Part I: The New WMS Industries  The Motley Fool - Dec 14 11:00 AM Ordinarily, I don’t spend too much time giving serious investment consideration to second-best players. But in slot maker WMS Industries (NYSE: WMS) , we have a compelling picture: WMS is positioned to capture significant new market share with new wide-area and local-area progressive […]

And maybe Pierce Brosnan, too! Winnipeg Sun - From Jesse James to James Bond — after a Brad Pitt stop in ‘05, Pierce Brosnan could make the scene in Winnipeg early in 2006. Brosnan, 52, will play a kidnapper who sets out to destroy a couple’s seemingly perfect existence in psychological
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Chairman: Lottery company can bidColumbus Ledger-Enquirer - RALEIGH, N.C. - Barring a Georgia lottery operator that had inside influence on the writing of North Carolina’s state lottery law from running the game would leave only one competitor for the lucrative contract, the lottery commission chairman said

Police felt poker machines were legal Beaufort Gazette, SC - Dec 19, 2005 Video poker machines that are games of chance, not skill, and reward payouts were banned by state law in 2000. Port Royal Town Manager
Two illegal gambling parlors busted Beaufort Gazette, SC - Dec 15, 2005 Two illegal video poker operations were […]

Server-based casino games on horizonLas Vegas Sun - Some day gamblers will be able to stride up to a slot machine, insert their slot club cards and be offered a list of their favorite games at the exact denominations they like to play. And if it’s the player’s birthday, the machine may automatically […]

Wild 4, Oilers 2Grand Forks Herald - EDMONTON, Alberta - Randy Robitaille and Marian Gaborik scored on Minnesota’s first two shots on goal, and Gaborik added an empty-net goal in the Wild’s 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Robitaille and Gaborik beat Ty Conklin
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Wild 4, Oilers 2Grand Forks Herald - EDMONTON, Alberta - Randy Robitaille and Marian Gaborik scored on Minnesota’s first two shots on goal, and Gaborik added an empty-net goal in the Wild’s 4-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday night. Robitaille and Gaborik beat Ty Conklin
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Black apologizes — but still claims innocence NCrumors.com, NC - Dec 21, 2005 A federal grand jury is looking into Black’s ties to Norris, the creation of the state lottery, the video poker industry and the hiring of former state Rep.
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State Rep Testifies To Grand Jury Looking At Lottery, Video Poker  WRAL-TV 5 Raleigh - Dec 21 11:08 PM Democratic state Rep. Jim Harrell, a close ally of House Speaker Jim Black, testified Wednesday before a federal grand jury that appears to be looking into the video poker industry and the creation of the state’s new lottery.Save […]

SLED: Two illegal video poker operations busted, closed  Island Packet - Dec 16 12:04 AM Two illegal video poker operations were busted up by the State Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday, according to state authorities, with four arrests and 19 gaming machines discovered in Port Royal and Beaufort.Save to My Web
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