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The illegal video poker investigation that caught disgraced Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and a top deputy doesn't appear to be at an end. via WLOS

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The squeeze play has been around poker for a long time but I've seen many more players using it in recent years. via Courier News Online

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“The state needs revenue. We don't want taxes. This is an opportunity we should seize”

The bill would impose a 10 percent tax on house winnings by companies that run the games for nonprofits, when chips have actual monetary value. via UnionLeader.com

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The following ratings reflect reviews written by The Associated Press: * poor ** fair *** good **** excellent "21" - The MIT brainiacs of this gambling romp are smart enough to count cards and make a ... via Courier News Online

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“The state loves gambling, it's a gigantic business. It's just the state protecting its turf”

It's just the first round of bets, but the state won the hand in a battle to preserve its ban on Internet gambling. via KOMOradio

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A King County Superior Court judge Thursday upheld a state law that says online poker bets are illegal, but gamblers say it's not fair when you consider the state has casinos and a lottery. via NWCN.com

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“We're giving families a new way to bond and play together”

Join your host Mr. Potato Head for fun and games with family and friends like never before. via IGN complete

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“When all is said and done, live table games will still dominate the table game offerings”

The debate on gambling in Pennsylvania shifted Thursday, if only briefly, to craps, poker and blackjack, instead of whether the Legislature set up a flawed regulatory mechanism to vet who should win a ... via PhillyBurbs.com

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The New Hampshire Senate has rejected allowing video lottery machines at the state's four race tracks, but voted to tax Texas Hold 'Em poker games. via WLBZ

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For all those golfers who complain about the rising cost of playing a round, how does $200,000 sound? And that's the fee just to tee off. via PR-inside.com

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Members of the Lincolnton/Lincoln County Interagency Narcotics Unit, acting in a complaint, seized three illegal video poker machines from a residence on Dale Avenue. via Lincoln Tribune

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Today Country/rock band The Unknowns helped open downtown Wausau's newest musical venue, The Fillmor, a few weeks ago. via Wausau Daily Herald

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“We prosecute cases like this every day”

Former NBA star Charles Barkley, now a broadcast analyst for TNT, has estimated his total gambling losses at $10 million. via Las Vegas Sun

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State Sen. Danny Martiny, R-Kenner, shows off a video bingo machine that he argued is posing as a slot machine. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

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“For Khel Galli, we wanted a respected partner who could understand the market and develop an exceptional experience for our target audience - and CryptoLogic is an ideal fit”

CryptoLogic Limited , a world leader in Internet gaming software, has signed an agreement with Khel Galli - one of South Asia's fast-growing on-line gaming companies - to develop and launch KhelGalli.com, a ... via Earth Times

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“The 'good vibrations' theme not only gives a nod to honorees Merle and Kathy Colburn, but can serve as a reminder that, throughout the summer, Algoma's Main Street program will offer raffle tickets for a Pontiac Vibe. ”

The Algoma Area Chamber of Commerce Shanty Days has announced this year's Shanty Days theme: 21 Years of Good Vibrations! The dates for 2008 are Aug. via Kewaunee County

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Nintendo's WiiWare launched on Monday with six games from a series of developers. via CNET News.com

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The seventh annual bridge party to show appreciation and support for the Lincoln Center will be held at 1 p.m. June 6 at Lincoln Center, 1519 Water St. via Stevens Point Journal

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“The attractions of the city have become diversified outside of gambling”

News item: The Nevada casino industry reports a significant decline in gambling revenue for a third consecutive month, blaming weakness in the national economy. via RGT Online

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“We are excited to continue our alliance with AOL to offer anyone over the age of 21 a shot at becoming part of poker history.”

AOL today announced that Games.com, will award six seats to this summer's World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas. via RGT Online

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“CryptoLogic's reputation for industry-leading innovation makes this partnership exceptional - for our business and our players”

CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet gaming software, has signed a contract with Maharaja Gaming to be the sole provider of online gaming software for Maharajah Club - one of the largest gaming sites ... via Winner Online

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“It was some place to go to get things off your mind. I got old and sick.”

A former western North Carolina sheriff denied in federal court that he took payments from operators of illegal video poker machines. via WCNC

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“He walked away from the table, then he turned around, went back to it and grabbed 20 purple chips valued at $500 and one white one valued at $5”

News-Democrat After playing a last hand at a blackjack table Sunday at the Casino Queen, a 27-year-old Cahokia man grabbed some poker chips and tried to run, police said. via Belleville News

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To say the Apple's iPhone is rapidly spreading around the world is now an understatement. via VentureBeat

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V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack to Hit the Wii High Voltage Software announces new WiiWare title Description V.I.P. Casino Blackjack offers the richest and most realistic blackjack experience available today. via Wii.gamezone.com

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Indiana Jones Quiz How well do you know the Indiana Jones trilogy? Test your knowledge in our trivia game. via Red Dragon FM

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The biggest name in Australian Poker is usually Joe Hachem , the winner of the 2006 World Series of Poker , and his brother Tony is fairly well known too. via What's new on Launchpoker.com

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The Law of Total Tricks, which many players use as a guide in competitive auctions, states that the number of cards both sides have in their best trump suit should equal the total number of tricks both sides ... via Philly.com

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Just a day before the service launches, sources claim six titles to highlight the debut of Nintendo's downloadable WiiWare service. via GamePro

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THE Olympic torch relay in Huizhou, the third stop in Guangdong province, kicked off with the local backstroker Chen Xiujun as the first bearer today. via Shanghai Daily

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JUNEAU - A Waupun man accused of selling the rented video poker machines in his Dodge County tavern and pocketing the money has been bound over for trial. via WisInfo

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MALVERN Chess Club convincingly beat their Redditch counterparts twice in a week in their latest round of league matches. via Ledbury Reporter

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Medford on Trial Testimony in the trial of former Buncombe County Sheriff, Bobby Medford and former Deputy Guy Penland, wraps up for the week. via WLOS

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“Together, we offer the world's best online games through one of the world's largest Internet casinos.”

CryptoLogic Limited, a leading software developer to the global Internet gaming market, through its wholly owned subsidiary WagerLogic, has announced a three-year licensing contract with 888 Holdings PLC, one ... via RGT Online

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“Consumers relying on credit cards should be better able to predict how their decisions and actions will affect their costs.”

USING A CREDIT CARD reminds me of gambling in Las Vegas. When you walk through the casinos, people are shrieking as their slot machines pay off or they get a lucky roll at the craps table. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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“People are tighter with their money and their spending.”

A soft economy continued to cut into winnings of Nevada casinos during March with a few exceptions - including Stateline at Lake Tahoe's south shore which boasted a 54.6 percent gain. via Sierra Sun

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“For me, rock n' roll should always be fun.”

He has the most uncool laugh you'll ever hear. It's a bit like a high-pitched hyena cackle, but with a New Yorker's nasal accent mixed in. via Arizona Republic

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“We don't know what they are talking about in terms of limitations, if any”

By WILLIAM PETROSKI * bpetroski@dmreg.com * May 8, 2008 The Meskwaki Indian tribe plans to offer poker to 18-to-21-year-old gamblers next month at its Tama casino, but state regulators said the young players ... via Http

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“I don't want to say anything, you know, bad.”

Clockwise from top left: Magdolna Babics, co-owner of Kiss's Salon & Spa; Al Maurice, blackjack dealer at the Mirage; Jompon Chotikamars, a bartender at Fitzgerald's and Eric Johnson, a manager and bartender at ... via Las Vegas Sun

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When gambling supporters made their second run at getting casinos approved in 1976, New Jersey's unemployment rate was 12 percent - the highest in the nation. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia

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“It's nice to know that a local is taking care of Carson as opposed to some group coming from anywhere else in the United States - not that we don't like our visitors.”

Workers finished screwing in the last light bulb Wednesday at the newest casino in Carson City. via Nevada Appeal

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The CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is back beginning May 12, with contestants competing for the grand prize of $500,000. Registration for the second CNBC.com Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge is ... via KCCI.com

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“I will be one of 20 people taking part in a simultaneous chess display against Mr Spassky.”

AM to take on former chess champ Spassky May 8 2008 by Robin Turner, Western Mail SWANSEA-BASED South West Wales AM Peter Black is to pit his wits against former world chess champion Boris Spassky later this ... via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

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The voting for the Chess Oscar has concluded and Anand has won it for the 5th time in his illustrious career. via Susan Polgar Chess Blog

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“He was basically giving me a heads up.”

Defense attorneys for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford called four of his ex-employees to the stand Thursday morning to testify in his federal corruption trial. via Mountain Xpress

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Gamblers under 21 may soon be playing poker at the Meskwaki casino near Tama. The Tribal Council has approved a plan to allow 18- to 21-years-old to play poker games such as Texas Hold 'em. A date for the ... via KTVO

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Dear Steve:My girlfriend spends all her time on the internet. How can I get her to pay a little more attention to me? STEP ONE Well, she's cheating on you, this much is clear. via National Post

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Apparently we were wrong. House Bill 1509, up for a vote in the Senate today, would reduce the money bet on, and thus the amount nonprofits can take from, charity poker games. via UnionLeader.com

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“Consumers relying on credit cards should be better able to predict how their decisions and actions will affect their costs.”

Enlarge Photo COMMENT By Michelle Singletary Thursday, May 8, 2008; Page D02 Using a credit card reminds me of gambling in Las Vegas. via Washington Post

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“Justin lives and breathes the Bodog lifestyle and is a perfect fit for us. We expect him to make a lot of noise this year for Team Bodog, beginning with the WSOP this summer.”

Bodog today announced that it has signed 22-year-old professional poker player Justin Bonomo to its roster of Team Bodog pros. via Winner Online

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A couple of months ago, Astraware -one of the best developers of games for mobile devices-rolled out Astraware Boardgames, its first title for handsets running on the world's most popular smartphone platform, ... via SmartPhoneToday

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Gaming machine maker Aristocrat Leisure says it has not reached a settlement in a multimillion dollar class action it is fighting in the Federal Court against a shareholder representative. via The Age

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“So far it's been family and friends. You know it's going to change”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - After claiming a Powerball ticket worth $276.3 million, eight employees of a sheriff's department tax office talked Tuesday about their relationships, helping family first _ and getting back ... via KAAL

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“In-flight entertainment functions are certainly climbing on the scale of reasons why people choose airlines”

More airlines are rolling out high-end in-flight entertainment products in the economy cabin, ushering in an era in which passengers have greater control and selection of movies, songs and video games. via USA Today

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“I categorically counsel you not to break the law in Moscow and moreover, I recommend you to stay away from those demonstrations that have provocation as their aim.”

St Petersburg News.Net Tuesday 6th May, 2008 Russian riot police lined the central Moscow square Tuesday, an hour before an unauthorized opposition rally on the eve of president-elect Dmitry Medvedev's ... via St Petersburg News

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“They've already cleared me on all that. I'm surprised -- I worked there all these years, and I didn't know all this went on.”

The sheriff of Haywood County was paid thousands of dollars every month to look the other way so a South Carolina company could continue to operate illegal video poker machines, a company official testified. via WFMY 2 Greensboro

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“We are going to show off our determination to fight”

Testimonials Opposition to Protest Inauguration Hundreds of opposition activists will stage a protest in central Moscow on Tuesday, defying city authorities on the eve of President-elect Dmitry Medvedev's ... via The Moscow Times