Gambling expansion expected to get another look in Legislature
Northwest Herald
By DOUG FINKE – GateHouse News Service SPRINGFIELD — Two key state lawmakers involved in gambling legislation last week flatly predicted the legislature will vote on an expansion bill before the end of the month. The question is whether Gov.
Forum: Gambling expansion needed nowSouthtownStar

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Georgia Republicans to vote on casino gambling
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Aaron Gould Sheinin Columbus — When Republican voters go to the polls for the July 31 primary, they'll get the opportunity to say if Georgia should allow casino gambling with profits benefiting education. AP source: Romneys donate $150k to campaign …

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Toronto shouldn't gamble its waterfront on a casino
Toronto Star
The social and economic ills associated with casinos are well-known, and have been detailed in these pages — gambling addictions leading to family breakdown, extra costs for policing, a covert “tax on the poor,” money flowing to the owners and the …

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State not alone in pursuing online gambling
The Southern
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is not alone in the rush to expand legalized gambling to the Internet. According to US Internet Gambling Regulatory Tracker, nine other states are reviewing legislation dealing with Internet poker and online casino gambling.
US legislative activity to increaseInterGame

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Pennsylvania's take in gambling tops nation
Lancaster Newspapers
By ROMY VARGHESE, Bloomberg News Ralph Attarian, a 47-year-old caddy, puffed cigarettes as he played a penny slot machine in Philadelphia's SugarHouse Casino, adding to the pot of money that has helped Pennsylvania reap more tax revenue from gambling …
Gambling Revenue for the State of Nevada Falls for the First Time in Five MonthsMarketWatch (press release)
Pennsylvania Leads U.S. in Gaming With Tax WindfallBloomberg
The Best Way to Invest in the Global Gambling SurgeTheStreet.com
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Wayne Rooney pictured gambling and drinking in Las Vegas
Daily Mail
While the Germans, Dutch, French and Spanish all meet up for pre-tournament training, England's best player has been spotted hitting the gambling tables and sinking beers in Las Vegas. Granted, Rooney will sit out the opening two matches in Poland and …

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Panel: States approval of Internet gambling likely
BusinessWeek
By WAYNE PARRY The US Congress is too badly divided to act on Internet gambling, so individual states will start approving it on their own within the next two years, panelists at a major casino conference predicted Thursday. Speaking at the East Coast …
Pennsylvania Leads U.S. in Gaming With Tax WindfallBloomberg
Panel: Congress won't act on Internet gambling, so states will approve it on …Washington Post

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Developer: Expansion of casino gambling has limit
Mansfield News Journal
Yet Cordish warns that the expansion of casino gambling can't go on unchecked forever. A big problem is the attitude of politicians nationwide who view casinos as free money. "I don't know how we can control the politicians; they certainly don't …
East Coast Gaming Congress: Internet gambling called key to future of Atlantic …Press of Atlantic City

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OLG shows hand, invites casino proposals
Ottawa Citizen
By David Reevely, Ottawa Citizen May 18, 2012 The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. wants a new gambling facility in Ottawa and it's open to anything from a downtown casino to an expanded Rideau Carleton Raceway, according to newly released documents.
OLG bets on gambling expansionLondon Free Press
The site of GTA casino down to four possibilitiesGlobe and Mail
OLG takes first step in major gambling expansionCBC.ca
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Gambling other people's money
Financial Times
He echoes one or two of my own thoughts on the causes of large financial losses by “banks” (anyone who gambles with depositor monies is not a banker but an outright gambler, ignoring the primary fiduciary duty to return that money in line with agreed …