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Pressure mounts for online poker in Iowa
DES MOINES — Proponents seeking to rein in the unregulated “wild, wild West” environment of illegal online poker in Iowa are girding for another legislative battle this year, while critics worry about a new gaming expansion that could spread addictive forms of electronic gambling from casinos to living rooms. Iowans on both sides of the [...]
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HANMI backs Saipan casinos but wants poker parlors out
The Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands supports the legalization of casino gaming on Saipan but on four conditions that include a phase out of poker gambling on the island.
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Maine gambling board to approve table game program
Maine's Gambling Control Board is expected to give its approval to a new course at Eastern Maine Community College for table game dealers ahead of the arrival of black jack and poker games at two casinos.
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Online poker draws renewed legislative interest
DES MOINES - Proponents seeking to regulate online poker in Iowa are girding for another legislative battle this year, while critics worry about spreading an addictive form of electronic gambling from casinos to living rooms.
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State considers legalizing online gambling to fatten coffers
Illegal online gambling is an estimated $30-billion dollar business worldwide. Now, lawmakers in cash-strapped Calif. want to legalize games, such as online poker, to get a piece of that pie and they could do it this year. "The issue isn't should people bet online. It's happening already," said Democratic Senator Lou Correa of Anaheim. He has a bill to make online poker legal in California ...
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As bill dies, future of mega-casinos remains uncertain
The debate over Las Vegas-style casinos has ended in defeat for supporters, who now have to wait until next year to try again to revive the gambling legislation.
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Online Poker Not Coming to Connecticut Anytime Soon
HARTFORD — Despite a recent U.S. Department of Justice opinion that appeared to allow states to roll the dice on Internet gambling, online poker will not be coming to Connecticut any time soon.
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State struggles for more control over private, charity poker rooms
Gambling licenses for poker rooms doubled in a year. Revenue jumped from $13 million to $166 million in three years. The number of rooms ballooned to'2. Enough, says the state.
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