If boxing promoters wanted to take advantage of a situation that could help bring the sport back to mainstream America, they may want to use the Floyd Mayweather rant from Friday that has gamblers longing for a Pacquiao fight.
Las Vegas casinos have been slow since the World Series of Poker concluded, but the casinos are hoping that is going to change this weekend when travelers come in for the Labor Day weekend.
The state Harness Racing Commission gave the bankrupt developer of a proposed Lawrence County racetrack and casino one month to find someone to buy the project.
Canadian gambling figures for 2009 remained close to the numbers produced in 2008, but with online gambling on the horizon in several provinces, the net gambling revenue could increase dramatically in the coming years.
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Palm Beach PostBig win at casino may have led to slaying, police believe
Los Angeles Times (blog)
Detectives believe a man was followed home from a Hawaiian Gardens casino and robbed of his winnings before being killed on a Santa Ana street this morning. …
Man wins big at Calif casino before fatal robberyThe Associated Press
Casinogoer followed, killed for winningsBoston Herald
Man Robbed, Killed After Winning Big at CasinoAOL News
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The Star-Ledger – NJ.comParx Casino Has Another Incident Of Child Left In Car
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Last month, Parx Casino officials told Pennsylvania state gaming regulators that they had enough security to slow the growing trend of parents or guardians …
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AOL NewsCalif. man killed after winning at casino
Bellingham Herald
A night of winning at a casino turned into terror for a man who was robbed then killed when his assailants ran him over with their car early Friday morning, …
Man wins big at Calif casino before fatal robberyThe Associated Press
Man found dead on street in Santa AnaLos Angeles Times (blog)
Man Robbed, Killed After Winning Big at CasinoAOL News
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Good bye, Earl.
The online gambling website Betcha.com has been shut down by the Washington Supreme Court. The justices ruled that the site was offering illegal gambling because of the fees they charge.
The opening week of the college football season is underway and backing the favorites seems to be the popular trend so far. Most sports bettors who take the summer off come back in a big way for the first bit of meaningful pigskin action. ‘
The Alabama Supreme Court has been aiding Governor Robert Riley throughout his attempt to shut down the gambling establishments in the state. On Friday, the Supreme Court issued yet another positive ruling for the gambling Task Force.
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The Star-Ledger – NJ.comFor 7th time, child left in car at PARX casino
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Another child has been found alone in a vehicle at Bensalem’s PARX casino’
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Police say a man who hit it big at a Southern California casino was robbed and killed after apparently being followed from the gambling hall.
A man who had won thousands of dollars at a Hawaiian Gardens casino early today apparently was followed to Santa Ana by two people, one of whom assaulted and robbed him and the other fatally struck him with a car as the criminals fled, authorities said.
At the same time when lawmakers are attempting to make the laws stronger to stop gamblers from leaving children in the car while they gamble, a grandfather became the seventh guardian to do so this summer at the Parx Casino.
ESPN.com reports that Ole Miss quarterback Jeremiah Masoli will be eligible to play with the Rebels this season. Masoli
was told earlier this week that he would be subjected to the one-year
residency requirement, meaning he was ineligible to p…
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