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Gamble pays off in split for Post 340Blue Springs Examiner,  USABy Staff reports With the second game of a non-Fifth District doubleheader against the Lee's Summit Post 189 Auxiliary Outlaws tied 5-5, Kline sent James Wade to the plate with an order for a suicide squeeze to win it Monday night at Legacy […]

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Tournament Poker with Jeremiah Smith: To Flip or Not To FlipPokerNews.comSo, if they're inevitable, unavoidable, and ultimately preordained by the poker gods, why do the poker pros that regularly compete for player of the year honors detest them so badly? A very short answer would be, quite simply, edges. …

Rubio is a good gambleCarlsbad Current Argus, NMIn a draft full of guards, Ricky Rubio looks to be the best and riskiest pick in this year's NBA draft. His ability to dish the ball out to his teammates is rivaled by none within this year's draft, let alone his own age group. …

New Grants Program to Address Social Impact of GamblingTasmanian Government Media Releases (press release), AustraliaThe Minister for Human Services, Lin Thorp, today announced a $600000 Health and Wellbeing Grant round from the Community Support Levy that will encourage community responses to the impact of gambling. Tasmanian charities and community groups can apply …

Lynch: Expanded gambling isn't in cards in 2009Nashua Telegraph, NHBy KEVIN LANDRIGAN Staff Writer CONCORD – Expanded gambling is dead for now, Gov. John Lynch said Tuesday, but he would name a commission to examine the pros and cons for the future. "For this year, it is off the table," Lynch said. …Lynch Says No To […]

Video Poker Maverick Is a Man on a MissionCasino City Times, MABy John G. Brokopp Arizona resident and self-styled video poker maverick Rob Singer is out to prove that video poker machines do not play as randomly as the manufacturers of the games claim they do. His independent research is being ridiculed by the […]

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Gambling 'off table,' Lynch saysConcord Monitor, NHBy LAUREN R. DORGAN On the eve of today's vote on the state's next budget, the compromise plan took a beating from all sides, with union leaders blasting cuts as too deep, Republicans criticizing spending as too high and pro-gambling groups calling for …NH Legislature to vote on state budget […]

Aid group seeks slice of casino moneyBoston Herald, United StatesBy Thomas Grillo As Beacon Hill considers bringing resort-style casinos to Massachusetts, lawmakers heard from a recovering gambling addict yesterday. “I couldn't stop even though I knew it was killing everyone around me,” said Chris, who asked that …Ex-gambler briefs legislators The Republican - MassLive.comLegislature urged to […]

With Gambling Down, Holder Files Bankruptcy For Several CasinosCasino Gambling Web, FLAnother casino operators has filed for bankruptcy in light of the gambling revenue decline that has been occurring over the past two years. The Holder Hospitality Group, which is headed by businessman Harold Holder Sr., has filed for bankruptcy …Holder casino group seeks bankruptcy protection […]

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Owners of RI's Twin River slot parlor file for bankruptcyProvidence Journal, RIThe filing reflects what one of the lead lawyers called a “heavily negotiated and hard-fought agreement in principle” hammered out among the state, a lenders group led by Merrill Lynch Capital, and BLB Investors, the consortium of hotel, gambling and …Video: Bankrupt Twin River dog […]