Archive for April, 2009

Slots and blackjack in Palm Beach County? Lawmakers put it on the table (The Palm Beach Post)

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Slots and blackjack in Palm Beach County are suddenly at play in negotiations between the Senate and House over new gambling rules for the state.

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Gambling with their future (Herald Sun)

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009

DARYN Cresswell is the latest AFL star to have his life torn apart by gambling. We look back on the other player hit by this scourge.

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German Sport-Gambling Monopoly Backed by High Court (Update3) (Bloomberg)

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

April 7 (Bloomberg) — Germany’s sports-betting monopoly was upheld in an interim ruling by the country’s top constitutional court, delivering a blow to online gambling companies that are seeking to overturn the restrictions.

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Charles Sale: Coup as Amy wins backing (Daily Mail)

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Charles Sale: Coup as Amy wins backing

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German Sport Gambling Monopoly Backed by High Court (Update2) (Bloomberg)

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

April 7 (Bloomberg) — Germany’s sports-betting monopoly was upheld in an interim ruling by the country’s top constitutional court, delivering a blow to online gambling companies that are seeking to overturn the restrictions.

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Monday April 06, 2009 - 17:05 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

STRASBOURG, France — (PRESS RELEASE) — MEPs will on Monday debate whether online gambling should be regulated at a national or European level. Over 3 million people in Europe bet online on sports like football, cricket and horse racing.

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Greenbrier gambling bill nears passage (The Charleston Gazette)

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

The Legislature is closer to setting the rules and the revenue rates for any eventual casino at the famed but bankrupt Greenbrier resort.The House Judiciary Committee endorsed legislation on the topic Friday with some minor changes. It set $5 as the maximu…

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Monday March 30, 2009 - 16:32 EST (Rolling Good Times)

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

STRASBOURG, France — (PRESS RELEASE) — MEPs will on Monday debate whether online gambling should be regulated at a national or European level. Over 3 million people in Europe bet online on sports like football, cricket and horse racing.

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