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$132 million jackpot ticket sold in Mableton, Ga.
A single ticket has won the grand prize from the latest Mega Millions multistate lottery drawing. Lottery officials said the winning ticket from Friday night's drawing -- worth $132 million -- was sold in the Atlanta suburb of Mableton. The winning...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Slots can be jackpot for state's retailers
James Karmel's column "A jackpot for Maryland?" (Commentary, Aug. 24) brought attention to the often-overlooked economic benefits of slot machines. Those benefits are the reason that the Maryland Retailers Association has supported slots legislation...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Even lotteries have been devalued
You know, I've been ever so hopeful that the economic slump we're suffering through will turn itself around. That's the teeny, tiny optimist in me talking. But this week, I got news that just really depressed me. What in the world could ever sway my...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling
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New Casino, With Live Poker, Opens At Mohegan Sun
Courant Staff WriterBruce "Two Dogs" Bozsum waved a feather over a smoking bowl and offered a series of ceremonial incantations, including thanks to "The Creator" for "good things you have given us" and "good things to come." Then the chairman of the Mohegan Tribe helped do...Tags: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Jimmy Buffett, Gaming and Lotteries, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Robin Williams
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Wisconsin lottery results
The winning numbers for the Wisconsin state SuperCash drawing Friday were: 1-9-11-15-20-33 (one, nine, eleven, fifteen, twenty, thirty-three) Doubler: no. Maximum prize: $350,000 MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The winning numbers for the Wisconsin...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling, Tourism and Leisure
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Liquor control board issues several citations
Several local businesses with state liquor licenses face administrative action after being cited for various violations by state police. The businesses face a range of actions, including fines from $50 to $5,000, additional training or a license...Tags: Beverage Industry, Gaming and Lotteries, Tatamy, Catasauqua, Allentown
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Slots foes ask rewrite
Slots opponents proposed alternative language yesterday for a voter referendum on November's ballot that would legalize slot machine casinos across the state. Scott Arceneaux of Marylanders United to Stop Slots, a ballot committee, submitted the...Tags: Political Candidates, Gaming and Lotteries, Referenda, Voting, Peter Franchot
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Economic pinch hits Maryland tax coffers
A sluggish economy and housing market continued to undercut nearly every source of tax revenue for the state over the past year, with collections falling $73.5 million short of expectations, setting the stage for tighter budgets in the coming years....Tags: Regional Authority, Weather Reports, Personal Income, Government, State Budgets
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Slots attack on 2 fronts
Gambling opponents attacked the wording yesterday of a coming referendum to legalize slot machines on two fronts, with two groups asking the courts to intervene and one demanding that the Maryland State Board of Elections change the ballot language.
Stop...Tags: Political Candidates, Mark Davis, Local Elections, Litigation, Court Administration
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A look at the slots referendum
Approved referendum language "Authorizes the State to issue up to five video lottery licenses for the purpose of raising revenue for education of children in public schools, pre-kindergarten through grade 12, public school construction and improvements,...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Referenda, Colleges and Universities, Tourism and Leisure, Casino and Gambling
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Slots opponents stage attack on two fronts
Sun reporterGambling opponents attacked the wording Thursday of a coming referendum to legalize slot machines on two fronts, with two groups asking the courts to intervene and one demanding that the Maryland State Board of Elections change the ballot language....Tags: Court Administration, Referenda, Voting, Trials, Elections
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