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TORONTO -- Some lottery corporations across Canada are starting to place their bets on the once-underground world of online gambling, hoping that government-endorsed games will provide some credibilit.

A rehab ruckus in a New Jersey town: a center that treats gambling addiction is trying to make its way in, but many residents are trying to prevent that from happening. Some neighbors in the quaint borough of Chatham are up in arms over the gambling addiction treatment facility that's been given the OK to lease the Parrot Mill Inn.

A new report shows Nevada's major casinos posted a net loss of $6.8 billion in fiscal year 2009, more than a 1000 percent plunge from the $721 million earned in the prior year. The annual "Gaming Abstract" released Friday by the state Gaming Control Board. Casino - Nevada - Gambling - Nevada Gaming Control Board - Games

A SURVEY by the NSW government has found the rate of problem gambling in the state is dropping and that it now has fewer problem gamblers per head of population than Victoria.

TALLINN - Estonia's first online casino has opened for business, one month after a law legalizing the practice in the country. Olympic Casino Group started up "Olympic-Online.com" in mid-Febrary after obtaining the first licence to do so on Jan. 21 in cooperation with Playtech software.

DES MOINES Iowans could legally play online poker against their neighbors and bet on sports events under a proposal by Iowa House members.

Public health directors from across Quebec gathered in downtown Montreal Thursday to plead for a halt in the provincial governments plans to set up its own, legal, online gambling site.

Iowans could legally play online poker against their neighbors and bet on sports events under a proposal by Iowa House members. The plan, which could get a hearing in the House State Government Committee next week, may expand sports betting language approved by a Senate committee to include legalized betting on collegiate sports except Iowa [.]

The confusion over online gambling in EU member states is set to be ironed out by new Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier, a move that will be closely followed by Malta.

DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Gaming and Gambling: Media Monitor" newsfeed to their offering.

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Lloyd Lake has often displayed a flair for entrepreneurship, trying to turn big dreams into big money.

One of the most entertaining Super Bowl commercials this year was the ad for the new Kia Sorento. It featured the daydream of a sock monkey, who takes a road trip with his friends a group of life-size childrens toys.

The confusion over online gambling in EU member states is set to be ironed out by new Internal Market Commissioner Michel Barnier, a move that will be closely followed by Malta.

Finance Minister Raymond Bachand said Thursday that the annual $1.4-billion dividend Loto-Qubec pays the province is a marginal revenue source.

The ritual celebrity apology: It's been seen time and again, from Kanye West to John Edwards to Mel Gibson to Mark McGwire. And now it's Tiger Woods' turn. Only this time there will be no Oprah, no Leno, no "Nightline" -- no inquisitor at all, just a single camera, some unidentified friends and a handful of reporters, unable to ask questions.

The ritual celebrity apology: We've seen it time and again, from Kanye West to Mark Sanford to John Edwards to Mel Gibson to Mark McGwire. And now it's Tiger Woods' turn. Only this time there will be no Oprah, no Leno, no "Nightline" -- no inquisitor at all, just a single camera, some unidentified friends and a handful of reporters, unable to ask questions.

In the good old days of the mid-1950s, craps was the game of choice for almost all of the high rollers. Blackjack had an audience but it couldn't match the number of craps players and the size of these craps players' bets.

DODGE CITY - The first seven weeks of operations at the first state-owned casino in Kansas have caus .

Ottawa researchers are using virtual reality to figure out what makes slot machines so addictive in an effort to prevent people from developing gambling problems.

Staff at a cheese store in Orleans are fighting to keep a statue of a cow mounted on the store's roof.

Certain gambles pay off and, at least in the world of sports betting, some of those payoffs can be very handsome indeed.

It seems that Shaquille O'Neal likes to gamble, if there is any truth to an All-Star Weekend comment he made to Jermaine Dupri. SportsByBrooks finds footage of the Cavs center casually copping to losing nearly a quarter of a million dollars while gambling with Dupri.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Things are fixed quickly in the world of NASCAR. Tires are changed in a matter of seconds. Transmissions can be replaced in minutes. Like the fast cars, speedy repairs are part of the sport's draw. read more

A book discussion on The Invention of Curried Sausage , Uwe Timm's revealing tale of the end of World War II from a German's point of view, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18 at Elmhurst Public Library, 125 S. Prospect Ave. Call (630) 279-8696.

The meetings allowed residents to discuss the issues among themselves.

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Casino bonuses come in all shapes and sizes. Indeed, online casinos change their offers as a matter of fact, perhaps not every day but over the course of the year. Well, it happened again.

A state House committee gave the go-ahead to a bill that would require Indiana casinos to screen names of anyone winning over 12-hundred dollars from a slot machine in a state database and not pay anyone who is behind with child-support. Senior Judge Geoffrey P. Morris has ruled two billboards proclaiming religious messages along Interstate-65 in central Kentucky must be removed.

HIGH SPRINGS -- A trip to the Hard Rock Casino in Tampa will be held on Feb. 17 and will be sponsored by the local AARP chapter of High Springs.

AUSTRALIA and The Bahamas -- An Australian court has ordered a gambling addict to repay money he lost in a casino in the Bahamas, according to an ABC news report.

New Jersey has been in the vanguard of legalized gambling ever since casinos opened in Atlantic City in 1977. With racetrack and off-track betting, a lottery and Powerball, the state offers gamblers a wide variety of waging venues, which will only expand as sports betting and Internet waging are being considered.

The owner of a popular Wilkes-Barre sports bar was arraigned Friday evening on gambling-related charges filed by one of the federal agents conducting a year-long public corruption probe.

SANDUSKY A spike in complaints against gambling parlors led to the crackdown on such businesses in Erie County.

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SANDUSKY A spike in complaints against gambling parlors led to the crackdown on such businesses in Erie County.

Downtown Ames Winter grillout is Tuesday Brats, burgers, hot dogs, chips and pop will be served at a free winter grillout from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Hy-Vee Drugstore, 500 Main St., and State Farm Insurance, 101 Main St., in downtown Ames. Donations will be accepted to benefit the Ames Main Street Cultural District.

Stoke winger Matthew Etherington has admitted he lost 1.5million before giving up gambling and claims card games between team-mates were a problem during his time at West Ham.

Matthew Etherington - gambling debts. Stoke winger Matthew Etherington has admitted he lost 1.5million before giving up gambling and claims card games between team-mates were a problem during his time at West Ham.

QUEBEC, Canada -- Loto-Quebec has secured cabinet approval to set up an online gambling site, CTV reported. Loto-Quebec hope to offer alternative to the unregulated web-gambling market, said CTV.

STOKE CITY, England -- British footballer Matthew Etherington is overcoming his struggle with gambling addiction, thanks to Gambling Anonymous, The Guardian reported.

TAIPEI (Kyodo) Taiwanese authorities indicted a Japanese manager of a local professional baseball team Wednesday on charges of fraud and game-fixing. Charges were brought against Shin Nakagomi, 39, a former pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers who had been managing the Brother Elephants of the Chinese Professional Baseball League Taiwan's top league.

Many of today's NBA stars have forgotten the example of the previous generation, whose players gave the league wings by popularizing the game in such events as the All-Star Game's Slam Dunk Contest.

WASHINGTON - Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents. Partly bankrolled by offshore gaming companies, the campaign already has persuaded the Obama administration to delay enforcement .

A long-running federal probe of illegal online gambling netted its first charges today when a Kansas City man pleaded guilty to running a sports bookmaking business.

Stoke City winger Matthew Etherington admits he's lost 1.5 million through gambling. Etherington admits his debts reached 800,000, plunging his career and his life into crisis. "It got to the point where no matter how much I won or lost, it didn't bother me," Etherington told the Mail on Sunday . "I hit rock bottom. Etherington also admitted to losing up to 20,000 in card schools when .

A FICTIONAL tale about football gambling and match-fixing seems to have struck a chord with Singaporeans. Match Fixer by Neil Humphreys, who has written several bestsellers, such as Notes From An Even Smaller Island, has been doing brisk business since it was launched here on Jan 9.

Vegas-style games would bring more revenue to city, new mayor says Baltimore Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake said she would like to see the state's fledgling slot-machine gambling program expanded to include poker, blackjack, craps and roulette, adding her voice Friday to a growing number of lawmakers who support bringing Vegas-style table games to Maryland.

In July 1867, shortly after The Gambler was published, Dostoevsky took his young wife to the spa resort of Baden-Baden. While the author plunged into the "voluptuous panic" of the casino, pawning Anna's jewellery for capital, she carefully recorded their dwindling funds in her diary: 166 Louis, 40, 20, none. Though the hero of his story is compelled to play roulette by an indebted femme fatale .

A long-running federal probe of illegal online gambling netted its first charge Wednesday when a Kansas City man pleaded guilty to running a sports bookmaking business.

PORTSMOUTH As the Legislature begins debating again the feasibility of expanded gambling in the state, a Portsmouth tradition of local, deliberative input on difficult policy issues will be utilized statewide to determine public sentiment on the.

Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Las Vegas Strip gambling revenue rose 5.9 percent in December, the second straight monthly gain and a fresh sign the worst casino slump on record is easing.

A Kansas City man pleaded guilty to being a bookmaker in an illegal gambling operation that relied on a web site with a computer server located in Costa Rica.

China has said it will launch a six-month crackdown on rampant online gambling, saying the growing industry was causing large flows of money out of the country.

Eight central government departments have launched a joint crackdown on online gambling in the country's latest move to tighten control over illegal content on the Internet. The six-month campaign, organized by the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and seven other departments, including the top court and top procuratorate and the China Banking Regulatory Commission, was launched this month, MPS .

DUBLIN, February 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - Madsen Banks More Than US$625K for the Victory Full Tilt Poker pro Jeff Madsen wins the 2010 Borgata Winter Poker Open, taking home over US$625,000 for the victory.

PELHAM, AL (WBRC) - A raid on a Texas Hold 'Em game in Pelham has poker players around the area looking over their shoulders. Pelham and Hoover police served a search warrant at a game in Pelham on Saturday where more than 72 players and thousands of dollars were involved.

The Guidiville Band of Pamo Indians wants to gain control of a promontory in Richmond to build a casino. Its hardly a surprise that there is opposition.

The second consecutive monthly gain raised hopes that the two-year casino slump might be easing.

When it comes to gambling, the Super Bowl is one of the most bet-on sporting events. Many people bet on the game, and they don't even like football! Our Allison Lazarz shares the story of one woman whose football gambling was part of an addiction that changed her life.

International Game Technology said Thursday that it will shutter its Japanese operations, citing difficult market conditions. The maker of slot machines and casino systems anticipates charges of up to $20 million in its fiscal second and third quarters. Slot machine - International Game Technology - Casino - Gambling - Games

Experts call for listing binge eating and gambling as official disorders, but not sex addiction or obesity. After years of research, professional infighting and maneuvering from various interest groups, the nation's psychiatrists Tuesday unveiled proposed changes to the manual used to diagnose and treat mental disorders around the world.

A bill that could lead to casinos on Hawaiian Home Lands passed out of the state House Judiciary Committee, while a separate measure that would allow a single casino on Oahu also advanced yesterday.

View full size Dan Gleiter, The Patriot-News/file Hollywood Casino at Penn National In February 2008, it was a hectic scene at what was about to become the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course as workers and managers rushed to get the slots parlor open for business.

SINGAPORE: The soon-to-be opened casino at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) will cater to the Asian palate - gambling-wise.

If you're a Van Rensburg, you stand the best chance of vast gambling winnings online, writes Robert Greig.

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If you're a Van Rensburg, you stand the best chance of vast gambling winnings online, writes Robert Greig.

SACRAMENTO Midway through a daylong hearing Tuesday on Internet poker, Sen. Roderick Wright paused to make a quick calculation.At this time of day, Im going to guess 30,000 to 40,000 people are playing in California, he said. Its not as though were sitting here making a decision whether or not people are going to play Internet poker. That ships sailed.The lure of online poker .

China has said it will launch a six-month crackdown on online gambling, saying the growing industry was causing large flows of money out of the country. The campaign, which will last until August, will be carried out by eight government agencies including the Ministry of Public Security, central bank and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Online gambling "has caused large cash .

Backed by the online poker industry, U.S. legislators are gearing up for a big push to legalize Internet gambling before the end of a six-month reprieve, according to a report in the Washington Post. After Sen. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) successfully f.

Gambling regulators say Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game.

Published: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:25 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 7:25 p.m. Nevada casinos won almost $6.9 million on this year's Super Bowl as bettors wagered $82.7 million on the NFL title game, gambling regulators said Tuesday.

BEIJING, Feb 9 (Reuters) - China plans to crack down on the online gambling industry, including the banks and websites that support it, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement posted on its website. The campaign will "concentrate on investigating major and important cases of online gambling, knock out domestic and foreign groups that organize online gambling, and severely punish the .

BEIJING: China will conduct a nationwide crackdown on online gambling from February to August, an industry the country's security ministry has described as "thriving."

An emergence of gaming parlors in one eastern North Carolina city has officials mapping out a strategy about how to regulate them as lawmakers and state courts debate whether the businesses are legal. The Rocky Mount Telegram reports that the shops sell customers phone cards or Internet time that also allows them to play sweepstakes games - mostly slots and card games. Customers can win prizes .

An emergence of gaming parlors in one eastern North Carolina city has officials mapping out a strategy about how to regulate them as lawmakers and state courts debate whether the businesses are legal.

NORFOLK On the eve of Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest sports betting day of the year, those who placed wagers with two of the areas long-time and well-known bookies might want to hedge those bets. The FBI seized about $1.5 million in cash plus gold and silver coins, cars and homes from the two men. Each is now facing criminal charges.

ANNAPOLIS - With generating revenue and staying competitive with surrounding states in mind, Delegate Frank S. Turner, D-Howard, introduced a bill Wednesday to eventually amend Maryland's gaming laws, allowing sites previously awarded slots licenses to operate table games.

The Red Onion Saloon in Skagway, already a designated Historic Building, shares a new honour: it's on Broadway, which has been declared one of "Ten Great Streets of 2009" by the Anerican Planning Association.

Editor's note: This story, which first ran in the January 2010 print edition of National Jeweler , has been updated to reflect holiday sales results and other news at Zale Corp. and Sterling Jewelers.

Editor's note: This story, which first ran in the January 2010 print edition of National Jeweler , has been updated to reflect holiday sales results and other news at Zale Corp. and Sterling Jewelers.

About 80 percent of the written correspondence I get these days comes in the form of e-mail. But there's still a substantial number of folks out there, nearly all of them older than 60, that is fiercely loyal to the U.S. Postal Service.

When it comes to gambling, the Super Bowl is one of the most bet-on sporting events. Many people bet on the game, and they don't even like football! Our Allison Lazarz shares the story of one woman whose football gambling was part of an addiction that changed her life.

Steven Stephenson of waits to make a bet on the Super Bowl at the Las Vegas Hilton sports bookon Thursday. For most people, gambling is enjoyable and harmless, but for others, itcan be as addictin.

When it comes to gambling, the Super Bowl is one of the most bet-on sporting events. Many people bet on the game, and they don't even like football! Our Allison Lazarz shares the story of one woman whose football gambling was part of an addiction that changed her life.

CENTRAL JERSEY The guacamole dip is on the table and jambalaya on the stove. While some will gather at a Super Bowl party today to see Indianapolis Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning at work, others want to critique commercials that cost $100,000 per second to air.

By Dana Beyerle Montgomery Bureau Chief MONTGOMERY | Political and public pressure is building to use bingo revenue to prop up Alabamas financially ailing education and general government budgets.

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Now that Apple have introduced their new iPad to the world, the ever-changing world of online poker and gambling could be set to undergo yet another futuristic transition.

Poker lobbyists are ramping up an aggressive push backed by millions of dollars to legalize Internet gambling in the United States this year, hoping to overcome passionate objections from social conservatives, sports leagues and other longtime opponents.

DEARBORN -- Put your game face on for the Friends For the Dearborn Animal Shelters Cool Cat Casino Night and take a swipe at a chance to win a $2,000 Walmart gift card!

NORFOLK On the eve of Super Bowl Sunday, the biggest sports betting day of the year, those who placed wagers with two of the areas long-time and well-known bookies might want to hedge those bets. The FBI seized about $1.5 million in cash plus gold and silver coins, cars and homes from the two men. Each is now facing criminal charges.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- WFTV found out Friday, Allied Veterans Internet Cafe opened in Casselberry just 24 hours before a city moratorium took effect. Similar businesses have been accused of doubling as gambling houses.

The meaning of a British study linking frequent Internet use with depression

Campaign finance reports show one of the state's leading faith-based groups, the Christian Coalition of Alabama, has received donations from political action committees financed largely by gambling interests.

Money laundering with a poker face The security services are running 23 ongoing investigations into the exploitation of gambling websites to finance terrorism. The power of collaboration within unified communications

"As all of you are aware, we are heavily involved in the Governor's Task Force on Illegal Gambling. If you are patronizing these locations, you are a willing participant in what we consider illegal activity," the memo from Chief Jeff Rogers said.

CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- WFTV found out Friday, Allied Veterans Internet Cafe opened in Casselberry just 24 hours before a city moratorium took effect. Similar businesses have been accused of doubling as gambling houses.

The Auburn Hills man accused of running an illegal gambling operation that featured topless female card dealers was arraigned Tuesday in district court.

BOSTON (AP) -- A Texas man has been convicted of identity fraud for his role in a scheme to steal credit cards from health club locker rooms and convert them into $400,000 worth of cash at gambling facilities.

STOKE CITY, England -- British footballer Matthew Etherington is overcoming his struggle with gambling addiction, thanks to Gambling Anonymous, The Guardian reported.

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One of Brooklyn's most successful high school baseball coaches is under investigation by the District Attorney's Office for his alleged involvement in a multimillion-dollar, mob-linked online sports-gambling operation, sources told The Post. Dennis Canale, 67, a retired NYPD cop who has coached the Xaverian HS varsity team for.

Telluride Ski and Golf Company may not be a main street shop, but its CEO, Dave Riley, made an appearance at the Telluride Retail Association meeting Tuesday to discuss the economy and share how his own business is faring.

I received varying reactions to my statement last month that greed was the best friend of the Ponzi schemer. It may not always be greedy to expect a high return for no risk, but it is unrealistic. One should not invest in high-risk ventures with money one cannot afford to lose. That is gambling.

Solomon Dwek began his third day in the witness box facing cross-examination by Brian Neary, the attorney for suspended Jersey City Deputy Mayor Leona Beldini.

Matthew Etherington - beating gambling problem. Stoke winger Matthew Etherington is confident he is winning his battle with a gambling problem. Former West Ham man Etherington, who joined Stoke 13 months ago, has been one of his club's most impressive performers this season.

Wei Di, the newly appointed chief of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), vowed here on Tuesday to lead Chinese men's football, which had been stained by match fixing and illegal betting scandals, back to top level in Asia during his term.

February 01, 2010 In an effort to raise an additional $78 million in 2010-2011, Gov. David A. Paterson in his Executive Budget proposes eliminating restrictions on Quick Draw and video lottery terminal operations.

The dependence of Las Vegas on visitor spending means the recession has hit hard, reports James Quinn

McDonald will receive $42,000 this year from the gambling revenues generated by The Meadows Casino, council President Marilou Ritchie said Monday night.

Koloyan Krastev was appointed Tuesday by Finance Minister Simeon Djankov the Chair of the Bulgarian State Gambling Commission. Djankov's order is effective Tuesday afternoon. The two are said to have been classmates at the English Language High School in the city of Lovech.

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This week sees a sports wagering bill being considered by Atlantic City lawmakers which could result in New Jersey being approved as the first US state to legalize internet gambling.

SPRINGFIELD -- Towns and counties that bar video poker could lose out on state construction dollars under newly filed legislation that could be a prelude to a spring showdown in Springfield.Dozens of local governments have banned video gambling machines since Gov. Quinn and the General Assembly legalized them last July to pay for part of a $31 billion statewide construction program. A recent .

New figures released by the Tasmanian Gaming Commission reveal Tasmanians spent more than $200 million playing poker machines last year.

AZOV CITY, Russia (AP): Half a year after Russia closed all of it's gambling casinos and slot-machine halls, the first new casino opened Saturday under a plan to limit legalized gambling to four compa.

(AP:AZOV CITY, Russia) Half a year after Russia closed all of its gambling casinos and slot-machine halls, the first new casino has opened under a plan to limit legalized gambling to four comparatively remote areas.

MONTGOMERY -- Lawyers for Country Crossing argued in a motion last week that John Tyson Jr. should be removed from their case because he cannot serve as head of the governor's gambling task force and as Mobile County district attorney at the same time.

February 01, 2010 In an effort to raise an additional $78 million in 2010-2011, Gov. David A. Paterson in his Executive Budget proposes eliminating restrictions on Quick Draw and video lottery terminal operations.

People with high levels of the hormone dopamine in the brain, and low sensitivity to it, tend to be greater risk takers and may be more prone to addictive behavior, drug abuse and gambling, a study has found.

To chronic users, sex has become the new cocaine -an addiction right up there with drugs, gambling and alcoholism.[.]

AZOV CITY, Russia (AP): Half a year after Russia closed all of it's gambling casinos and slot-machine halls, the first new casino opened Saturday under a plan to limit legalized gambling to four compa.

Azov City Half a year after Russia closed all of it's gambling casinos and slot-machine halls, the first new casino opened yesterday under a plan to limit legalised gambling to four comparatively remote areas.

LARNACA, Cyprus----One of the online gambling industrys leading online sites, Royal Apollo Casino launches a new VIP loyalty scheme, as well as an update in its promotions schedule.

LUMBERTON For almost 200 years North Carolina has regulated gambling in all its guises, but new ways to make a wager are proving more difficult to legislate. Gambling on tables, at races and on .