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U.S. Government Ignores World Trade Organization Online Gambling Ruling
PRWeb
The U.S. government's move to effectively outlaw online casino and sports betting by prohibiting U.S. banks and Internet service providers from offering financial and Internet services to online bettors and the sites they frequent threatens to destroy the fragile economies of island nations Antigua and Barbuda. [PRWEB Mar 22, 2006] Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/chachingpr.php/TG92ZS1JbnNlLUhhbGYtVGhpci1IYWxmLVplcm8=
Vegas gambles on a hi-tech future
BBC
Las Vegas, the world's casino capital, is betting on some winning technology to draw in even more players.
Gretzky's Wife To Be Subpoenaed
AHN
Andrea Moore - AHN Staff Reporter Trenton, N.J. (AHN) - Wayne Gretzky's wife will be subpoenaed to testify when a grand jury looks at charges in the case involving a betting ring allegedly ran by an NHL assistant coach. New Jersey's attorney general Zulima Farber said in an interview with The...
Gretzky's Wife Faces Gambling Subpoena
YAHOO
AP - Wayne Gretzky's wife will be subpoenaed to testify when a grand jury looks at charges in the case involving a betting ring allegedly run by an NHL assistant coach, New Jersey's attorney general said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.
AG Says Gretzky's Wife to Be Subpoenaed
YAHOO
AP - Wayne Gretzky's wife will be subpoenaed to testify when a grand jury looks at charges in the case involving a betting ring allegedly run an NHL assistant coach, New Jersey's attorney general said in an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday.
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Home-builder shares soar on interest-rate hopes
YAHOO
Reuters - Shares of U.S. home builders soared on Tuesday after softer-than-expected February retail sales data and a report from a consulting firm had investors betting the Federal Reserve may soon stop raising interest rates.
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Canadian multimillionaire's home in Costa Rica is searched
YAHOO
AFP - Police searched the Costa Rican home of Canadian multimillionaire Calvin Ayre, who runs an Internet betting business, and seized documents, computers and weapons, authorities said.
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Costa Rica police raid gambling billionaire's home
YAHOO
Reuters - Dozens of police barged into the Costa Rican home of Calvin Ayre, a Canadian online betting mogul featured on the cover of Forbes magazine's annual billionaire issue, Ayre said on Saturday.
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Microsoft's Itty Bitty Computer
WIRED
The mysterious Origami project is a mystery no longer. It's a paperback book-sized computer that runs Windows XP and Redmond is betting that you on-the-go types will flock to it like bees to honey.
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Internet gambling revenues top 10 billion dollars: survey
YAHOO
AFP - Online gambling revenues reached 10.9 billion dollars worldwide last year even though betting is illegal in many countries including the United States, a survey showed.
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U.S. Biologists Bet N.D. Pelicans Return
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AP - Federal biologists who were baffled by pelican die-offs and departures at Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge the past two years are betting the big birds will be back in about a month.
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CORRECTED: Wal-Mart to open more in-store health clinics
YAHOO
Reuters - (Please read in 15th paragraph...It currently has a total of nine clinics in stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Florida and Indiana...instead of...It currently has a total of nine clinics in stores in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Florida and India.)
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U.S. Aims to Address China Trade Deficit
YAHOO
AP - The administration's new get-tough approach with China could involve filing trade charges against the Asian giant over auto parts and copyright piracy and branding the Chinese as currency manipulators. But the betting is that the harder line won't have much impact, at least right away, on the soaring U.S. trade deficit, which hit an all-time high of $726 billion last year.
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Mobile firms bet on wireless broadband to boost 3G
YAHOO
Reuters - More and more mobile operators are betting on upgrades to their third-generation (3G) networks, hoping to ride a booming market for services such as music downloads and fend off threats from new technologies.
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Gretzky, Wife Won't Be Charged Criminally
YAHOO
AP - Wayne Gretzky will not face criminal charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring busted in New Jersey last week, and he is unlikely to be called to testify against others in the case, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Gretzky, Wife Won't Be Charged Criminally
YAHOO
AP - Wayne Gretzky will not face criminal charges in connection with a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring busted in New Jersey last week, and he is unlikely to be called to testify against others in the case, his lawyer said Thursday.
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Cellcom pins its hopes on delivering soap by phone
YAHOO
FT.com - Israeli mobile operator Cellcom is betting that exclusive TV programming will help it stand out in a crowded market.
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Janet Jones Under the Spotlight Again
YAHOO
AP - Years after Janet Jones found fame as a fitness star, a "Dance Fever" performer and an up-and-coming actress, the wife of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is back in the spotlight — only this time at the center of a betting scandal that has rocked the sports world.
Sources: YAHOO
Janet Jones Under the Spotlight Again
YAHOO
AP - Years after Janet Jones found fame as a fitness star, a "Dance Fever" performer and an up-and-coming actress, the wife of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky is back in the spotlight — only this time at the center of a betting scandal that has rocked the sports world.
Sources: YAHOO
NHL Commissioner Briefed on Betting Probe
YAHOO
AP - Janet Jones will accompany husband Wayne Gretzky to Italy for the Winter Olympics, a few days after she was implicated in an alleged gambling ring involving NHL players.
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Turin welcomes Games and host of problems
YAHOO
AFP - The 20th Winter Olympics is set to open in Turin with a glittering, star-studded ceremony but an ice hockey betting row as well as security and doping fears have snatched away the spotlight.
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Q&A: Laws Regarding Sports Betting
YAHOO
AP - Some commonly asked questions about gambling, office pools and the law:
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Canadian gamblers still seek out bookies despite legal avenues for betting
YAHOO
Canadian Press - TORONTO (CP) - Wanna place a wager? There's a multitude of ways to do it, but you can bet there's also a bookie waiting to take your cash.
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Hilton Rejects Bids for Gaming Division
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AP - Hilton Group PLC confirmed Thursday that it has received and rejected more approaches for its Ladbrokes Internet betting and gaming division, saying they all undervalued the business.
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