Patrick’s view on gambling panel aired – Boston.com
May 11, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
WWLP 22News Patrick's view on gambling panel airedBoston.comThe governor, in speaking with reporters, seemed agitated by the weeklong controversy surrounding the commission's hiring last week of a Patrick administration official, C. Stanley McGee, who was accused of child sexual assault at a Florida resort in …Gov. Deval Patrick: Ex-aide in sex flap can have job [...]
Florida casino biz is up – Sun-Sentinel
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Florida casino biz is upSun-SentinelIn South Florida, the commercial casino business swelled by 16 percent in 2011. The national average: 3 percent. The five South Florida casinos included in the report, all in Broward and Miami-Dade counties, took in $381 million in 2011, … and more »
Eccentrick Joe Serock no oddity cashing in – San Jose Mercury News
May 10, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Eccentrick Joe Serock no oddity cashing inSan Jose Mercury News(And coincidentally, he finished third in both those events — for $320400 at the Bay 101 in San Jose, then for $306240 at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, Fla. I call Serock "curiously eccentric" because his particular variety of eccentricity is … and more »
PocketFives’ Cal Spears Talks About the Launch of Local Poker Communities – PokerNews.com
May 9, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
PokerNews.com PocketFives' Cal Spears Talks About the Launch of Local Poker CommunitiesPokerNews.comLast week, PocketFives.com, a leading online poker community dating back to 2005 and catering to online and live poker players, launched PocketFives Local, which are localized poker community pages that “provide a unique medium for poker players to …
Gaming panel head pressed to reveal terms of settlement – Boston Globe
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Gaming panel head pressed to reveal terms of settlementBoston GlobeBy Peter Schworm Massachusetts Citizens for Children demanded that the state gaming commission push acting director Carl Stanley McGee (above) to disclose the terms of a civil settlement McGee reached in an alleged child abuse case in Florida in 2007.State rep hires private investigator to review [...]
US casinos slowly coming back from recession woes – BusinessWeek
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US casinos slowly coming back from recession woesBusinessWeekNew York, where Resorts World opened last summer in Queens, saw a 15.6 percent increase in casino revenues. Other notable gains in casino revenue were seen in Florida (16 percent); West Virginia (9.2 percent); Illinois (8 percent); Rhode Island (7.5 … and more »
US casinos slowly coming back from recession woes – cbs4qc.com
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US casinos slowly coming back from recession woescbs4qc.comVern Buchanan of Florida tried to get a business partner to lie to the Federal Election Commission.More >> A congressional ethics panel says there is substantial reason to believe Rep. Vern Buchanan of Florida tried to get a business partner to lie to … and more »
Five Thoughts: Serock Gets Over the Hump, Wins First Live Tournament – PokerNews.com
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Five Thoughts: Serock Gets Over the Hump, Wins First Live TournamentPokerNews.comMay 06 2012 Before PPC Aruba, Serock was at the final table of the World Poker Tour Seminole Hard Rock Showdown, where he finished third for $306240. It was his second WPT final table of 2012 — he also finished third at the Bay 101 [...]
Romney Support Among Senior Citizens Transcends Medicare Stance – Bloomberg
May 7, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
Bloomberg Romney Support Among Senior Citizens Transcends Medicare StanceBloombergThe master-gardener meeting, the bridge tournament, and a heated match of seven-card draw poker leave little time for politics at the Via Linda senior citizens' center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Yet ask about President Barack Obama and former … and more »
Gambling commission stands behind choice for interim director – Boston Globe
May 7, 2012 by admin · Leave a Comment
CBS Local Gambling commission stands behind choice for interim directorBoston GlobeBy Mark Arsenault The state gambling commission is standing behind its decision to hire Carl Stanley McGee as interim executive director, despite a recommendation from a prominent Republican lawmaker to delay the hire until the panel sends trained …Gambling panel didn't delve into abuse caseBoston.comMass. [...]