, my puritan ladies The state of Kentucky has seized control of some of the world's most popular gambling domain names courtesy of a state judge who issued a secret ruling last week ordering registrars to transfer 141 internet addresses to the state's top law enforcement official.

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear has announced he wants to shut down 141 illegal Internet gambling sites in the state in an effort to stop unregulated online gaming. Beshear has filed a civil suit against the 141 domain names and is asking the court to force the sites to block access to Kentucky users or give up control of their domain names. read more

By Tony Moss, NFL Editor -- (Sports Network) - An early battle for first place will be the feature attraction at Heinz Field on Monday night, as the Pittsburgh Steelers play host to the Baltimore Ravens in a quest for AFC North supremacy.

VILNIUS - A Lithuanian-British company has announced plans to start a service for gambling on horse and dog races. The company will be the first to offer track gambling in Lithuania.

World Snooker have taken a further step towards ensuring the sport is not vulnerable to corruption.

Hendry County , on Lake Okeechobee's southwestern shore, is a sparsely populated rural county and home of LaBelle's famous Swamp Cabbage Festival held the last full weekend of February.

LAS VEGAS - Harrah's Entertainment Inc. - long known for using detailed customer tracking to keep players coming through casino doors - is about to get a lot more data to tinker with.

The house is in silence. There are no lights on, no vehicles in its drive, and no signs of recent occupation, except for a small mountain of wine bottles spilling over the recycling bins, topped by a magnum of Veuve Clicquot champagne. For a moment I think I must have come on the wrong day; then I remember what Sergeant Bilko said to colleague Rupert Ritzik, when they went to consult a medium .

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gamblers in Kentucky will no longer be able to access some online casinos because of a legal fight being led by the state's governor.

FRANKFORT . Gamblers in Kentucky will no longer be able to access some online casinos because of a legal fight being led by the state's governor. Some online casino operators have begun blocking access to state residents a week after officials filed a lawsuit against them, said Jennifer Brislin, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. She did not immediately have a list of all .

FRANKFORT . Gamblers in Kentucky will no longer be able to access some online casinos because of a legal fight being led by the state's governor. Some online casino operators have begun blocking access to state residents a week after officials filed a lawsuit against them, said Jennifer Brislin, a spokeswoman for the Kentucky Justice Cabinet. She did not immediately have a list of all .

In a follow up to an earlier story, "Kentucky Governor Cracks Down On Online Gambling," WebProNews spoke to Governor Steve Beshear's deputy communications director Jill Midkiff. read more

Kentucky has taken control of two online casinos as part of Gov. Steve Beshear's attempt to crack down on illegal Internet gambling. Internet users in Kentucky and the rest of world now are unable to access the two casinos, highrollerslounge.com and luckypyramidcasino.com. The domain-name registration for the sites lists the Kentucky Justice Cabinet as the "registrant" or operator.

State is attempting to seize the domain names of 141 gambling sites in an effort to stop illegal online gaming. Domains in question include absolutepoker.com and pokerstars.com.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentuckys pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the worlds biggest horse race.

Former Milford, N.H., Selectman Doug Bianchi has been handed a suspended jail sentence, a fine and 200 hours of community service after being convicted of helping a gambling operation at the town's Veterans of Foreign Wars post.

VILNIUS - A Lithuanian-British company has announced plans to start a service for gambling on horse and dog races. The company will be the first to offer track gambling in Lithuania.

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) Kentuckys pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the worlds biggest horse race.

Six local organizations, including the Erie Zoo and Erie Philharmonic, will soon learn how much money they will receive from Erie Countys multimillion-dollar share of gambling revenue from Presque Isle Downs& Casino.

Last year at this time, the biggest questions for the NBA other than the arrest and accusations regarding gambling referee Tim Donaghy were whether the old men who were making up the new Boston Celtics could win a championship and whether Kobe Bryant would be traded away from the Los Angeles Lakers after several months of demands, specifically about going to Chicago.

Apparently, cracks in the site's code allowed gamblers to see their opponents hole card. And having your hole exposed on the Internet can be costly. As lusty lesbian Lindsay Lohan will tell you if you ask.

HAGATNA, Guam Information on Guam's gambling initiative will be mailed next month to some 49,000 registered voters in the U.S. territory.

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Launched in early 2004,as an addition to the successful online betting storefront, Paddy Power Casino has grown successfully to secure a healthy market share position within the competitive casino gambling industry.

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- As reported by Reuters: ".Vegas barreled through previous U.S. economic recessions with no problem, but the current slowdown -- marked by home foreclosures and then high gasoline prices -- has had a much bigger impact on the gambling mecca than economists expected.

Tim Lincecum has thrown a lot of innings this year, and he will throw more this week. Gambling with The Franchise

Are you entrusting your money to banking houses or sportin houses? The United States is in its worst credit crisis since the Great Depression, as shotgun marriages are arranged and financed by the government.

Will international pressure from the formidable, 27-nation European Union finally push the United States into legalizing Web bookies and online casinos?

Bala Cynwyd, PA., The Off Shore Gaming Association (OSGA), www.osga.com, a noted independent monitoring and evaluation service covering the Offshore Sportsbook, Casino and Poker industries announced the unveiling of the latest version of their most information-packed, user-friendly website ever.

In preparing a survey on the best and worst football parlay cards in Las Vegas casinos, I heard an advertisement proclaiming the Boyd Gaming/Coast Casinos properties have the best parlay cards on the planet this season.

Buckeyes RB Wells probable for Saturday . Saints guard Nesbit suspended for drug use . Southern Cal starter could miss six weeks . Ex-NBA referee to begin gambling sentence . Sports news from United Press International.

Al Groh's future may ride on a game versus a team that wants to quit losing. V egas had better be wrong. For Al Groh's sake, and for the sake of Virginia football.

Summer is officially over, and Fall is upon us. This can mean only one thing: Time to start preparing for you Fantasy Basketball Draft! (Especially if your fantasy football teams have stumbled out of the gates or had the misfortune of playing against Ronnie Brown in Week 3).

Floridas attorney general has sent a letter to the chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission, asking that he order the Seminole Tribe of Florida to immediately stop illegal gaming activities.

A federal judge has dismissed a $20 million racketeering lawsuit against seven casinos by a former New York City attorney who said they had a duty to stop her from gambling. In a ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Court Judge Renee Bumb wrote that Arelia Margarita Taveras failed to support her claim that gambling is a hazardous endeavor worthy of special protections. "Playing blackjack, .

FRANKFORT -- Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the world's biggest horse race.

T aylor Branch , a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and an acclaimed chronicler of the civil rights movement, will headline a two-day anti-gambling conference at National Harbor on Friday.

Kentucky's pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state known for the world's biggest horse race. Gov. Steve Beshear said his administration has asked a Franklin County Circuit Court judge to give the state control of 141 gambling Web site domain names. Beshear said he's looking to restrict Kentuckians' .

Kentuckys pro-gambling governor is looking to make sure all bets are off for more than 140 online gambling Web sites that operate in the state thats home to the worlds biggest horse race.

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Guam's congresswoman, a local lawmaker and the widow of the late Speaker Antonio "Tony" Unpingco on Friday submitted a joint statement to the Guam Election Commission, opposing the casino gambling initiative, which will be printed in the informational pamphlet to be mailed to voters next month.

ST. CLAIRSVILLE - Ohio voters will determine on Nov. 4 whether casino gambling will be permitted in the state. Voters across Ohio actually will see five state issues on their general election ballots - including one setting earlier deadlines for getting state issues on the election ballot.

Attorney General Bill McCollum has asked federal gaming officials to shut down the Seminole Tribe of Florida's expanded casino operations - including blackjack, baccarat and Vegas-style slots - based on a recent state Supreme Court ruling.

A Pretoria teenager was stabbed during a fight over a gambling game at a Tshwane school.

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L. Mark Hurley, a former prosecutor who stole more than $50,000 from crime victims and charity, said at his sentencing Wednesday that a gambling addiction drove his thefts.

Proponents of the recent gambling initiative continue to dress up something ugly in our community with promises of "good" things for Guam. However, one simply cannot cleanse the damaging allure of organized gambling by attaching phrases like "responsible gaming" to this vice.

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd. , the Macau gambling operator part owned by Permira Advisers LLP, said its first-half loss widened because it wrote down the value of its casino license.

Contract for Hard Rock luxury hotel-gambling venue won 'ferocious' competition, Cordish says The Cordish Cos., the Baltimore-based development firm behind Power Plant Live! and several Inner Harbor projects, has won a contract with International Speedway Corp. to develop a $705 million casino in Kansas, the companies announced yesterday.

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Who would have thought that Holland, out of all of the Europeans countries would be one to slap taxes onto online gambling operators? This is a result of directives from the new, expanded, and mighty European Union which has set a crusade against monopolies of this kind in their community.

Independent information portal and industry news service, Online Gambling Insider, has published reviews of the latest games releases from online casino software powerhouse, Microgaming. Gambling enthusiasts are in for a treat with two brand new video slots and a new video poker game. ( Sep 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www..com/releases/2008/09/1357494.htm

Colorados casino revenue dropped 5.3 percent in August compared to the same month last year, according to statistics released Thursday by the Colorado Division of Gaming.

Who would have thought that Holland, out of all of the Europeans countries would be one to slap taxes onto online gambling operators? This is a result of directives from the new, expanded, and mighty European Union which has set a crusade against monopolies of this kind in their community.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Federal agencies must determine a detailed definition of illegal Internet gambling before bans can be passed, U.S. financial officials say.

A billionaire suitor withdrew his offer to buy a majority stake of the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, saying the Rooney family needs more time to consider its options about the future ownership of the team.

One of the five Rooney brothers who owns a 16 percent stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers expects them to decide soon on a deal to sell the team.

One of the five Rooney brothers who owns a 16 percent stake in the Pittsburgh Steelers expects them to decide soon on a deal to sell the team.

It's nice to know I haven't lost my touch. I can remember at least five anti-Giants columns that launched unexplainable winning streaks. When I've said nice things about the A's, the Elephants were soon swept. Wait, when did I say nice things about the A's?.

Who would have thought that Holland, out of all of the Europeans countries would be one to slap taxes onto online gambling operators? This is a result of directives from the new, expanded, and mighty European Union which has set a crusade against monopolies of this kind in their community.

Holland's Senate has cleared a bill that would allow the government to place an exorbitant tax on companies offering online gambling, rather than ban them altogether.

A dispute over U.S. enforcement actions against European Union online gambling companies could be headed to the World Trade Organization soon, an European industry group said.

A dispute over U.S. enforcement actions against European Union online gambling companies could be headed to the World Trade Organization soon, an European industry group said on Wednesday.

Jimmie Johnson has stormed into the Chase for the championship by winning his second consecutive race to grab a ton of momentum for his title defense.

Two senior Labour MPs have warned that unless it changes, the Labour Party is set to suffer a crushing defeat at the next general election

State lawmakers could be headed for a gambling debate when the Iowa Legislature convenes in January.

DENVER (AP) - A casino-backed group has raised more than six million dollars to promote a ballot proposal to expand gambling in Colorado. Meanwhile Denver lawyer Jon Anderson has filed papers to form a committee to accept contributions to oppose Amendment 50. He doesn't have a dollar yet.

The end user license agreement, or EULA, is essentially what protects an online game from players - but not necessarily the reverse. In this panel, Raph Koster from Areae, Scott Hartsman of Ohai, game lawyer S. Gregory Boyd, author Erin Hoffman, and moderator Erik Bethke of GoPets discuss how to improve the EULA for all - with significant conversational travel into real money trading (RMT) .

Plastic cards could become a thing of the past after Barclaycard announced it was investing a seven-figure sum in new ways to make payments.

WASHINGTON -- The House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday voted 30-19 to require federal agencies to define unlawful Internet gambling before completing regulations to enforce a ban against it.

Players can win their favorite team's shirts and tickets to football matches on the popular online sports betting site. ( Sep 16, 2008) Read the full story at http://www..com/releases/2008/09/1334654.htm

MIAMI - The murder trial of a former FBI agent whose exploits helped inspire the Oscar-winning film "The Departed" began Monday with prosecutors saying that he was a corrupt friend of gangsters who passed along critical information that led to the slaying of a gambling executive.

Fleet Street has hailed the rising of a new star in Formula One after Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel became the sport's youngest ever grand prix winner in Italy on Sunday.

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This week's release list "The Love Guru" and "Speed Racer" flamed out at the box office, and with good reason. They stunk. The films make their way onto DVD this Tuesday, along with two contenders for worst movie title of.

Online casinos are predicted to be amongst the few beneficiaries of Hurricane Ike as it travels through the Gulf of Mexico towards the US. Forecasters are predicting that the hurricane will be hitting the Texas coast late Friday or early Saturday with the potential to cause large-scale damage.

Focusing purely on the game of roulette, OnlineRoulette.co.uk has just launched to provide a comprehensive resource for online roulette players in the UK. The site reviews online casinos that offer roulette, and features news, views and free betting systems for its users.

Online gambling news and information site, Online Casino Suite (OCS), is pleased to announce the addition of three more casino reviews to its directory of the Web's best online casinos. Rich Reels Casino, Online Vegas and Jackpot City Casino have each been approved and reviewed by OCS, bringing the total of in-depth reviews published at Online Casino Suite to over 30. ( Sep 15, 2008) .

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Despite the TabCorp share price dropping by more than 50% over the past 12 months, CEO Elmer Funke Kupper will have one piece of good news to relate to institutions as he embarks on a 10 day tour of world financial centres.

Dan Marks is planning extensive interactive activity as BT develops an internet browser on the TV platform. Online shopping will be available via the browser, which offers access to a limited number of internet sites rather than the world wide web.

DENVER (AP) - A casino-backed group has raised more than six million dollars to promote a ballot proposal to expand gambling in Colorado. Meanwhile Denver lawyer Jon Anderson has filed papers to form a committee to accept contributions to oppose Amendment 50. He doesn't have a dollar yet.

KUSA A casino-backed group has raised more than $6 million to promote a ballot proposal aimed at allowing Colorado casino towns to operate more like Las Vegas.

People can report alcohol and gambling violations on a new toll-free tipline unveiled today, according to the Department of Public Safety Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division.

Aruze, the Japanese maker of pinball, pachinko and other gambling machines, said it plans to open its first casino resort - in the Philippine capital of Manila - by early 2010.

POWAY ---- People addicted to gambling have a new place to get help: cyberspace. A Poway-based counselor who specializes in problem gambling recently started an online treatment program for people who live too far from a mental health professional or

UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) State police arrested four people at the Mohegan Sun casino after they were caught with a card counting device.

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- OLG is committed to being a great partner in communities across Ontario, and we are proud to demonstrate this by being Gold Sponsor of the Peterborough Jazz Festival.

KANSAS CITY, Missouri -- As reported by The Kansas City Star: "A Kansas City Council committee on Wednesday will consider repealing a 'casino sidewalk' exemption to the citywide ban on smoking in public places.

Associated Press - September 13, 2008 11:05 AM ET DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Attorney Roger Makley, who represented Pete Rose as the baseball great sought reinstatement from Major League Baseball, has.

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Associated Press - September 13, 2008 11:05 AM ET DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - Attorney Roger Makley, who represented Pete Rose as the baseball great sought reinstatement from Major League Baseball, has.

Only the addictive powers of Madame Nicotine can explain it. Otherwise, why would anybody still smoke?

With Gustav waning on the Gulf Coast, South Carolinians are turning their eyes toward another hurricane, Hanna, which might be headed this way. The National Weather Service on Monday upgraded Hanna from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane. And it could take aim at the Georgia or Carolina coast by early Friday. Monday evening, it was spinning southeast of the Bahamas, at Mayaguana Island, .

A former soldier who stole his dying fiancee's lottery winnings is sentenced to community service.

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday turned down petitions to rehear arguments on why an agreement between the Seminole Indian Tribe and the state over casino games should be valid.

Cognitive Powers, Inc. is releasing BBSportslines, a mobile application for blackberry devices to display sports lines. The application is being offered free of charge. There is also a mobile website for other mobile platforms.

ESCONDIDO ---- Kris Plash has seen the Orange Glen-Escondido football rivalry from both sides.

Brett Favre's run of consecutive games started is 276 and counting. Like the rest of the football world, the New York Jets quarterback watched as the season ended in injury for Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, who has 128 straight games.

Las Vegas Casino Lines' cruise ship Liquid Vegas has pulled into its dock at Cruise Terminal 4 in Port Canaveral as the company prepares to start its gambling cruises by the end of the month.

The new 500 million-dollar Horseshoe Casino, just 20 minutes from downtown Chicago, reveals their gaming odds and limit details.

The Florida Supreme Court won't give Gov. Charlie Crist another chance to argue that the gambling deal he made with the Seminole Tribe is valid.

MELBOURNE'S Crown casino is paying just $1 a year in rent for the site of the Southbank gambling mecca.

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The NFL Betting Market has been turned on its head with the knee injury to the New England Patriots quarterback star, Tom Brady. Online gambling sites have seen millions of dollars shifting as NFL odds were updated following this unfortunate news.

RAEFORD Two Raeford men were cited Friday when law enforcement officers confiscated seven video poker machines and $7,000 in a raid on two houses, said Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin.

A Bronx man was arraigned on murder charges after prosecutors said he led the robbery of a gambling club that ended with the accidental shooting of a gambler.

A Kansas board deciding who will operate a casino in Wyandotte County wonders whether the new gambling-and-hotel complex will hurt existing businesses.

A high-stakes blackjack player who wants to use his gambling skills to help a family in financial need has set a September 15 deadline for candidates to enter video submissions to his Web site.

A Kansas board deciding who will operate a casino in Wyandotte County wonders whether the new gambling-and-hotel complex will hurt existing businesses.

Las Vegas Casino Lines' cruise ship Liquid Vegas has pulled into its dock at Cruise Terminal 4 in Port Canaveral as the company prepares to start its gambling cruises by the end of the month.

A staggering amount of Oregon youths are finding themselves in free gambling rooms online. A recent study reveals potential for future harm, but is all hope lost?

I will barely sleep tonight. Sure, that game on Thursday night between the Redskins and the Giants was great. but Sunday is the real start of the 2008 NFL season. I'll be picking the Top 10 games of the week against the point spread. I do this for fun and I do not condone gambling.

MONTREAL, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- There is no lack of data on compulsive gambling and alcoholism, but there is a vacuum when it comes to Internet addiction, Canadian researchers said.

A former Hamilton lodging home manager is suing two Niagara casinos, claiming their operators wined and dined him and fed his addiction until he gambled away $1.3 million of his and his mother's money.

Will Ireland's Casino committee succeed in reforming the country's outdated gambling laws? An upcoming industry conference might just convince the government.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. -- State police arrested four people at the Mohegan Sun casino after they were caught with a card counting device. State police say the New York residents were using the device at a baccarat table Saturday to determine the order or cards in the deck before they were dealt.

A North County tribe is trying to woo gamblers to its Valley Center casino by offering games online. But state gambling regulators said they haven't determined whether the games are legal, and a gambling watchdog group said the games are not properly

A North County tribe is trying to woo gamblers to its Valley Center casino by offering games online.

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A North County tribe is trying to woo gamblers to its Valley Center casino by offering games online.

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David Glaser, Rockwood School Districts CFO, is figuring cars and gambling into the districts financial formula.

Blow on the dice. Sing a chorus of 'Luck Be a Lady.' Go all in. That's the NFL's mindset as it rumbles into 2008, with players and executives cast as high-stakes gamblers flashing pinky rings and wads of cash.

With the NFL regular season kicking off in a matter of days, NFL betting fans all over the world will be looking for concise information to assist them in making their betting decision. Online Gambling Insider, the leading online gambling portal, has announced the launch of its updated NFL Betting Guide. ( Sep 2, 2008) Read the full story at .

A 51-year-old Aberdeen woman said a gambling addiction caused her to embezzle more than $37,000 from the Hoquiam doctors office where she worked. Susan L. Stielau pleaded guilty to first-degree theft with aggravating circumstances Tuesday.

A PETROL station manageress who stole 1000 pounds a day from her employers to fund her online bingo gambling addiction has been jailed. (04/09/2008 14:56:05)

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Carl Edwards won the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway, gambling with a pit strategy that he thought would cost him the victory.

Sen. John McCain reportedly will announce on Friday his choice for a Republican running mate, but there is lots of speculation that the choice will be leaked tonight. Oddsmakers have narrowed the field to two men, and tabbed one woman as a long shot.

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A North County tribe is trying to woo gamblers to its Valley Center casino by offering games online.

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We've been covering the Dallas Cowboys from OTAs to mini-camp to training camp and the preseason, all the off season moves and the draft and now the regular season is here.

Lawmakers, lobbyists, Bush administration officials, congressional staffers and businessmen caught up in the Jack Abramoff public corruption probe:

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The corrupt former lobbyist Jack Abramoff was sentenced to four years in federal prison Thursday for defrauding some of his clients -- chiefly, two Indian tribes -- and bribing public officials, including a congressman who himself served a prison term in connection to the case.

His persona, and the story he is telling, and the media narrative that frames and delivers it to us, all come straight from the movies. Unfortunately, this movie may end really, really badly.

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One of the Internet's most visited sites and popular sources of online casino and online gambling information, GamblingPlanet.org has recently expanded its editing team in order to provide more of its quality content to a larger and more international audience.

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Prague, Sept 2 (CTK) - Gambling in the Czech Republic should be regulated by law, Czech Ethnic Minorities and Human Rights Minister Dzamila Stehlikova (junior government Green Party, SZ) told journalists Tuesday.

Kentucky racing faces increasing competition from gambling-fueled purses and incentive funds in states such as Pennsylvania and Indiana, the heads of two racetracks said Wednesday. Nick Nicholson, president of Keeneland, described the financial situation of the racing and breeding industries for the first meeting of a task force on racing. Ron Geary, owner of Ellis Park, said that an .

Lancaster County Board of Elections has stripped a reference to gambling from a ballot question proposed by Eastern Lancaster County school board regarding property taxes.The elections board unanimously voted Tuesday to reject the school board's proposed wording.The question wil.

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KEENE, N.H. -- Five years after the Free State Project picked New Hampshire as its home base and began appealing for 20,000 people to move to the state, only a fraction have made the move. . - The Associated Press

A billionaire gambler today won a legal bid to avoid paying a 2 million debt to a London casino.

MAVERICK former Welsh winger Mickey Thomas blew 500,000 on gambling, he reveals today.

NEVADA -- As reported by the Reno Gazette-Journal: "Two casino dealers were arrested during the weekend on suspicion of cheating, authorities said Monday.

WEST VIRGINIA -- As reported by Metro News: "Members of the West Virginia Lottery Commission will meet next week with members of the Maryland Lottery Commission to discuss ongoing efforts in that state to have video lottery.

Endlessly parodied, the'70s ad slogan "We will sell no wine before its time" became a part of the decade's pop culture.

Fri, Aug 29, 2008 (2 a.m.) Denver Not long after Congress passed a ban on Internet gambling, PR man John Pappas knew he had to be here at the Democratic National Convention.

Although attention is focused on the petroleum industry as Hurricane Gustav takes aim at the Gulf Coast, billions of dollars are at stake in other economic sectors.

The expected path of Hurrican Gustav as it hits the Gulf of Mexico and the United States.

MAVERICK former Welsh winger Mickey Thomas blew 500,000 on gambling, he reveals today.

Leading full service mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3*, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has partnered with Spin Palace to extend its offering with an award-winning mobile casino solution.

Horseshoe Casino Hotel in Harrison County will pay a $59,000 fine to settle violations of state gambling rules, while one of its dealers will serve a two-day suspension for breaking a state wagering law.

August 28, 2008 (by Eric L. Palmer) - The senior Australian Defence leadership is embarking on a dangerous gamble with taxpayer?s money. This compulsive gambling habit will need a strong intervention by Parliament.

BetOnSports and UIGEA when did it start, who was involved, why did it happen and what happens now? US tearing its teeth into online gambling, but will it hold?

As thousands of students prepare to board city buses to the first day of classes in Madison schools Tuesday, increasing violence at the Madison bus system's most dangerous transfer plaza has prompted calls for stronger police action and more money for uniformed security guards. The South Transfer Point, at the corner of South Park Street and West Badger Road, had more than 220 police calls from .

Construction of the Seneca's Buffalo Creek Casino is on hold, but slots are still ringing at the temporary site despite a judge's ruling gambling can't take place there. Right now, it looks like a long legal battle is ahead before there will be any resolution.

ATLANTA AishCafes flashy Web presence makes it look more like a gambling site than the religious experience it is. There are interactive animations, clickable icons and even a mock iPhone to lure in Jewish college students. And, like gambling, it could pay to play. The site, run by Aish HaTorah, an Orthodox Jewish educational network based in Israel, offers students willing to learn about .