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| NV/CASINO EVACUATED Las Vegas, Sat 04 Sep 2010, 23:32 GMT VO/SOT A CASINO IN LAS VEGAS-- EVACUATED AFTER A MAN THREATENS TO BLOW HIMSELF UP INSIDE. POLICE SAY THE MAN ENTERED ARIZONA CHARLIE'S... WALKED UP TO SECURITY SHOWING AN EXPLOSIVE DEVICE STRAPPED TO HIS WAIST. A PORTION OF THE CASINO WAS EVACUATED AS POLICE AND SWAT TEAMS SURROUNDED THE... | |||
| AL/ELECTRONIC BINGO CASINO RALLY Montgomery, Sun 29 Aug 2010, 21:25 GMT VOSOT ABOUT FIFTEEN HUNDRED PEOPLE-- PROTESTING THE LOSS OF JOBS IN ALABAMA AFTER THE STATE SHUTDOWN ELECTRONIC BINGO CASINOS. GOVERNOR BOB RILEY CLOSED DOWN THE CASINOS... SAYING THE ELECTRONIC BINGO GAMES ARE ILLEGAL SLOT MACHINES. BUT SOME PEOPLE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE DECISION. LACONDREA:... | |||
| AL/ SLOT MACHINES DESTROYED Alabama, Thu 26 Aug 2010, 17:04 GMT VO/SOT OFFICIALS IN ALABAMA DESTROY RECENTLY CONFISCATED SLOT MACHINES. ON WEDNESDAY, USING HEAVY EQUIPMENT, THEY GOT THE JOB DONE AT THE COUNTY LANDFILL. THEN THEY BURIED THE GAMING MACHINES. JONES says, 'Thank goodness, I no longer have to pay the rent to store the things. They're out of... | |||
| OH/CASINO SCHOOL Ohio, Fri 13 Aug 2010, 05:56 GMT RIEMER PKG JOB CREATION WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN OHIO VOTERS APPROVING CASINOS LAST NOVEMBER. NOW, THOUSANDS OF JOBS ARE UP FOR GRABS... BUT OHIOANS WILL NEED TRAINING TO LAND ONE. FOX'S EMILY RIEMER WENT TO DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN, WHERE SOME FOLKS ARE GETTING A HEAD START. | |||
| NM/GAMBLING RESTITUTION DEAL Albuquerque, Mon 09 Aug 2010, 22:09 GMT VO/SOT A PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER REACHING A RESTITUTION DEAL IN NEW MEXICO. SAMUEL MCMASTER JUNIOR PLEADED GUILTY IN COURT TO STEALING MONEY FROM NEARLY THIRTY PEOPLE. THE CASE HAS COUNTS THAT INCLUDE THE SALE OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES AND MAKING SALES AS AN UNLICENSED BROKER. ... | |||
| AL/ BINGO INJUNCTION DENIED Alabama, Fri 06 Aug 2010, 17:20 GMT VO/SOT THE FIGHT OVER GAMBLING IN ALABAMA CONTINUES... A MACON COUNTY, ALABAMA JUDGE BLOCKS GOVERNOR BOB RILEY'S TASK FORCE FROM IMMEDIATELY RAIDING THE STATE'S LARGEST CASINO, VICTORYLAND. DURING THE RAID, ABOUT SIX-THOUSAND ELECTRONIC BINGO MACHINES COULD HAVE BEEN SEIZED. CIRCUIT... | |||
| AL/ NEW BINGO PALACE OPENS Alabama, Wed 04 Aug 2010, 22:42 GMT VO CONSTRUCTION FINISHES ON A NEW BINGO GAMBLING PALACE IN LOWNDES COUNTY, ALABAMA. OFFICIALS WITH THE SOUTHERN STAR ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX PLAN TO OPEN THEIR DOORS THURSDAY. THE FACILITY PLANS TO USE PAPER BINGO PROGRAMS TO AVOID THE SAME FATE AS THE WHITE HALL ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. ... | |||
| MA/CASINO BILL IN TROUBLE Massachusetts, Mon 02 Aug 2010, 04:34 GMT BOLOGNA PKG A CASINO BILL THAT MASSACHUSETTS LAWMAKERS APPROVED IS FACING THE GOVERNOR'S VETO. GOVERNOR DEVAL PATRICK HAS SAID HE WILL NOT SIGN IT UNTIL AN AMENDMENT REGARDING SLOT PARLORS IS APPROVED. AS FOX'S ALISON BOLOGNA TELLS US, THE BILL HAS BECOME THE CENTER OF AN ESCALATING FEUD BETWEEN... | |||
| MA/ CASINO CONTROVERSY FOLO Massachusetts, Sun 01 Aug 2010, 09:18 GMT BATTENFELD PKG ++FULL SCRIPT TO FOLLOW++ THE BATTLE OVER CASINO GAMBLING...HEADING TO A DRAMATIC AND HEATED FINISH ... WHILE THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE HAVE APPROVED THE PLAN.... THERE IS STILL NO DEAL BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND LAWMAKERS.. GOVERNOR PATRICK SAYS... HE WON'T SIGN IT.... LEAVING... | |||
| AL/MORE BINGO CASINO CONTROVERSY Alabama, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 21:30 GMT VOSOT THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS A LOWER COURT'S ORDER... THAT BLOCKED THE GOVERNOR'S ATTEMPT TO SHUT DOWN AN ELECTRONIC BINGO CASINO. SOME PEOPLE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE DECISION. THEY'RE PROTESTING THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S RAID ON THE VICTORYLAND CASINO IN MACON COUNTY. ALONZO... | |||
| AL/BINGO CASINO CONTROVERSY Alabama, Sat 31 Jul 2010, 19:12 GMT VOSOT THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS A LOWER COURT'S ORDER... THAT BLOCKED THE GOVERNOR'S ATTEMPT TO SHUT DOWN AN ELECTRONIC BINGO CASINO. SOME PEOPLE STRONGLY OPPOSE THE DECISION.... THEY'RE PROTESTING THE STATE GOVERNMENT'S RAID ON THE VICTORYLAND CASINO IN MACON COUNTY. ... | |||
| MA/GAMBLING BILL Massachusetts, Thu 29 Jul 2010, 04:59 GMT SACCHETTI PKG NEGOTIATIONS OVER MASSACHUSETTS GAMBLING LAWS .... CONTINUED INTO THE NIGHT ON WEDNESDAY WITH NO DEAL HOUSE AND SENATE LEADERS ARE TRYING TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON CASINO GAMBLING. BUT THE LAWMAKERS SAY THEY'VE MADE PROGRESS .. AND IT APPEARS THEY COULD BE CLOSING IN ON A... | |||
| NJ/CHRISTIE ON AC CASINOS East Rutherford, Wed 21 Jul 2010, 22:33 GMT VO/SOT NEW JERSEY GOVERNOR CHRIS CHRISTIE IS PROPOSING A STATE TAKEOVER OF THE CASINO DISTRICT IN ATLANTIC CITY. THE GOVERNOR SAYS THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS A HISTORY OF CORRUPTION AND FAILURE TO DEAL WITH INCREASING BLIGHT. CHRISTIE ALSO CALLING FOR THE CLOSING OR SALE OF THE... | |||
| AL/BINGO CASINO SUPPORTERS Montgomery, Sat 17 Jul 2010, 17:52 GMT VOSOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED CASINO SUPPORTERS-- PROTESTING OUTSIDE THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT. THIS COMES AFTER COURT RULINGS THAT HAVE SHUT DOWN ELECTRONIC BINGO CASINOS ACROSS THE STATE. DEMONSTRATORS SAY CLOSING THE CASINOS CAUSED MORE JOB LOSSES. BUT GOVERNOR BOB RILEY SAYS THE... | |||
| SD/SEARCH FOR CASINO ROBBER Sioux Falls, Mon 12 Jul 2010, 23:31 GMT VO POLICE - SEARCHING FOR A MAN IN SOUTH DAKOTA WHO ROBBED A CASINO. POLICE SAY A CLERK AT THE DEUCES CASINO IN SIOUX FALLS WAS ROBBED AT GUNPOINT - FORCED TO OPEN A SAFE. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLY MONDAY MORNING. AFTER LEAVING THE CASINO... THE ROBBER STOLE A CAR FROM THE... | |||
| WV/NEW CASINO CELEBRITY RIBBON CUTTING West Virginia, Sun 04 Jul 2010, 00:41 GMT VO/SOT STARS GATHER AT A BLACK TIE GALA TO WELCOME GAMBLING TO THE WEST VIRGINIAN RESORT THE GREENBRIER. RAQUEL WELCH, CHARLES BARKLEY, JENNIFER GARNER AND HUBBY BEN AFFLECK WERE ALL THERE FOR THE OPEN CEREMONIES. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER THE HOTEL HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED INTO A COMBINATION OF... | |||
| AL/ BINGO MACHINES SEIZED LATEST Alabama, Fri 02 Jul 2010, 20:55 GMT VO AUTHORITIES CONFISCATED MORE THAN EIGHT-HUNDRED BINGO MACHINES THAT WERE DETERMINED TO BE ILLEGAL. THE MACHINES CAME FORM GREENETRACK CASINO IN EUTAW, ALABAMA. ACCORDING TO COLONEL CHRIS MURPHY, DIRECTOR OF THE ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY -- SEVERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES... | |||
| AL/ BINGO RAID SUSPECTS RELEASED Alabama, Fri 02 Jul 2010, 18:46 GMT VO/SOT AFTER SEVERAL HOURS BEHIND BARS AUTHORITIES RELEASED GREENETRACK C-E-O LUTHER WINN AND MORE THAN A DOZEN OTHERS IN ALABAMA CHARGED WITH BLOCKING THE ENTRY TO THE CASINO. WALKING WITH THOSE RELEASED -- STATE SENATOR BOBBY SINGLETON AND WINN SPOKE ANGRILY ABOUT THE RAID. WINN says, "I think... | |||
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