Archive for January, 2009

Addiction warning as slot machine prizes double in gambling rules relaxation (Daily Mail: World News)

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Gamblers will be able to bet more and win bigger prizes on slot machines after betting rules were relaxed.

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Monday January 05, 2009 - 16:50 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

LONDON, England — As reported by the Digital Journal: “England has just relaxed the gambling laws of the country in order to generate more funds for the government and to boost the local gaming industry.

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Back to the future: Lakewood’s minicasino moratorium returns (Tacoma News Tribune)

Wednesday, January 7th, 2009

The Lakewood City Council adopts a new moratorium on card rooms as the city prepares to ask the Legislature for more flexibility in regulating minicasinos. The future of minicasinos in Lakewood is coming up again in Lakewood, two months after city voters said they didn?t want card rooms banned.

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Monday January 05, 2009 - 16:53 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Monday, January 5th, 2009

LONDON, England — As reported by the Digital Journal: “England has just relaxed the gambling laws of the country in order to generate more funds for the government and to boost the local gaming industry.

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Slot machine prizes double as gambling rules relaxed (Evening Standard)

Monday, January 5th, 2009

GAMBLERS will be able to bet more and win bigger prizes on slot machines after betting rules were relaxed. Prizes will double to ?70 and the maximum stake will rise from 50p to ?1. It is the second rise in two years.

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Addiction warning as slot machine prizes double in gambling rules relaxation (Daily Mail)

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Gamblers will be able to bet more and win bigger prizes on slot machines after betting rules were relaxed.

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NBA ref spent five seasons in Panhandle (The News Herald)

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

When Eli Roe took the court Christmas Day at Amway Arena in Orlando to referee the hometown Magic against the New Orleans Hornets, the NBA was a world away from junior college basketball.

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Jackpots and stakes doubled as gaming industry given boost by ministers (Times Online)

Sunday, January 4th, 2009

Gamblers will be able to bet more and win bigger prizes on slot machines in pubs, clubs and amusement arcades after successful lobbying of the Government by the gaming industry.

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