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The official partnering of the stars and the professional dancers for Dancing with the Stars season 11 does not come out until tomorrow, but the betting odds have already been released on which pro will win.
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Online gamblers who had been playing poker and other games on their computers throughout the day took a break Tuesday evening to watch President Barack Obama deliver his presidential address.
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The Hurricane Earl path is being closely monitored by casino executives up and down the East Coast of the US. The casinos are hoping that the storm steers clear of land, allowing for gambling to continue at a regular pace.
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The Global Gaming Expo is considered to be the top gambling conference in the world for the gaming industry, and next year the conference will shift not only location, but also to an earlier time in the year.
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The Hurricane Earl path that is being projected could be another blow to the Atlantic City casino industry. The hurricane is expected to bring heavy storms to New jersey by Friday morning.
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The Singapore government sent a message this past weekend that the new casino resorts in the country should be left to tourists who want to gamble. Singapore residents should stay away, was the message delivered by the prime minister.
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It was a night of upsets at the Emmy's on Sunday, with Eric Stonestreet, Jane Lynch, and Edie Falco helping online gamblers beat the betting odds for the evening.
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Saskatchewan leaders are contemplating adding online gambling options for their residents, and that may be good news for revenue. A report released Friday indicated that Saskatchewan residents spend the most money gambling.
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The scene at Parx Casino was all too familiar for security at the casino. One week after being told to tighten security regarding children being left in cars while parents gambled, another incident has occurred.
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July was a strong month for Pennsylvania casinos and the increase in revenue was due to the inclusion of table games at casinos throughout the state.
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Land-based casinos are not the only form of gambling expanding in the state of Florida. In September, a new gambling cruise ship will set sail in Mayport.
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The House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday that would legalize casino gambling in Saipan, but the bill is expected to receive strong opposition in the Senate.
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Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader in Major League Baseball, will be honored by the Cincinnati Reds on September 11th. Afterwards, Rose will head to the Hollywood Casino in Lawrenceburg to be roasted.
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It has been a long couple of years for the Atlantic City casino industry, and now the city's gaming future could be tied to the sale of Resorts Atlantic City to former executive Dennis Gomes.
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A sign of the times hit Missouri party-goers hard this weekend when popular celebrity hot spot Home Nightclub in St. Louis was closed down by Ameristar Casinos.
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Opponents of gambling have become aggressive lately in their efforts to keep online gambling out of Canada, but Nova Scotia Finance Minister Graham Steele believes that alcohol addiction is much worse that gambling addiction.
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The Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi received a boost in gambling revenue on Saturday night when Jay Leno was in town performing a show to raise money for the Gulf Coast Community Foundation.
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A couple of opponents to the expansion of casino gambling in Ohio have thrown their name in the mix to be part of the Commission that regulates the casino industry in the state.
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One of last year's top movies, The Informant, premiered on HBO on Saturday evening. Viewers are also patiently waiting for the gambling series, Boardwalk Empire, which will premiere in September.
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The Pennsylvania casino industry is booming right now and four developers are attempting to get in on the action by applying for the final license available in the state.
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It appears as though online gambling expansion will be rapid throughout Canada, but Newfoundland Premier Danny Williams claims that the province will not be a part of the expansion.
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The month of July was much better to Mississippi casinos than the month of June, but revenue fell slightly compared to the same month in 2009.
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Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert may not have won the battle to keep LeBron James, but he is winning over the hearts of Cleveland residents after a finalized land deal will lead the way to casino gambling in the city.
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The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has warned Parx Casino in Bucks County that they will have to do a better job of ensuring that children are not left in parked cars while the parents are inside gambling.
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The British Columbia government relaunched their online gambling site PlayNow.com on Thursday evening and already hundreds of players have enjoyed the freedom of playing at the online casino.
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Revenue may be continuing to slide at Atlantic City casinos, but one group of employees are happy. On Thursday, dealers approved a union agreement with Tropicana Casino & Resort that will give the employees raises over the next five years.
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The full details for the new T-Mobile g2 have not been released, but online gamblers can rest assured that the Internet speed will be much faster while playing at online casinos.
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Zynga is making their mark in the online world with poplar games such as FarmVille under their belt for Facebook. Now, the company is launching a beta version of Zynga Texas Poker, in Mandarin.
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Now that Canadian provinces have made the move into the world of online gambling, supporters and those opposed are scurrying to find experts to back their argument. Two experts have come forward questioning online casinos.
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Sumner County residents are hoping the third time is a charm for a development bid to operate a casino in the county. The previous two developers have fell through, and now Global Gaming is being endorsed by the Sumner County Commission.
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Lawmakers in New Hampshire had been battling to keep PlayNowNH from launching as an online gambling lottery site for bettors. Now it appears that these lawmakers may have won the battle as the Lottery Commission canceled the online site.
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The battle over whether to convert a hotel into a casino resort may soon come to an end in Pennsylvania after a major preservation group backed the casino plan.
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It has been over two years since the two casino resorts in Connecticut have experienced a slot revenue gain in the same month. In July, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Resort Casino broke a twenty-six month slump of declining revenue.
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First it was British Columbia, then there was Alberta and Ontario. Now, Saskatchewan appears to be the latest Canadian province preparing for online gambling regulations.
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Phillip Markoff, a former gambling addict that became a Craigslist killer when he needed to feed his addiction, committed suicide in a Massachusetts jail on Sunday.
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With many US gaming companies turning their back on the Atlantic City casino industry, it may be the right time for Chinese or Russian developers to move in on the city.
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The debate has begun over whether a website that offers students the right to gamble on their future grades is illegal. People are lining up on both sides of the debate.
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It is becoming a scary trend around the US, parents leaving their children in the car while they enter a casino to gamble. The latest episode came Thursday in Pennsylvania.
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Residents in the state of Ohio have approved casinos in the last election and state officials are hoping that the Harrah's name allows them to compete with Indiana.
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The Nevada casino industry used to be the one that other states looked to as the model. Now, it looks as though Nevada casinos will have declining revenue for the third straight year.
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It was a good week for gamblers in Toledo, Cleveland, and Cincinnati in Ohio and Queens in New York. Casinos for the four city's are closer than ever after deals were struck and ground was broke this week.
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California is using advanced technology to help problem gamblers stay out of the casinos where their addiction is fueled. The state will now have a database where casino employees can check customers against a self-exclusion list.
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Before Ontario even enters the online gambling industry, their children will be taught about the dangers of Internet gambling. Seventh grade students will learn about these dangers as part of their curriculum.
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The Perseid Meteor Shower tonight interrupted gambling at casinos throughout the US and the spectacle is expected to be a distraction through Saturday
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Dan Gilbert may have lost in his bid to re-sign LeBron James, but he has won the battle to bring casinos to Cleveland and Cincinnati. Now it appears Gilbert has found a business partner in Harrah's Entertainment.
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Las Vegas casino gambling revenue has been steadily falling the past couple of years and in June, revenue again dropped on the Vegas Strip. Casinos experienced an almost eight percent drop in the first summer month.
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It has been nine years since New York decided to add slot machines to the famed Aqueduct racetrack. On Wednesday, lawmakers finally agreed on Malaysian gaming company Genting to build the casino and operate the slots.
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Iowa casinos are preparing to have several days of below normal attendance after Ames flooding has caused hundreds of people to evacuate their homes this week.
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College students are known for their attraction to gambling and a new website is offering students at thirty-six colleges the opportunity to gamble on their own grades.
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In recent days there has been speculation that Ontario would become the next province to regulate online gambling in Canada. On Tuesday, the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corp. confirmed the reports and hopes to have online casinos open in 2012.
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One time American Idol gambling favorite Fantasia overdosed on aspirin and sleep aids and was hospitalized on Monday night, according to several reports.
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The end does not seem anywhere in sight for casinos in Atlantic City. In July, casino gambling revenue was down five percent from the same period a year earlier.
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Facebook users who have been drawn to games such as Mafia Wars and FarmVille will now have the ability to build their own casino thanks to Last Legion Games. Golden Nugget Vegas Casino goes live today.
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The new school year is right around the corner and 600 residents in Alabama will be out of work after VictoryLand, one of the largest gaming establishments in the state, was forced to close amidst pressure from the governor.
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Hundreds of thousands of gamblers will be heading to dealerships instead of casinos this week after a Honda recall affected almost 500,000 vehicles.
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Mike "The Mouth" Matusow lived up to his nickname this past week while in the Sunshine State for a poker seminar. Mizrachi stated to one of the local newspapers that Florida poker players are "terrible."
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The Fertitta family received good news on two separate accounts this week with their Ultimate Fight Championship business is thriving, and a judge's decision to allow them to keep Station Casinos Inc.
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When voters approved casinos in the state of Ohio back in November, they may have had an idea that the unemployment rate would be over ten percent this summer. Soon, the Ohio unemployment rate will get a boost from gambling.
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Even though the British Columbia move into online gambling has not gone smoothly, other provinces are preparing to follow B.C. into the online gambling industry. Ontario is among the list of provinces exploring the possibilities.
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Illinois casinos will see an increase in business this weekend with gamblers coming from all over to enjoy Lollapalooza 2010, which started Friday and will run through the weekend in Chicago.
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Add Maryland to the list of states that are getting into the casino gambling business. Late this week, slot machines arrived at Hollywood Casino in preparation of an opening still a couple months away.
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In what is becoming an all too familiar story in the world of casino gambling, a New Zealand man who placed himself on a self-exclusion list six years ago was denied a $44,000 poker jackpot at and Auckland casino.
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The Dublin Irish Festival in Dublin, Ohio has attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors in the past and this weekend over 100,000 Ohio residents are expected, many waiting patiently for the arrival of casinos in the state.
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Legislative leaders met on Friday in the first of three summits aimed at a possible state takeover of some areas of Atlantic City. Analysts believe, however, that it may be too late to save the AC casino gambling industry.
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Gambling entertainment has become easy for millions of gamblers in the US thanks to the Internet. Now, the form of entertainment will be even more attractive with the help of TaskRabbit, a chore completion service.
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The next generation of smart phones was introduced on Tuesday and the Blackberry Torch looks well equipped to become a new toy for a generation of online gamblers.
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Macau casinos have been experiencing record revenue growth over the past several months and the trend continued in July. Gambling revenue was up seventy percent from the same period the year before.
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Authorities have not yet determined whether a gambler trapped in a ceiling vent was attempting to rob the Crown Casino, but after he was pulled from the vent, the man was charged with trespassing and criminal damage.
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Now that dealers have unionized in Connecticut casinos, other workers have started going down that path. Bartenders and other workers voted to gain union representation on Saturday.
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Paypal used to be one of the top online gambling processors in the world, but they backed out of the industry several years ago. Now, Paypal is again processing transactions for Ladbrokes, and possibly eyeing the US market.
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PartyGaming has announced plans to take over Bwin Interactive Entertainment. The merger will create the biggest online gambling company, a move that could be a response to the US moving towards regulated Internet gambling.
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Macau and Singapore are cornering the market on casino gambling in Asia, but a South Korean developer is looking to big name Las Vegas gaming company's to operate a new casino being built in Cambodia.
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Worishofer shoes are designed for nothing more than giving relief to sore feet. The footwear, known as "granny" shoes, are becoming trendy again, and they are being found at casinos all across the US.
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Today, the Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse begins in Kansas City. The conference will have experts from all over the world speaking on how to slow down and treat problem gambling.
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In their never ending battle to coerce customers into their gambling dens, casinos have always created promotional giveaways. The Chevy Volt, the first mass produced electric car from General Motors, may soon be one of those giveaways.
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A heavy storm has left hundreds of thousands of Washington D.C. residents without power, and the Pepco power outage has gamblers staying away from Maryland casinos for the time being.
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The tax rate for Pennsylvania casinos is fifty-five percent, which may be the reason why in the last fiscal year, Pennsylvania casinos generated more tax revenue than Nevada casinos.
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Even though the B.C. Lottery Corp. got off to a dangerous start this past week, the B.C. government is set to stand behind the provinces online gambling venture.
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2007 was the year that voters in the state of Kansas approved casino gambling in four zones. Sumner County is one of the zones that still does not have a casino three years later, but three proposals came in before the latest deadline.
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The Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Butch Brown, was arrested at a casino in the state and charged with public intoxication. The casino is now calling it a misunderstanding.
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West Virginia was expecting an increase in gambling revenue when the state changed gambling laws last year. Instead, revenue for the past fiscal year that ended at the end of June was down $67 million.
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Casinos around the US have been struggling to attract customers in the wake of the economic recession. The Boise Music Festival 2010, however, will help Idaho casinos increase revenue this weekend.
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The Lake Delhi Dam has broken and the state of Iowa is under warning for extreme flooding. That may lead to less gambling at Iowa casinos for the rest of the weekend.
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Gamblers heading into Milwaukee to spend the weekend at the Potawatomi Bingo Casino were delayed early Friday when flooding caused the Mitchell International Airport to close for several hours.
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The Alex Jones Obama Deception saga continued on Tuesday when the term "google launches cover up" jumped to the top of the Google Trends page of searched terms. The cover up story has online gambling proponents concerned about censorship.
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Odds can be found on almost any entertainment event these days, and on Wednesday Very Vera's Vera Stewart made winners out of gamblers who picked her to win on Throwdown with Bobby Flay.
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Governor Chris Christie has drawn a line in the sand and it is unfortunate for any advocates of the racing industry in New Jersey. Governor Christie is focusing on Atlantic City casino growth, and abandoning the racing industry.
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A tropical depression hit the Bahamas on Thursday and quickly turned into Tropical Depression Bonnie as it left gamblers in the Bahamas behind on its way towards the Gulf of Mexico.
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it is an unfortunate reality that in tough economic times, people turn to gambling to try and win their way out of debt. On Thursday, President Obama signed the Unemployment Extension Bill, and casinos may be the beneficiary.
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The state of Pennsylvania took another step on Sunday towards becoming the casino gambling capital of the East Coast. Three more casinos unveiled their new table games over the weekend.
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Although the author of The Obama Deception movie that was posted on YouTube has been careful not to blame the government, the fact that her video has disappeared is raising eyebrows across the Internet, including online gambling sites.
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Today is National Ice Cream Day in the US and that is good news for gamblers in Atlantic City and Las Vegas that are dealing with sweltering heat.
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The NHL did not receive the interest boost it expected from the Olympics this past winner, leaving several teams financially strapped. The Columbus Blue Jackets are looking for gambling revenue to help solve financial problems.
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Online gamblers who were hoping to fly around the Internet from gaming site to gaming site were given little comfort at an Apple news conference Friday. It seems the antenna issues the iPhone 4 is having are here to stay.
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It only took a couple of hours for online gamblers in Canada to show their support for regulated Internet gambling. PlayNow.com, the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's new website, crashed just hours after it was launched, due to heavy traffic.
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Trump Entertainment Resorts emerged from bankruptcy on Friday, but the good news was short lived as the company had to close Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino due to sweltering heat and a lack of air conditioning.
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It has been a long time coming for North America, but on Thursday the B.C. Lotto Corp. finally launched the first regulated online casino gambling website in North American history.
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BP finally reached a point where the oil spill stopped on Thursday, and with that development it may mean that gamblers have lost their bets at online sports books involving animal extinction.
(Added: 2010-07-16) |
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The summer months have been tough enough on Atlantic City casinos over the past couple of years. On Thursday, gambling revenue was further hurt at two AC casinos because of a loss of air conditioning.
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For the second time in less than a month, a major financial institution has scared online gamblers. The Bank of America online glitch that occurred Wednesday had gamblers locked out of their accounts.
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