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    Feb 14, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  1. Ex-San Diego mayor who gambled away $1 billion remorseful

    L.A. NOW
    Maureen O'Connor was the first female mayor of San Diego. But when she left public life, she spent countless hours seated in front of video-poker machines, authorities said. Over a nine-year period, she wagered an estimated $1 billion, including millions....
    2. Feb 15, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  2. Ex-mayor's lawyer ties her gambling addiction to brain tumor

    L.A. NOW
    The lawyer for former San Diego Mayor Maureen O'Connor suggested that a brain tumor may have caused her to lose massive sums gambling on video poker games. Over a nine-year period O'Connor wagered an estimated $1 billion, including millions from......
    3. Jun 9, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Legalize online gambling

    THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is due to vote soon on proposals to ban online gambling, and the deck seems stacked in favor of sound bites over sound policy. Federal law already outlaws businesses from using phone lines to place or receive bets across state lines, particularly when the bets are on sporting events. That restriction, although it's not a clear ban on Internet gambling, has stopped the country's major casinos from taking bets online. What it hasn't done is stop Web users from gambling around the clock at offshore sites, often based in Central America and the Caribbean. According to one estimate, offshore sites offering poker games, sports betting and casino-style gambling collect $12 billion a year, about half of it coming from American wallets.
    THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is due to vote soon on proposals to ban online gambling, and the deck seems stacked in favor of sound bites over sound policy. Federal law already outlaws businesses from using phone lines to place or receive bets across state...

    Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Economy, Business and Finance, Super Bowl, Health, Justice System

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Maryland gambling exclusion expanded to lottery tickets

    Maryland has become the third state to offer a voluntary system to restrict the ability to play the lottery, officials announced Tuesday. The program is an expansion of the casino exclusion program launched in 2011, several months after Maryland's...

    Tags: Lotteries, Behavioral Conditions, Services and Shopping, Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure

    5. May 17, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  5. New Jersey moves toward online gambling with proposed regulations

    TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey announced another step on Friday that will bring it closer to launching online gambling, with plans to publish proposed regulations for Internet wagering on June 3. According to a draft of the proposed regulations, posted...

    Tags: Station Casinos Incorporated, Lifestyle and Leisure

    6. May 16, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  6. BRIEF: Kansas Star Casino earned $17.2 million in April, says Lottery

    The Wichita Eagle
    The Kansas Star Casino earned $17.2 million in gambling revenue in April, down from the record $19 million it earned in March, according to figures released by the Kansas Lottery on Wednesday. The April total is the second-highest monthly total after...

    Tags: Lotteries, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Lifestyle and Leisure

    7. May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Five questions with ... Chad Barnhill

    Moving to Maryland has been a learning experience for Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino that will fill the sweeping vacant lot currently greeting drivers coming into the city on Russell Street.
    Moving to Maryland has been a learning experience for Chad Barnhill, general manager of the Horseshoe Baltimore Casino that will fill the sweeping vacant lot currently greeting drivers coming into the city on Russell Street. At home within the walls...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Butterfly Ballots, Politics, Government, National Government

    8. May 6, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Chicago suburbs ready to play for new casinos

    While lawmakers debate a plan to expand gambling in Illinois, some Chicago suburbs are already jockeying to cash in as hosts to the next generation of casinos.
    While lawmakers debate a plan to expand gambling in Illinois, some Chicago suburbs are already jockeying to cash in as hosts to the next generation of casinos. Waukegan, North Chicago and Park City in Lake County, along with six townships in southern...

    Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Politics, Park City, Chicago Mayor, Midway Airport

    9. May 5, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Quinn leery of gambling expansion loopholes

    Repeated assurances by gambling expansion supporters that a Chicago casino would be under the strict supervision of the state's gambling regulators isn't enough for Gov. Pat Quinn, who is eyeing a provision that he worries could undermine that authority.
    Repeated assurances by gambling expansion supporters that a Chicago casino would be under the strict supervision of the state's gambling regulators isn't enough for Gov. Pat Quinn, who is eyeing a provision that he worries could undermine that authority....

    Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Louis I Lang, O'Hare International Airport

    10. May 3, 2013 |Story| Associated Press

  10. Bringing the casino to the couch: Internet poised to reinvent the gambling experience for many

    Associated Press
    ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — With legal gambling now moving beyond the casinos and onto the Internet, the industry is bracing for the most far-reaching changes in its history. A Las Vegas firm, Ultimate Gaming, on Tuesday became the first in the U.S....

    Tags: Lotteries, Media Industry, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Personal Service, Economy, Business and Finance

    11. May 3, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Quinn wants to fine-tune gambling expansion bill

    — Gov. Pat Quinn indicated Thursday that he wants changes to a major gambling expansion bill that has passed the Senate, though he didn't offer specifics on what he's seeking.
    — Gov. Pat Quinn indicated Thursday that he wants changes to a major gambling expansion bill that has passed the Senate, though he didn't offer specifics on what he's seeking. The Democratic governor, who vetoed two previous casino bills, had...

    Tags: Politics, Chicago Mayor, Pat Quinn, Horse and Harness Racing, Government

    12. Apr 25, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  12. It’s Official: Gambling is an Addiction

    Health
    When 34-year-old Yulissa Troncoso pled guilty earlier this month to leaving her five kids—aged 10 months to 12 years—alone in a car while she gambled at the Sands Casino in Bethlehem, her defense attorney called her a “good mom”...
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