June 20th, 2008
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Voters in Sumter County said a firm “no” to a quarter-horse track and poker room proposed by Green Bridge Co.
The company, based in Bettendorf, Iowa, is the same one that wants to build a quarter-horse track and poker room in DeBary.
June 20th, 2008
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Legal gambling generates more than $23 billion a year for U.S. state governments, but the collections are slowing, heightening fiscal problems for states counting on them to balance budgets, a report released on Thursday said.
June 20th, 2008
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You would never know there is economic instability in this country if you judged it by participants at this year’s World Series of Poker finals, playing through its 55 events at the Rio All-Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. Every event begun so far has broken registration records.
June 20th, 2008
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On April 12th of 2008 World Poker Tour Amateur Poker League (WPTAPL) welcomed the WPT partners and pro’s, including “Cowboy” Kenna James, and Nick Brancato, as they hosted their National Championship event to crown the 2007 WPTAPL National Champion.
June 19th, 2008
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Former Kansas Citian Blair Hinkle made World Series of Poker history last weekend by winning a tournament gold bracelet just 11 days after his brother, Grant, won a similar sanctioned event, also at the Rio in Las Vegas.
June 19th, 2008
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Canada hosts more gambling websites than any other country in the world.
But with online gamblers four times as likely to become problem gamblers, Canada needs to solidify laws, a leading researcher into online gambling says.
June 19th, 2008
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A number of US government agencies and gaming-related businesses have until next Monday 23 June to respond to a questionnaire from the European Commission regarding a formal complaint filed by European online poker and Internet gaming operators against the US for discriminatory and protectionist practices in violation of World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
June 18th, 2008
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The long awaited 60 Minutes feature on the Absolute Poker online poker cheating scandal took a big step to hitting the small screen today. And Wicked Chops Poker is the only site with photos of the news event.
June 17th, 2008
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) – Washington and this tiny Caribbean nation have set a new deadline of Friday to resolve their dispute over Internet gambling, according to the islands’ top finance official.
Antigua accuses the U.S. of crippling its gambling industry by banning Americans from placing online bets with gambling operators, including those based in the twin-island country of just 70,000 inhabitants.
June 17th, 2008
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The Arkansas Racing Commission has approved the addition of “keno” to the electronic gambling games that can be run at Southland Gaming and Racing in West Memphis. The commission voted on the matter today, agreeing that the version of the game involves the use of some skill.
