News Archive for February 2013

Feb 28 2013

Massachusetts Also Considers Online Gambling

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Lawmakers in Massachusetts have introduced two online gaming proposals that would legalise internet lottery sales and other casino games. Senate Bill 197, proposed by Sen. Bruce Tarr, calls for the legalisation of online casino games as long as the games do not resemble slot machines and don’t conflict with games offered by the state lottery.
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Feb 28 2013

Rumours Fly about the Samsung Galaxy S4

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People across the world are eagerly awaiting the release of the Samsung Galaxy S4. Samsung are planning its own launch event for what is likely to be one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of the year. So far no date has been announced for the launch event, but there are rumours flying around about
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Feb 28 2013

New Jersey Legalises Online Gambling

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New Jersey has at last signed legislation allowing Atlantic City’s gambling to begin offering online gambling. The legislation was overwhelmingly approved by the New Jersey Assembly and Senate on Tuesday and Gov. Christie signed it into law. In a statement Christie said, “I am pleased to say that today I signed New Jersey’s Internet gaming
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Feb 28 2013

Miami Heat Extend Winnings Streak to 12 Games

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Miami Heat has pushed its winning streak to 12 games with their latest 141-129 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. During the games LeBron James had 40 points and 15 assists while Dwyane Wade scored 39. After the game James said, “It was probably like 20 innings if it were a baseball game. But
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Feb 27 2013

Nevada Legislation Prompts Zynga Stocks to Rise

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Since the legalisation of online gambling in Nevada the stocks of social gaming companies are soaring. In the last two weeks Zynga has surged ahead with expectations high that more states will follow Nevada’s example Recently Zynga’s shares rose a further 15% to $3.67 as people expect the company to launch itself in the real-money
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Feb 27 2013

Yaskawa Motoman Develops Robotic Blackjack Dealer

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Yaskawa Motoman Robotics have developed a blackjack dealing robot known as “Dexter Bot” and were showing it off at last month’s Automate 2013 in Chicago. The robot uses Cognex 2D vision guidance to read the cards, an essential skill for any card dealer, robotic or not. The company decided to develop the robot to remove
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Feb 27 2013

$393K Jackpot Won on Gold Rally Slots

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A lucky slots player won $393,450 playing Gold Rally slots on Friday. Gold Rally is a 9 reel, 8 payline slot game linked to a huge progressive jackpot. The jackpot quickly grows again after being hit and is already worth over $120,000. To win the jackpot players must bet the maximum bet of 8 coins
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Feb 27 2013

Fantastic New Events at the WSOP

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Despite being in its 44th year, the World Series of Poker is still managing to find original ideas. This year they have come up with a ‘Millionaire Maker’ $1,500 buy-in event which has a guaranteed top prize of $1 million. This year’s WSOP will run from May 29th to July 15th and includes 62 tournaments
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Feb 26 2013

The Nicest Lottery Winners Ever

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A couple from Missouri who won the lottery bought a truck for themselves and then went on to use their winnings to fund scholarships and build a fire station for their town. They are considered by many as the “nicest lottery winners ever” having won half of the biggest Powerball jackpot in history three months
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Feb 26 2013

Galaxy S4 to Launch in March

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Samsung has said that it will be unveiling the Galaxy S4 on March 14. The company will be sending out invitations to a “Samsung Unpacked” event in New York where the phone is set to debut. After the huge success of the previous Galaxy phones, there is much anticipation surrounding the next in the series.
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