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Thousands of gamblers tried their hand on Sunday night at correctly prognosticating the outcome of the Oscars. Anyone who bet on The Hurt Locker gave reason to believe that any form of gambling could be considered skill.
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Governor Chet Culver understands that Iowa already has many casinos, but the governor is pushing gaming regulators to approve four new licenses in the state.
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The Florida Senate was unhappy last year when they sent a Bill to complete a gambling compact with the Seminole Indians and it was changed. Now, the Senate has again offered a compact, along with a take it or leave it attitude.
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The Tohono O'odham Nation's plans to build a mega-casino resort similar to those found in Las Vegas has sparked controversy in Arizona. It has drawn so much negative feedback, that lawmakers are looking to stop the plans.
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Pinnacle Entertainment has a history with the state of Missouri and St. Louis in particular. On Friday, that history got a little stronger when the company opened their new River City Casino.
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Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed March 7th through March 13th Problem Gambling Awareness week in Florida. The United Way of Broward County Commission on Substance Abuse will be one of the groups participating in raising awareness.
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Helped out by new casino openings, Pennsylvania slot revenue was up almost sixteen percent in February from the same period in 2009. The addition of table games should further increase revenue in the near future.
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Tiger Woods has lost some of his biggest endorsement deals in recent months, but that has not led to woods accepting a reported offer to be a spokesman for Irish gambling company PaddyPower.com.
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Pinnacle Entertainment won an appeal in court on Wednesday of a Missouri Gaming Commission ruling that the company could not replace the President Casino, but the appeal ruling may not allow the casino to stay open.
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Carl Icahn has become well-known for his acquisitions of bankrupt casinos in Atlantic City and this week he can add another property to his name. Icahn has won the rights to purchase the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
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As if the recession was not enough, the Atlantic City casino industry has had to endure a Winter with unusually high amounts of snow in New Jersey, causing millions of dollars in revenue loss.
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The Mount Airy Resort Casino was fined on Wednesday by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for allowing underage gambling at the casino on six separate occasions late last year.
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The casino industry in Macau is once again booming, as evidenced by the latest revenue figures from February. Revenue was up seventy percent from the same period in 2009.
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Dodge City bar owners may not like that the new smoking ban law will allow an exemption for the Boot Hill Casino, but they also understand the casino can drive their business for many years.
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Las Vegas Sands responded on Monday to reports that surfaced over the weekend claiming that the company was looking to sell their Bethlehem, Pennsylvania casino. Sands called the report, "unfounded."
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Las Vegas and Atlantic City owners spent decades rolling in the money that they made at their casinos. Now, however, these same owners are searching for ways to regain their gambling prowess.
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Las Vegas Sands is apparently prepared to sell their casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, but the City Council is searching for answers as to why the company wants out.
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Steve Wynn gave some insight into his plan of reviving the Foxwoods casino project in Philadelphia late this past week, and one thing that will be missing from the casino will be a hotel.
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The Pentagon released the details of a new policy on Internet usage in the military, and rank and file personnel will be authorized to access social media websites. Still prohibited, however, is online gambling.
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Las Vegas Sands will soon be counting on their new Singapore casino to bring in over $1 billion annually. The beginning of that revenue influx will be on April 27th, the first day the casino will be open.
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A group in Michigan not only wants gambling expansion in the state, but major gambling expansion. The "Michigan Is Yours" organization is collecting signatures for a proposal that would add seven new casinos.
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Ashton Griffin had to maneuver his way through a final table that included former World Series of Poker Main Event champion Peter Eastgate, but in the end, Griffin won the North American Poker Tour High Roller Bounty Shootout.
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Lawmakers in the state of Kansas showed once again on Thursday that the dollar is worth more than human life. The Kansas House approved a smoking ban that exempted casino floors because of the revenue they generate.
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Pinnacle Entertainment was in the rare position Wednesday of having to accept a new gaming license in Missouri from the same Commission that is attempting to strip the company of one of its other gaming licenses in St. Louis.
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A new study indicates that women in Australia have become more prone to falling into bouts of problem gambling then men. Both genders, however, are fueling a rise in gambling in the country.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers have done their part and legalized table games for casinos in the state. Now, Rivers Casino is responding by opening up hundreds of jobs.
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Mississippi casino owners swallowed a bittersweet pill on Monday when revenue figures were released for January. Revenue was up from December, but down from January 2009.
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Las Vegas Sands took a step on Monday towards table game gambling in Pennsylvania. The company petitioned the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board for the right to add table games at their Bethlehem casino.
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Donald Trump and Carl Icahn are two of the most successful people in their fields, and now they are squaring off against each other in court. At stake, are three of Atlantic City's eleven casinos.
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Louisiana casino gambling revenue has fallen for the month of January, further evidence that the gaming industry in the US has not recovered from the economic recession.
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Representative Ron Paul has been a longtime supporter of online gambling regulations in the US, and he may take that stance all the way to the top job in the White House. A CPAC poll shows him as the Republican front runner for President.
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It is becoming increasingly difficult for online casino players to deposit and withdraw money in their player accounts. Visa has now followed in the footsteps of MasterCard, and is banning all online gambling transactions.
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As is the case with any casino, the look of the facility will go a long way in bringing customers back again and again. That is why Cincinnati residents met Saturday to discuss possible looks for their new casino.
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In the next few weeks, the state of Maryland will begin narrowing the field of potential gambling machine providers. With new casinos set to be opened, the battle for the machine contracts is heating up.
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It has only been one week since the Chinese New year and the opening of Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore. The casino has attracted more than 100,000 customers since it has opened.
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In 2009, Nevada casinos had a year like no other in the history of its gambling industry. The net loss of $6.8 billion was down over 1,000 percent.
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The South American country of Guyana will be the latest country to enter the casino gambling industry when the Princess Casino Guyana opens its doors to customers this weekend.
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Dominic Jason Zibuda was identified by authorities after a stand off with police concluded. Zibuda, who was the suspect in a robbery of the Seminole Coconut Creek Casino, was found dead inside the house where the stand off took place.
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State Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, ripped Governor Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling as a misuse of state troopers after shootings at the University of Alabama.
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The Nevada Gaming Commission on Thursday approved the license application for subsidiaries of Harrah's Entertainment. As a result, Harrah's has been cleared to take over the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas.
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The global movement towards increased casino gambling is under way and the Titan King Casino will be the next big opening in Cambodia, near the Vietnam border.
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New reports of money spent lobbying Florida congress by gambling companies show record numbers in 2009, all meant to affect Florida's gaming policy.
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Casino Montelago will soon become the latest casualty for the casino industry in Las Vegas. The casino will close its doors on March 14th for good because of the economic conditions in the US.
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The casino in Dodge City was the first to open in the state of Kansas and after the first seven months of gambling at the casino, no cases of gambling addiction are on record at New Chance, an addiction treatment center in Dodge City.
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While Pennsylvania casinos picked up steam the past couple of months, Connecticut casino gambling revenue was down again in January compared to the same period in 2009.
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Genting Group, based out of Malaysia, just completed the opening of their Singapore casino, and now the company has set its sights on expansion into the US casino gambling market.
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The Atlantic City casino industry has been hit so hard by the economy that the oldest casino in the city, Resorts Atlantic City, recently added $2 blackjack tables.
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A gambler who was attempting to collect a $9,000 jackpot in Iowa has been denied by the state Supreme Court. The man, Troy Blackford, had been banned from the casino a decade before the jackpot win.
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Since the FireKeepers Casino has opened near Battle Creek in Michigan, millions of dollars has been won by the casino. This past week, governments in Michigan received their share of the winnings.
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Voters approved four casinos in the state of Ohio last November and officials in some of the cities that will receive a casino have talked about temporary casinos before the permanent ones are built. Cincinnati officials are saying no.
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Table games have become the top gambling topic among lawmakers in 2010, and Maryland lawmakers appear to be the latest that are warming to the idea. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake has become the latest to endorse table games.
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The American Psychiatric Association is proposing a change in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health that would classify gambling as a "behavioral addiction."
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After years of mishaps it now appears that the second casino in the state of Kansas will begin construction in the Spring. This comes after regulators approved the casino for the Kansas Speedway.
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Residents of the UK are turning to gambling as a way to cope with the current economic conditions. That is according to research by Credit Action.
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The Choctaw Nation began a party that was fit for a king on Tuesday when they held a grand opening for the new Choctaw Casino Resort in Oklahoma.
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The month of December turned out to be the second straight month that revenue increased at Las Vegas Strip casinos. It came at a time when other areas of the country are still experiencing losses at their casinos.
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The start of the Chinese New Year is Sunday and many people in Singapore will be celebrating the holiday at the new Resorts World Sentosa. The country's first casino is set to open this weekend.
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A Senate Committee in New Jersey approved a bill that calls for a referendum on sports betting on Monday. It is the first step in what could be the future of the AC gambling industry.
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Regulators in Missouri are preparing to force the President Casino to close its doors because of its financial situation, but the casino was one of the bright spots when the gaming revenue for January was released Wednesday.
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UC Group, a UK-based payment processing company, is preparing process online gambling transactions in the US as soon as the laws change in the country. SecureTrading Inc. has been created as a US subsidiary by the UC Group.
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January casino revnue in Atlantic City experienced a decline for the seventeenth straight month. It was another iondication of how the casino industry in the Northeast is changing.
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The Lunar New Year holiday is this weekend in Singapore and the event may be accompanied with the opening of the first casino in the country.
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Michael Irvin is a Hall of Fame football player but his life off the field has been less than perfect. This past week, Irvin was accused in a civil suit of rape stemming from a stay at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida.
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Pinnacle Entertainment became the latest developer to deal a blow to the Atlantic City casino industry when they announced that they would be selling the property of the former Sands Casino.
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While Governor Robert Riley continues to attack the gambling industry in Alabama, the residents that voted Riley into office continue to show that they are in favor of regulated gambling.
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After an extra month of waiting, Malaysia's Genting group finally received a casino license in Singapore for their new Resorts World Sentosa casino complex.
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The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is one of the most popular movie series' of all time, and now Microgaming will be bringing the characters to life for online casino players.
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The Florida Lottery has already installed 1,000 vending machines for their scratch off tickets. Now, the Lottery is looking to expand gambling once again in the state.
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Penn National is moving quickly in the state of Ohio to purchase sites for their newly approved casino. The latest purchase occurred in Columbus where the company bought the site of a former auto plant.
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Finance Minister Raymond Bachand made an announcement this week confirming what many had already expected, legalized online gambling may become a reality in Quebec in the near future.
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The Wind Creek Casino in Atmore, Alabama, is celebrating its one year anniversary, but there is a chance that they may be next on the list of raids by Governor Robert Riley's Task Force on Illegal Gambling.
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PartyGaming spent 2009 settling old disagreements with the US and acquiring other online gaming companies. The results of these actions came out Wednesday when the company announced a thirty-two percent revenue increase for the fourth quarter.
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January was another successful month for casinos in the state of Pennsylvania. The Gaming Control Board released figures this week and unlike many other states, Pennsylvania casinos had a revenue increase.
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Harrah's Entertainment moved one step closer on Wednesday to acquiring the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas. The Gaming Control Board gave their approval to the purchase.
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The Coconut Creek Seminole Casino's poker room is usually a place of peace, but on Friday, a robber walked into the room waving a gun and demanding money from an employee.
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It was not long ago that Macau became the casino gambling capital of the world, and if reports on Monday are correct about a 65% increase in revenue for January, then Las Vegas can forget about getting that title back anytime soon.
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Being in the Black Book in Las Vegas means that a person can never step foot inside a casino in the city. Pennysylvania has their own version of the book, and there are now three more members.
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Hawaii is known as the ultimate paradise destination for travelers, but the state may soon be known for much more. House Speaker Calvin Say is proposing that casino gambling be legalized in Hawaii.
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The first casino opened in Russia under the new laws over the weekend, and the roads along the long commute for travelers to the casino have already claimed the life of one lawmaker, raising concerns about the gambling decision.
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Today, the Oracle Casino opened in Above City, marking the first time that a casino has opened in Russia under the new gambling laws laid down last year in the country.
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The Choctaw Casino Resort is in the final stages of preparation for their grand opening on February 9th in Texas. The resort is expected to bring thousands of jobs to the community.
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After a final set of bidding between Aqueduct Entertainment Corp. and Delaware North, officials in the state of New York have awarded the casino rights to Aqueduct racetrack to Aqueduct Entertainment.
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The Rivers Casino, a relatively new player in the casino industry in Pittsburgh, was fined $16,000 for allowing underage gambling on two separate occasions last year.
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Last November, voters in Ohio approved four casinos, but now they will have to decide on the future of one of those casinos. Lawmakers approved a plan to let voters decide whether to change the location of a Columbus casino.
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Regulators in the state of Missouri have grown tired of waiting for Pinnacle Entertainment to improve conditions at their President Casino. On Wednesday, state regulators will vote on whether to force the casino closed.
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Gaming regulators in Missouri are voting tomorrow on whether or not to force the President Casino to close, but the casino has at least one supporter in Mayor Francis Slay.
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Foxwoods Resort Casino, which is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, and UAW Local 2121 have reached a tentative agreement on a dealer contract. It would be the first of its kind in Connecticut.
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The Missouri Gaming Commission moved along on their quest to revoke the gaming license of the President Casino in St. Louis. The Commission voted unanimously to proceed with the revoke process.
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While Iowa lawmakers debate possibly expanding casino gambling in the state, there was another form of gambling that began in the state on Sunday. The Mega Millions lottery has arrived with tickets being sold already.
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While many states across the US are watching their casino industry fall apart, Colorado's casinos are raking in the dough. Colorado casinos bucked the national trend and have increased revenue in 2009.
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Ladbrokes, one of the biggest gambling operations in the world, is working with authorities to find the culprit that offered the Daily Mall confidential records of millions of Ladbrokes' gambling customers.
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Gambling has been interrupted at the Harrah's Cherokee Casino and Hotel in North Carolina after a norovirus has made hundreds of people sick. Employees have been working overtime to ensure the slot machines are kept germ free.
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Singapore gambling is not far away after Malaysia's Genting began opening their Resorts World Sentosa this week. The casino project is expected to bring millions into the economy in Singapore.
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The state of Pennsylvania has been expanding their casino gambling options periodically over the past several years and it has finally paid off. For the first time ever, Pennsylvania casinos had more slot revenue than New jersey.
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Video lottery terminals are a popular form of gambling that has caught on throughout the world in the past decade. Now, the VLTs are thought to be the main cause of gambling addiction in women.
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Carl Icahn has become accustomed to winning bids for casino projects that are in financial trouble. This week, Icahn and his company, Icahn Enterprises LP, won the rights to the Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
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Video gambling revenue in the state of Montana was down almost eighteen percent in the last quarter of 2009, and many within the industry are blaming some of the decline on a new smoking ban that took effect in October.
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Casino revenue in the state of Mississippi was down in December compared to the previous month, but it was only a slight decrease of $470,000 from November.
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This week, the Online Casino Advisory released their rankings of the top ten online casinos, and surprisingly, there is a casino at the top that does not accept US players.
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Louisiana casinos experienced another bad month to end 2009 when it came to their revenue. Earnings were down almost sixteen percent in December at state casinos.
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