Lottery `a way of life', not just gamblingMay 20th 2005Thailand - The government may consider the underground lottery harmful, but for many people who run it, and the punters, the lottery is a way of life....  |
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Gambling to be Debt Free?May 20th 2005Representative Mike Boland of Moline wants the Governor to add a new lottery offering called Club Keno or Quick Draw Lotto.Players would pick a set of number and try to match them to computer-selected numbers and the game can be played every five minutes...  |
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Gambling bill changes almost finalised but not yet publicMay 20th 2005The final shape of new gambling legislation is being negotiated between political parties after the Government partly rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendations...  |
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Iowa might wait on gambling debateMay 20th 2005DES MOINES — The chairman of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission said Thursday it could be mid-fall before commissioners vote on whether to end a five-year moratorium on the issuing of new gambling licenses...  |
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Gambling Bill Changes Almost Finalised But Not Yet PublicMay 20th 2005The final shape of new gambling legislation is being negotiated between political parties after the Government partly rejected a parliamentary committee's recommendations...  |
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House Approves Bill To Regulate Slots At Harness RacetracksMay 20th 2005Lawmakers mowed down a series of amendments Monday to a bill to regulate slot machines at harness racing tracks, then approved a package of new rules that's been debated and refined since December...  |
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$73m tax jackpot from gamblingMay 20th 2005THE State Government expects to reap $73.5 million in gambling taxes next financial year. The figure is a $5.5 million, or eight per cent, increase on the estimated $68 million raised by gambling tax this financial year...  |
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Gambling Bill Being DraftedMay 20th 2005BOSTON -- Legalized gambling, seemingly dead after it was soundly defeated in the House this spring, is about to resurface in the Senate. Sen. Michael Morrissey, D-Quincy, is drafting legislation that would allow an Aquinnah Wampanoag casino in Southeaste...  |
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New Gambling Plan Proposed For TracksMay 20th 2005COLUMBUS - A proposal introduced Tuesday would allow Ohioans to vote this November on bringing video slot machines to state horse race tracks and use the proceeds for education...  |
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MGM Mirage eyeing new casino in Las Vegas or Atlantic CityMay 20th 2005LAS VEGAS (AP) - MGM Mirage wants to build a hotel-casino in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, N.J., by the end of the decade, the company's chief financial officer and president said Thursday...  |
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