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Virginia Lawmaker Wants Piece of $600 Million Live! Casino Pie
Republican Delegate Mike Cherry has filed a bill to form a committee to disperse taxes from the upcoming Petersburg casino to other areas.
01/14/2025
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Bill to Thwart Cedar Rapids Casino Expected to Come This Week
Bobby Kaufmann will introduce legislation to stop casino expansion until 2029 as a vote for a license in Cedar Rapids comes Feb. 6.
01/13/2025
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Kentucky Introduces New Potential Retail Casino Legislation
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Huff filed House Bill 33. This would allow voters to vote on allowing retail casinos in their area.
01/11/2025
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Man in Bally’s AC Sexual Assault Case Could Get Reduced Sentence
Jamel Carlton was sentenced to 42 years in prison for sexually assaulting a Bally’s AC housekeeper. Now, his sentence could be reduced.
01/07/2025
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Montana Man Sentenced For Killing Wife, Bartender at Cardroom
Kraig Walter Benson, 49, has been sentenced to 140 years in prison for killing his wife and a bartender at Four Aces Bar in Superior, MT.
01/06/2025
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Michigan Poker Play Arrested In Bizarre Murder Case
Craig Michael Bergeron, who went by the online poker handle “hu4rollz,” has been arrested for murder.
01/03/2025
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Man Shot At Illegal Gambling Room in Queens, New York Has Died
Yun Li, 37, of Flushing, has died after being shot during a robbery at an illegal gambling room.
01/02/2025
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Pennsylvania Woman Allegedly Stole Mother’s Savings to Gamble
56-year-old Kelly Jo Wright has been hit with charges related to stealing her mother’s money to gamble, animal cruelty, and illegal drugs.
12/30/2024
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Mother Arrested After Leaving Child Unattended at Florida Casino
29-year-old Rubi C. Verduzco, 29, of Bethany, Oklahoma, has been arrested for leaving her child unattended at a Florida casino.
12/30/2024
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Houston Man Charged With Leaving Child In Car At Race Track
59-year-old Daniel Ruiz has been charged for leaving his four-year-old daughter in the car while he gambled at a Houston race track.
12/28/2024
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