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It is gratifying to note that the enlightenment that eludes many members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly exists in Atlantic City, N.J., where the city council has voted unanimously to prohibit smoking on the floors of gambling casinos, effective ...

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'Irresponsible', declares watchdogThe Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ordered online gambling outfit Paddy Power "not to repeat" the approach it adopted in a newspaper ad which showed a "short man" in the back of stretch limo flanked by women under the title "Who says you can't make money being short?"

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State legislators are moving toward changing the state constitution to demand a public vote before any gambling for profit can be legalized in Alaska.

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We received 362 responses from Rural Bulletin readers within the timeframe . Of these 185 were from people living in rural areas, 66 from people in small towns and 94 from people in cities.Rural Bulletin Survey Results: Snapshot...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal officials trying to write regulations to implement a congressional ban on Internet gambling say they're having trouble because of ambiguities in the law.Feds cite legal ambiguities in regulating Internet gambling (WHBF-TV Quad Cities)

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DUBLIN, Ireland - Internet gambling software developer CryptoLogic Ltd. (TSX:CRY) said Wednesday it "will not be affected materially" by a Dutch parliamentary vote that quashed plans for an online site to be operated by Holland Casino.CryptoLogic not 'affected materially' by Dutch vote against online gambling (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

Editor's note: Victim's name has been changed to protect her identity. Statistics show 88 percent of Iowans gamble -- 3 percent of those become problem gamblers.Iowans gamble: Jackson recovery can help addicts (Le Mars Daily Sentinel)

Yesterday, Midway announced that CEO David Zucker would be leaving the company to be replaced on an interim basis by Matthew Booty while the company searches for a new leader.Midway (gamesindustry.biz)