Law enforcement officials announced the dismantling of an international gambling ring last Wednesday. The criminal enterprise, whose operations spanned from Queens to Florida and as far as Panama, took in nearly $567 million over the course of a 28-month period.
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Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) — Governor Toru Hashimoto said Osaka should promote its gambling and sex-related industries to stimulate the local economy, complementing attractions in neighboring Kyoto and Kobe, the Yomiuri newspaper reported.
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Deadwood casino operators have talked about adding craps and roulette to the card games and slots they have offered for two decades, but they are not yet ready to ask state voters for permission, gambling officials said Wednesday.
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Many people perceive gambling to be a harmless recreational activity. However, it is estimated that six to eight million people in the United States personally suffer from a gambling related problem.
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The protracted legal battle between Governor Steve Beshear and the Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) over the attempted seizure of 140 domain names has finally reached the Kentucky Supreme Court.
This week, the Kentucky court will review the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling that an old statute forbidding gambling [...]

The government hopes to boost tourism with two new casinos but will try to keep local gambling in check by charging Singaporeans a steep admission
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Sports betting systems refers to a set of events that when combined for a particular game for a particular sport represents a profitable betting scenario. Since sports betting involves humans, there is no deterministic edge to the house or the gambler. Systems allow the gambler to have an edge.
Sportsbooks use systems [...]

Contradiction has colored Florida gambling policy since the 1940s, when scores of South Florida casinos openly flouted state law.
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The Kentucky Supreme Court is deciding whether the state has the power to seize Internet domain names involved in online gambling after hearing arguments Thursday from lawyers on both sides of the issue.
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( University at Buffalo ) Ten percent of young adolescent boys — or one in 10 — exhibit a symptom of conduct disorder as well as a symptom of risky or problem gambling, according to new research findings from the University at Buffalo’s Research Institute on Addictions.
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The government hopes to boost tourism with two new casinos but will try to keep local gambling in check by charging Singaporeans a steep admission
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Three Rochester-area residents and an Ontario County business were charged in a large sports gambling operation bust that includes 30 people from across the country.
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A commission awarded Maryland’s second slot machine gambling license to a planned casino in the northeastern corner of the state Wednesday and put December deadlines on languishing bids to operate the two largest proposed venues, at a shopping mall in Anne Arundel County and a site in Baltimore.
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Two Kentucky Republican lawmakers are planning to offer different constitutional amendments next year, one that would allow for video gambling and another that would limit how gambling could be expanded.
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Two key Republican senators said Tuesday they are filing constitutional amendments regarding expanded gambling at Kentucky racetracks. One proposal by Sen. Damon Thayer of Georgetown would allow a statewide referendum on allowing video-lottery terminals in the seven counties that have racetracks.
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Welfare agency UnitingCare Wesley is supporting a key recommendation in a national report for limits on time and money people can spend gambling.
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GAMBLERS should be restricted to maximum bets of $1 per play on the pokies, the Productivity Commission’s draft report on problem gambling recommends.
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INDIA: Casinos are a major attraction in the Indian state of Goa where the tourist dollar contributes significantly to the economy. But now, many are facing closure as the government cracks down on underage gambling.
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For years, legalized gambling provided a steady stream of revenue for New York state, but the stream is beginning to dry up, according to a recent report.
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No issue brings out America’s talent for self-deception like gambling.