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Senate panel backs game to help racing
A bill to allow Kentucky racetracks to operate an electronic horse racing game — a way to help the financially troubled industry — won approval from a Senate committee Thursday.
Read more News Source - Louisville Courier-Journal
Publish date - 02:49:26 03/12/10

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Lucrative? Yes. Addictive? Maybe. Video lottery gets review
Florida lawmakers are getting a first look Wednesday at a new kind of video lottery machine designed to attract new players.
Read more News Source - The Tampa Tribune
Publish date - 11:50:26 03/10/10

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Bill seeks to bolster horse racing industry
Lawmakers worried about preserving Kentucky's horse capital status presented a plan Thursday that offers a cash infusion to bolster the state's racing industry by taxing Internet betting and allowing a new form of gambling on old horse races.
Read more News Source - WKYT Lexington
Publish date - 03:51:52 03/12/10

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Panel backs e-racing bill
A state Senate committe approved a bill to allow Kentucky racetracks to operate an electronic horse racing game that could be a way to help the financially troubled industry.
Read more News Source - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Publish date - 04:28:30 03/12/10

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Allen Iverson reportedly faces alcohol, gambling problems | NBA
According to sources, Smith wrote that Allen Iverson has alcohol and gambling issues. Iverson's wife, Tawanna, has filed for divorce and is seeking alimony and child support for their five children.
Read more News Source - Seattle Times
Publish date - 05:14:33 03/09/10

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GDC: Hecker's Nightmare Scenario - A Future Of Rewarding Players For Dull Tasks
It's possible that an over-reliance on metrics-driven design and extrinsic rewards for in-game actions could lead to a future of "designing shitty games that you have to pay people to play," warns independent developer Chris Hecker. Hecker, who is currently working on the espionage-themed multiplayer game SpyParty, presented his hypothetical "nightmare self-fulfilling scenario" as part of a talk ...
Read more News Source - Gamasutra
Publish date - 02:36:51 03/12/10

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Gambling business keeps stake in game
New Hampshire lawmakers historically have rejected bills to legalize video slots, but Millennium Gaming owner Bill Wortman refuses to quit trying to bring them to the state's only horse race track.
Read more News Source - Concord Monitor
Publish date - 13:12:16 03/07/10

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Bill seeks to bolster horse racing industry
Posted March 11, 2010 at 9:03 p.m. , updated March 11, 2010 at 9:03 p.m.
Read more News Source - The Gleaner
Publish date - 03:15:34 03/12/10

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From same sex marriage to medical marijuana, states take the lead
Same-sex marriage/domestic partnerships Of all the issues states have taken up, this probably draws the most national attention. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Read more News Source - The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News
Publish date - 06:06:26 03/11/10

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Sweet suites of Vegas: Big, pricey and audacious
Las Vegas has always specialized in turning fantasy into reality '” for a price. Several Vegas hotels offer suites with futuristic amenities, audacious themes, enough room to hold a wedding along with the honeymoon, and pricetags to match.
Read more News Source - San Jose Mercury News
Publish date - 23:15:28 03/11/10

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