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California offered piece of the action from Internet poker
SACRAMENTO — As state leaders sweat over another possible round of cuts from schools and social services, casino operators are offering officials a cut of the action if they will legalize Internet poker in California. After two years of hearings...
Tags: Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Darrell Steinberg, Jerry Brown, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Comeback may be in the cards for commercial casinos
More than a quarter of adult Americans – that’s nearly 60 million people – went to commercial casinos in 2011, according to the American Gaming Assn. And a quarter of those folks don’t even gamble. It’s partly by focusing on...
Tags: Gambling, Celine Dion, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Letters: Hefty executive compensation at Lehman Bros
Re "Lehman elite stood to get $700 million," April 27 "The numbers are shocking but consistent withthe fact that in some ways Wall Street has been run asa casino for extracting money from the real economy and using it to pay extraordinary high levels...
Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, CEO Pay, Marco Rubio
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U.S. jobs report takes on outsize significance
WASHINGTON — On the first Friday of every month, at precisely 8:30 a.m., the Bureau of Labor Statistics flicks a switch and the latest clue about the U.S. economy — the jobs report — gets transmitted all over the world. And then the...
Tags: Unemployment, Federal Reserve, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Georgetown
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Jazz Age ruler of an L.A. gambling empire had a softer side
It's a safe bet that most of L.A. has never heard of "Farmer" Page, the Jazz Age ruler of an empire of cards and dice who was denounced in news accounts for running "one of the most elaborate gambling halls on the Pacific Coast."
In many ways, he could...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Celebrities, World War II (1939-1945), McAfee Incorporated
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Can casinos coexist with Kentucky's horse-racing culture?
Kentucky has historically -- and famously -- been racehorse country. It hasn't traditionally been casino country.
That may soon change, now that a proposed constitutional amendment to allow casinos in the state appears headed to a full vote of the...Tags: Elections, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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Spot gold falls to six-month low of $1,562.90 an ounce
Money & CompanyAusterity measures in Europe, strong dollar push spot gold down to six-month low... -
What are the odds of Zynga getting into online gambling?
Company TownZynga may be following the money, exploring the world of online gambling. But a dive into the legally murky area of online betting is not likely to be imminent.... -
Casino mogul backing Newt Gingrich plays his own game
On a Strip packed with colorful, sometimes controversial gambling titans, Sheldon Adelson plays politics a little differently from the rest.
The casino barons are a mostly pragmatic bunch, shifting campaign donations to favor the party in power. Not...Tags: Sheldon Adelson, Republican Party, Sharron E. Angle, Harry Reid, 2016 Olympic Games
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Internet poker not likely a jackpot for state, Gov. Jerry Brown says
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown is not betting that a proposal to legalize Internet poker in California will get the state out of its budget mess....
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