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Federal prosecutors Tuesday accused Full Tilt Poker, an online gambling operation, of running a global Ponzi scheme that siphoned $444 million from player accounts to pay off celebrity board members and cover business expenses. (more)
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In case you hadn’t heard, the Golden State ain’t so golden these days, and Gov. Schwarzenegger is having a tough time finding a way to yank California out of a yawning financial hole. This is where gambling comes in.
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The Democratic congressman from Massachusetts slams the GOP for its attempt to legislate morality in the realm of online poker (while Republicans hypocritically protect other forms of gambling). Money quote: “If we were to outlaw for adults everything that college students abuse we would all just sit at home and do nothing!”
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By Molly Ivins — “If you expect me to pass up a scandal involving poker, hookers and the Watergate building with crooked defense contractors and the No. 3 guy at the CIA ... you expect too much.”
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Marching in Chicago: Resisting Rahm Emanuel’s Neoliberal Savagery
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