30 news articles found
Take screening in Elgin to see if gambling is a problem (Daily Herald)
From teens to retired seniors, Americans spend more on gambling than all other recreation combined. No longer confined to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, gambling is everywhere, including the Internet, state lotteries, race tracks, sporting events and slot machines in convenience stores.
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Is Your Oscar Pool Legal? - ABC News
The answer: It depends. Although the risk of prosecution is minimal, any contest that is based solely on luck is considered a "lottery" and prohibited by law. However, in 2006, President Bush signed into law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement ...
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Province addicted to gambling proceeds - Toronto Star
The problem with provinces establishing gambling websites is that such a manner of generating revenue essentially funds social services on the backs of the poor and addicted. About one-third of the revenue from gambling in Ontario comes from 5 per ...
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Police confiscate Internet cafe equipment with gambling warrant (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
CORPUS CHRISTI —Police believe a local Internet cafe is involved in gambling and raided the Airline Road business on Friday arresting one and seizing two truckloads of equipment.Police took 28 computers, a mainframe computer, an ATM and more than $10,000 in cash that they suspect are tied to an illegal gambling operation, said Cmdr. David Torres, with police narcotics and vice investigations ...
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FEATURE : Chips are down for US casinos as revenues slide - Taipei Times
US casinos have run into a string of bad luck as the recession and other factors cut into gambling revenues, even as more states move to get a piece of the action. Gaming revenues in the 12 US states authorizing casinos fell 5.7 percent last year to ...
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Internet addiction: Experts say young people are vulnerable (Abilene Reporter-News)
Jamie LoberSpecial to the Reporter-NewsYou know about — or know people — with addiction battles of all sorts: drugs, alcohol, gambling, pornography.Now there’s something new capturing the attention of researchers and moms alike: Internet addiction.The Internet provides a fast-paced, ever-changing environment offering information on any topic, plus the latest headlines and juicy gossip.Users can ...
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Police arrest 2 more in illegal gambling case (Corpus Christi Caller-Times)
CORPUS CHRISTI —Police have arrested two more men they accused of being tied to what they believe is an illegal gambling operation on Airline Road.A warrant also has been issued for another man and a fourth was arrested on Friday. Police on Friday searched the 777 Internet Cafe Sweepstakes at 2033 Airline Road, Suite G5, in the Windchase Shopping Center, taking 28 computers, a mainframe computer ...
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Ontario may allow online gambling: McGuinty - Canada - Canoe.ca
The U.S. Treasury Department estimates online gambling is a $16 billion a year industry.
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for Waste Pile-Up - Courthouse News Service
The six German cases related to regional monopolies on sports gambling and lotteries, and private operation of horse races and slot machines. A 2008 treaty that emerged out of a German Federal Constitutional Court ruling banned Internet gambling ...
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Sports bar employee may reach plea deal in gambling probe (The Citizens' Voice)
An employee of Patte's Sports Bar, a popular Wilkes-Barre bar/restaurant at the heart of a federal gambling probe, is negotiating a possible plea agreement with prosecutors, according to court documents filed Monday. Mark G. Fino, 52, faces federal char
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More Gambling Arrests Made (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
CORPUS CHRISTI - Two more people have been arrested in connection to last week's raid of an illegal gambling operation. Last Friday, officers raided the 777 Internet Cafe Sweepstakes at the Windchase Shopping Center on Airline and Holly. This morning, the establishment's co-owners, Ricky Graveman, 55 and Tommy Lee Johnson, 45 surrendered at the Nueces County Jail. Both men are from Cullman ...
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Casino Titan Makes Debut At Fair Online Gambling - 24-7PressRelease.com
Fair Online Gambling, the independent internet gaming guide, announced that it has reviewed and certified the leading Casino Titan. VALETTA, MALTA, March 08, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Titan Casino stands out almost immediately with its long lasting ...
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Chips are down for US casinos as revenues slide - YAHOO!
Casinos may be losing audience to the increasingly compelling entertainment offerings in the home; such as HDTV (high definition TV), high-end video game systems and the Internet, including Internet gambling," he said. Of those who did visit a casino ...
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