Posts Tagged ‘election2008’

[KS] Want to gamble online? Vote - The Kansas City Star (09/10/08)

By Jay Lakin, The Kansas City Star
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

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The debate over internet gambling has raged since the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) was ushered through Congress in the fall of 2006.

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[Election2008] Republicans flip flop on online gambling - PokerListings (08/27/08)

By Sarah Polson, PokerListings.com
Thursday, August 28th, 2008

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As the Republican Convention looms in the near future, the Republican Platform Committee has been busy trying to hammer out the details for the 2008 campaign platform.

Initially it looked like the party may have decided to drop their opposition to online gambling from the official line, but CQ Politics reported on Tuesday, the language has once again been added.

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[Election2008] This pair, bettors would fold - Las Vegas Sun (08/27/08)

By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

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Putting his own G-rated spin on a classic George Carlin riff, longtime Las Vegas sports gambler Kelso Sturgeon likes to say he makes sure to avoid the polls each Election Day.

Instead, he goes to a local casino to play video poker.

That way, Sturgeon figures, at least his activity on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November stands a chance of generating some kind of a positive outcome.

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