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SW Ohio attorney with gambling problem suspended
A Cincinnati attorney who has acknowledged a longtime gambling problem was suspended from practicing law by the Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday. The court said in a 7-0 ruling that Thomas Leksan could seek reinstatement in two years under conditions including completion of a recovery contract with the Ohio Lawyers ...
Former Miami officer sentenced for taking bribes
A former Miami police officer has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for taking bribes to protect an illegal Liberty City gambling parlor. While sentencing 42-year-old Nathaniel Dauphin on Wednesday, a federal judge said his cooperation with an FBI investigation of police corruption surrounding the gambling operation was "admirable." ...
NV regulators urge ban on Google Glass in casinos
Regulators in Nevada are urging casinos to ban gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet. The state Gaming Control Board issued a warning Monday saying the devices could be used to cheat at card games. New Jersey regulators ...
Lattimore records ad for South Carolina lottery
San Francisco 49ers running back Marcus Lattimore has recorded two "Play Responsibly" ads for the South Carolina Education Lottery. The former South Carolina running back was paid $20,000 for a 30-second and a 15-second ad, The State newspaper (http://bit.ly/1920AAL) reported. They ads are expected to run for a year. Lattimore ...
Nevada gambling revenue flat in April
Bad luck with craps and baccarat, plus a missing Sunday, kept Nevada casino revenue flat in April. Silver State casinos won $854.3 million in April, a 0.16 percent decline from the same time last year, the Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Monday. The state collected $47.2 million in taxes on ...
Conn. casino cocktail waitresses fight shoe rules
Cheryl Haase has been serving cocktails for more than two decades, and the 52-year-old waitress says she has a list of foot ailments to prove it. The miles she has walked carrying trays of drinks through the Foxwoods Resort Casino in high heels have sent her over the years to ...
Gambling, progressives win big at Legislature
Nevada lawmakers needed several extra hours early Tuesday morning to finish the state's legislative business for the next two years. Now as the session has ended it is apparent who is leaving Carson City smiling and who is not. Perhaps the biggest winner of the 2013 Legislature is none other ...
Some Colo. gambling, pot license files destroyed
Colorado officials say a hardware failure has destroyed certain computer files regarding gambling and medical marijuana industry licenses. The files couldn't be recovered from a back-up system either. The Governor's Office of Information Technology and the Department of Revenue said Friday that licensees' authorization to do business won't be affected, ...
Developers: Bill could jeopardize Sparks casino
The developers of a proposed hotel-casino in Sparks say a bill passed by Nevada lawmakers could jeopardize the project. DC Graham of Las Vegas-based Olympia Gaming says the bill passed Monday night would affect the planned Legends Bay resort at the Outlets at Legends shopping center. The Nevada Resort Association ...
AP top news in Iowa at 3:58 p.m. CDT
Iowa gov. may need to OK Medicaid abortion funding DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Catholic, anti-abortion Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad could soon find himself in an uncomfortable position: He may have to sign off on payments for every Medicaid-funded abortion in his state. A bill requiring that authorization is sitting ...
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