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    • House panel approves Internet gambling ban

      Posted by Billbar from Reuters

      The U.S. House Judiciary Committee approved legislation on Thursday aimed at banning Internet gambling, an estimated $12 billion industry. "The legislation is badly needed because ... the amount of money going to these illegal unregulated offshore enterprises has quadrupled" in the past few years, said Rep. Bob Goodlatte, the author of the legislation and a Virginia Republican.

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      Poker Stadium Lvs New Draw

      Posted by Damianmann from Review Journal

      FOX Sports Net is turning the televised poker tournament experience into a live spectator sport in downtown Las Vegas. Three of the movie theaters at Neonopolis are being converted into the Pokerdome, where about 200 people will be able to watch weekly tournaments. Players' cards will be revealed live on televisions in the arena, and the players will sit behind a soundproof, one-way glass, so they can't see or hear fans' reactions, said George Greenberg, executive vice president of programming and production for FOX Sports Net.

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