Archive for the ‘News’ Category
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Wilkie’s gamble on pokies has long odds
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
THE anti-pokies independent Andrew Wilkie faces an uphill battle in convincing either Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott to stiffen policies on gambling.
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NSW Labor rejects pokies reform
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
The NSW government would oppose a renewed push to crack down on problem gambling.
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State Labor rejects pokie reform
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
THE NSW government would oppose a renewed push to crack down on problem gambling, even as a federal Labor MP urges more action on poker machines, which he says have created ”rivers of tears” for families.
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Pakistan thrashed by England amid ‘bet scam’ row
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
Pakistan’s cricket team were embroiled in an alleged betting scam Sunday after police in London arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers during a Test match against England.
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Singapore’s bet on casinos paying off
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s massive bet on two casino resorts is already paying off after the number of arrivals in a single month crossed the one million mark for the first time in July, analysts said. Six months after opening its first casino in February,…
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Singapore counts winnings as casinos boost tourism
Sunday, August 29th, 2010
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s massive bet on 2 casino resorts is already paying off after the number of arrivals in a single month crossed the one million mark for the first time in July, analysts said.
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Gambling hard for the money
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Singapore is winning big thanks to the new casinos in the city-state. But the high-rollers are also losing large amounts of money, causing consternation among the public. The gambling habit, it seems, has become deeply entrenched.
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More Canadians placing bets as gambling revenue spikes
Friday, August 27th, 2010
Proving they aren’t afraid of making a bet, Canadians spent nearly $14 billion on government-run gambling in 2009, says Statistics Canada.
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Gambling enters Australia’s political end-game
Friday, August 27th, 2010
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tighter regulation of Australia’s $10 billion slot-machine industry could become an issue in determining the nation’s next government, after a pivotal independent lawmaker called on Friday for gambling reform.
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Meego goes 3D
Wednesday, August 25th, 2010
Just what are Nokia and Intel playing at? Yesterday Nokia and Intel announced that the future of mobile interfaces is 3D, and that everyone else will soon be following their Meego platform into the third dimension.
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Search MI6
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
“There must be three girls,” they said. “One of whom is bad, one of whom is good but must get bumped off in an inventive way, and one of whom is also good, and is there for snogging purposes in the final reel.”
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Kendrick Meek declared winner over billionaire Jeff Greene
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Rep. Kendrick Meek is being declared the Democratic nominee for Senate, according to the Associated Press.
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Kendrick Meek will face Marco Rubio, Gov. Charlie Crist
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
Kendrick Meek will face Marco Rubio, Gov. Charlie Crist
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Ex-cops tip started NLR public corruption probe
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
LITTLE ROCK The FBI snared two North Little Rock aldermen in a probe launched after an informant told agents of a gambling operation run by a reputed mobster from Cabot involving public officials, the agencys public corruption chief told a federal mag…
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Aristocrat not worried about pokie restrictions
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
TIGHTER restrictions on poker machines are not likely to be a priority of the new federal government, the gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure believes.
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Codes in deal with grey-area bookie
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
THE AFL and NRL have licensing agreements with a corporate bookmaker that could be risking millions of dollars in fines.
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Less for coffers in online flutter
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
ONLINE gambling is diverting tax money from state coffers as punters abandon poker machines and splash their cash on the internet.
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Pick a horse and bet on it
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
The horse racing industry in Illinois is caught in a slow, painful decline.
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These Underdogs Are No Dogs
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Like the smart hedge fund operators, these CAPS investors bet against a stock — and won big!
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Ultrinsic Lets College Kids Bet On Grades
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
If a tough job market isnt enough incentive, college kids can now bet money on their grades through Ultrinsic , launched by some recent college grads.
