Despite ban, gambling abounds in Hawaii
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An ocean away from the nearest casino, bingo parlor or horse track, Hawaii residents still find ways to place bets and play games of chance. And despite a ban, gambling addiction here is as widespread as other states.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger may have beaten back ballot measures aimed at expanding gambling in California, but he hasn't succeeded in striking deals with a majority of casino-owning American Indian tribes to share revenue.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The federal crackdown on online gambling has tied up the funds of thousands of U.S. patrons of two of the largest services. The crackdown on BetOnSports, which no longer takes sports wagers from the USA, and Neteller - an Internet payment service popular among gamblers - is intended to put a dent in the $10.6 billion industry.
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Glittery Las Vegas-style gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China&#39;s inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.
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Anti-obsession controls already in place Due to its proximity to mainland China, gambling development in Macau has exploded - recently even surpassing Las Vegas' legendary Strip in revenue terms - and international players, such as Ladbrokes, have been positioning themselves to expand into the mainland itself when the time is right.â¦
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California and Washington state are in the midst of a high-stakes, election-year showdown with American Indian tribes over casino gambling.
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THE GOVERNMENT has signalled unexpectedly dramatic restrictions on the number of new casinos that will result from the controversial overhaul of the gambling laws.
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A few years ago, casinos across the United States were closing their poker rooms to make space for more popular and lucrative slot machines.
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A second-quarter profit doesn't erase concerns about this gambling company.
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Sacramento -- The last time Californians saw the issue of gambling on a ballot, the question was whether to allow big-time casinos on Indian land.
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The 124-year-old Hong Kong Jockey Club, whose racetrack revenues are one of the secrets of the territory's economic success, is facing a decidedly modern threat: glitzy casinos being built by Las Vegas operators in nearby Macau.
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Alfonse M. DâAmato, the former senator and a poker aficionado, is lobbying to overturn a new federal ban on Internet gambling.
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Though illegal, dog fighting continues to draw crowds hungry for the sight of blood and the gambling thrill. A law enforcement officer takes us inside this underground world.
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IRELANDâS online bookmakers are lining up to grab a share of the $73 billion (â¬56.3 billion) American gambling market following a landmark ruling by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) last week that US legislation prohibiting gambling over the
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Indian gambling pulled in &#36;18.5 billion in 2004, nearly double the take for Nevada's gambling industry, as tribal casinos boomed ahead.
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Freedom is just a word to gamble Analysis Western Australia legislators have threatened to reaffirm the stereotype that Australia is a âconvict nationâ by backing online gambling restrictions more draconian than those faced here in the US. And the bookies are less than pleased by the situation.â¦
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KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The winds picked up and the scores went down. Go figure. Actually, don't bother, because golf is a game that rarely can be explained, and yesterday's second round of the $5.3 million Mercedes Championships at the Plantation Course is the latest example.