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Members of the Armed Forces serving overseas don’t have far to look to find ways to gamble. There are about 2,000 slot machines on more than 60 overseas bases. The DoD generates $100 million each year from active-duty military personnel playing on those slot machines. Despite this, screening questions to detect problem gambling in the military were discontinued in the early 2000s.
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There are about 500 tribal casinos around the country. And their proliferation since 1988 presents a complex issue for Native Americans, many of whom are prime candidates for gaming abuse or addictions. Meanwhile, the positive impact that casino revenue has on lives is seen everywhere, in better health care, schools, roads and other community needs.
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As legalized gambling grows, so does the impact on communities vulnerable to gambling addiction, advocates say. And in Oregon, counselors such as Garcia say the lure of the lottery is hitting Latino agricultural workers and low-income families especially hard.
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A major shift in the national gaming industry will impact at least four casinos in the St. Louis region. Penn National is acquiring Pinnacle Entertainment…
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The Missouri Gaming Commission is preparing to oversee daily fantasy sports websites under a new law passed this year. House Bill 1941, signed last month…
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A hearing at the Casino Queen in East Saint Louis Tuesday will kick off an Illinois lawmaker’s renewed efforts to expand gambling in the state.Rep. Bob…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 24, 2013: The Missouri Gaming Commission has unanimously approved Pinnacle Entertainment Inc.'s…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 18, 2013: WASHINGTON – Internet gambling, which was dealt a heavy blow by Congress a few years…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: Gov. Jay Nixon signed legislation on Monday to prohibit the use of electronic benefit cards at liquor…
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New figures show that February was a down month for St. Louis-area casinos.The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that all six casinos in the St. Louis…