Legalized Internet Gambling On The Horizon: Wanna Bet?

Bush stirred up a hornet’s nest when he signed the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act in 2006 and its effects are still being felt today. However, with the new president taking on the reins in January, new hopes are being raised. The American Gaming Association, in particular, has been aggressively trying to re-establish its position with [...]

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Posted on November 27, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Gambling, News, Online
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Bush Admin Issue Final Gambling Regulation

There might be a new president-elect but the man who is currently at the helm of the world’s greatest nation is still George W. Bush, the same man who put into law the Unlawful Internet Gambling Act. This means that it is still within his administration’s power to do what they want to do [...]

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Posted on November 13, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Gambling, Legal, News
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Parents Leave Children In Car To Gamble

Seriously, what were they thinking? I read this news brief from KXNT:
A couple was arrested over the weekend for leaving their two underage children inside their car while they went to a local casino to gamble. Metro police spokesman Bill Cassell confirmed that the pair was arrested around three o’clock on Saturday at the Tuscany [...]

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Posted on November 10, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Gambling, Legal, News, stories
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Betting On Golf Gets Korean Men In Trouble

Here’s a story to lighten your day. Several men in South Korea have been found guilty of gambling in the form of playing golf for money. The Korea Times has this story:
A court has ruled that playing golf for money is a form of gambling.
The Supreme Court Monday upheld an appellate court’s ruling [...]

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Posted on October 27, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Culture, Gambling, International, Legal, News
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