'Sweepstakes' parlor closed by Seabrook' -
Thursday, May 17, 2012
SEABROOK — Police served a cease and desist order Tuesday to the owners of 3D Business Center for running an alleged sweepstakes gambling parlor from their 14 New Zealand Road location, instead of a business center that was approved by the town's Planning Board. By Angeljean Chiaramida | eagletribune.com
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Net sweepstakes cafe ban faces legal hurdles -
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
A law passed in 2011 is still vexing Clermont Ciy Council members. The council will discuss an ordinance, passed in November, that banned Internet or sweepstakes cafes after voting to bar "simulated gambling devices. By Brown, Roxanne | www.dailycommercial.com
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8 illegal Internet sweepstakes cafes shut down -
Friday, May 04, 2012
LANSING, Mich. (NEWSCHANNEL 3) - State Attorney General Bill Schuette announced today an agreement that will halt operations at eight Internet sweepstakes cafes indefinitely. By www.wwmt.com
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Lucky Dog internet sweepstakes cafe moves to suppress evidence -
Friday, April 13, 2012
The sweepstakes cafe was one of three such businesses raided by police that night in Fremont. About a month after the raids, police filed 28 criminal charges against 10 people, business owners and employees. By Mark Tower | www.thenews-messenger.com
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Sweepstakes Cafe - The new casino? -
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Local Internet cafe owners say customers love their new ‘sweepstakes’ games. Law enforcement argues its just illegal gambling in a digital world. By Ngaio Bealum and Nick Miller | newsreview.com
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Macon’s highway paved in gold, is a gambling parlor paradise -
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
A huge former antique mall in Macon County will soon become the largest private gambling operation outside of Cherokee when Jokers Wild, a sweepstakes parlor featuring 65 video machines, opens next month. By Quintin Ellison | www.smokymountainnews.com
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Asheville, NC - Video Sweepstakes Tax -
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The city of Asheville plans to re-institute its tax on video sweepstakes gaming machines to help bring in revenue for it's budget. The machine tax generated 200-thousand dollars for the city before the state banned the machines in 2011. By wlos.com
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Internet sweepstakes cafe regulations under study -
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
JACKSON, NC — Though the moratorium on Internet sweepstakes cafes has been lifted in Northampton County, officials are looking to regulate the businesses. By Amanda VanDerBroek | www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com
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City targets Internet sweepstakes cafes -
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Walk into some of the Internet cafes sprouting around Charleston, and you'd think you are stepping back into South Carolina's long-gone days of video poker. A brief history - By Schuyler Kropf | www.postandcourier.com
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GBI: Sweepstakes Cafe Gambling operation handled millions -
Monday, April 09, 2012
CONYERS -- Big Dawg Calling Cards on Old Covington Road was raided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Tuesday as part of the break-up of an alleged illegal gambling operation that spanned the state. By Alice Queen | www.rockdalecitizen.com
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