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GBC's Fry to lead commission granting slots licenses
A commission that will dole out lucrative slots licenses in Maryland will be headed by the leader of a business advocacy group chosen by Gov. Martin O'Malley after two prominent university leaders declined interest in the unpaid assignment, according to...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, National Government, Martin O'Malley, Casino and Gambling Industry, Government
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The winning Wisconsin lottery numbers
The winning numbers for Wisconsin's Daily Pick 3 lottery drawing Thursday were: 1-3-9 (one, three, nine) Maximum prize: $500 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The winning numbers for Wisconsin's Daily Pick 4 lottery drawing Thursday were: 5-6-1-4 (five,...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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K.C. Johnson's Bulls mailbag
I'm not trying to make any religious statements or anything, but I did find it interesting that I received 27 questions last Sunday alone. So either Bulls fans maximized their holy day of rest by tossing in a question to boot or you think this team...Tags: David Robinson, Larry Hughes, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries, Derrick Rose
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DBED isn't gambling with state's resources
I read with interest the editorial "Gambling blindly" (Dec. 2), which aptly summarized a host of past problems at the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development that were recently brought to light by a legislative audit. Sadly, our agency's...Tags: Economic Policy, Tourism and Leisure, Accounting and Auditing, Martin O'Malley, Casino and Gambling Industry
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Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $21 million in next drawing
The Associated PressThe jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $21 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Thursday. A total of 73 tickets matched five numbers to win $5,224.50 each; 3,805 tickets matched...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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Miami Fantasy 5 player shares $254,116 top prize
The Associated PressSix winners of the ``Fantasy 5'' game will collect $42,352.71 each, the Florida Lottery said Thursday. The winning tickets were bought in Miami, Cocoa Beach, Daytona Beach, Spring Hill, Ormond Beach and Fort Myers, lottery officials reported. The 436...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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Chicago Crime Commission against Rosemont casino
The Chicago Crime Commission doesn't want a casino in suburban Rosemont. A gaming company that wants to build in the Chicago suburb is one of three finalists for the state's unused 10th casino license. The watchdog group says in a Thursday press...Tags: Lisa Madigan, Tourism and Leisure, Organized Crime, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries
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Illinois' gambling problem
Tribune reportersThe struggling economy has dealt a bad hand to the nation's usually robust gambling business, a downturn made even worse in Illinois, where the state's nearly year-old smoking ban has proved unhealthy to casinos. Among those paying the steepest prices...Tags: Civil Laws, Casino and Gambling Industry, Local Authority, Economy, Gaming and Lotteries
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MTR Gaming Group shuts down Jackson harness track
MTR Gaming Group Inc. announced Thursday it has closed the Jackson Harness Raceway in Jackson, Mich. In a two-paragraph statement, the casino and racetrack operator said it will not schedule either live or simulcast racing at the track in 2009. MTR...Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
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Non-smokers gamble, too
As an occasional patron -with asthma- of the local casinos, I disagree with Tom Swoik of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association when he says, "Although the number of people coming to the casinos is about the same, the time they spend inside is down. They'...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Gaming and Lotteries, Downers Grove
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Cut the costs of the Legislature
Considering that Pennsylvania has the largest Legislature in the country, with 253 members each making $76,163 per year; and considering all the problems it caused in the past few years (illegal pay raise, corruption), I think the first thing to cut is...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling Industry, Germansville, Gaming and Lotteries
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Economic hard times hit Iowa Lottery
The Iowa Lottery is feeling the pinch of economic hard times. Officials say state lottery sales totaled $77.6 million between July 1 and Oct. 31. That's down 5.6 percent from last year. Lottery spokeswoman Mary Neubauer said two factors are in play --...Tags: Sales, Tourism and Leisure, Disasters, Natural Disasters, Casino and Gambling Industry
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