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Washington hires New Jersey consultant for report into gambling

April 26, 2016

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The Washington State Gambling Commission has hired New Jersey-based consultant Spectrum Gaming Group to prepare an economic market study into gambling in the western state. The regulator revealed that the repor...

Downtown civic group of Atlanta to research impact of legalizing the gaming industry

Renee Kingsley

February 19, 2016

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Georgia is one of the least friendly gambling states in the America, but legislators have been discussing the possibility of legalizing gambling in Atlanta, the capital city. The state currently only permits a ...

Japan researchers addict mice to meth, build them a casino

Lars Jones

July 11, 2015

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A study by a team of researchers in Japan wanted to conclude whether addictive behavior stems from nature or nurture - do bad choices occur because of pre-existing conditions, or does habitual drug use cause al...

Plainridge Park Casino to offer first US self-limit program

Lars Jones

December 10, 2014

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When voters in Massachusetts passed an expanded gambling bill in 2011 (which recently survived a referendum to abolish it) part of the law mandated that the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) minimize any n...

Massachusetts to study gambling impact

Neha A.

December 9, 2014

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In 2011 an expanded gaming law was enacted in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. After much debate between supporters and opponents alike, it has been decided by the people of this state that this law should st...