Government delays new ban on Internet gambling

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US appeals court upholds Internet gambling ban

PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court upheld an Internet gambling ban Tuesday, rejecting a challenge from an association of off-shore bookies that the federal prohibition was too vague and violated privacy rights.

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US appeals court nixes Internet gambling challenge

PHILADELPHIA — A U.S. appeals court has upheld an Internet gambling ban in a challenge filed by an association of off-shore bookies.

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Senators raise alarms on Delaware sports betting

WASHINGTON — A pair of veteran Republican senators urged Attorney General Eric Holder to look into the legality of a new Delaware law allowing sports betting and to defend a federal anti-sports betting law that New Jersey politicians are challenging.

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Poker players hope for hot hand in lobbying week

WASHINGTON — The Poker Players Alliance hopes a hot hand in the nation's capital this week will help its efforts to legalize online poker.

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Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips

MOSCOW — Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry — a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.

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