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Power cuts, bureaucracy and borrowing costs shackle Kenyan economy
Reuters* Kenyatta pledges to cut red tape, help industry * Business leaders say this time he must follow through * Kenya yet to return to 2007 growth rate of 7 pct * Peaceful election raises hopes for change By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI, April 23 (Reuters) -...Tags: Africa, Elections, Finance, Kenya, Eastern Africa
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Gold loses luster among small investors amid sharp price drop
Gold has lost some of its gleam among small investors who once saw it as a financial salvation. The precious metal suffered its sharpest price drop in three decades, as the frenzy that drove gold to fantastic heights in recent years reversed course with...
Tags: Metal and Mineral, Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Gold and Precious Material, Finance, Investments
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RPT-Japan casino lobby in legalisation push; market could out-strip Vegas
ReutersBy Nathan Layne and Farah Master TOKYO/HONG KONG, April 23 (Reuters) - After Singapore, Japan? A pro-casino group of Japanese lawmakers has tapped an influential member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as its leader and plans to submit...Tags: Casino and Gambling, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan, Sega Corporation, Gambling
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Connecticut Casinos Monthly Slot Revenues Continue Slide
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's casinos reported Monday that their take from slot machines was down again in March compared with the same month in 2012 – the 15th straight month of year-over-year revenue declines. Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket reported slot...Tags: Mashantucket, Lifestyle and Leisure, Foxwoods Resort Casino
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PRECIOUS-Gold falls from 1-week high; ETFs slip
ReutersSINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Gold turned lower on Tuesday after rising to a 1-week high on bargain hunting in the previous session, while more gold outflows from exchange-traded funds summed up investors' weakening confidence in the metal. Investors...Tags: China, Metal and Mineral, HSBC Holdings plc, Japan, Metal
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Gambling isn't the solution
The "many [Illinois] legislators [who] would love to pass a gambling bill that they think would bury the pension mess in oodles of new revenue" ("How to expand gambling," Editorial, Mar. 17) should consider the sorry condition of Detroit. Its three...Tags: Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Marketing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Finance
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Des Plaines again holds off on water rate hike
For the second time this month, Des Plaines officials have balked at approving a proposed water rate hike. Aldermen postponed a vote last week on a proposed 6.9 percent rate hike, with some saying they'd still like to find ways to use reserve funds or...Tags: Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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'Casino Doctors' write book of pari-mutuel characters
Because the track naturally attracts all types of characters, everyone in the pari-mutuel business has likely muttered, “I should write a book.” Well, two men who spent decades working with South Florida’s pari-mutuels collaborated...
Tags: Gulfstream Park, Hialeah
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Pence lobbies against expanding gambling in Ind.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence is asking lawmakers to reject an expansion of gambling amid pressure from new casinos in bordering states. Pence told reporters Tuesday that he has concerns about the industry's effort to bring the state's...Tags: Ohio River, Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Lobbying
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Nevada, seeking a big jackpot, legalizes online poker
Already home to a major gaming industry, Nevada is preparing to take its expertise online after officials rapidly approved a law to become the first state in the nation to authorize what could become one of the most lucrative gambling markets still to...
Tags: Casino and Gambling, Lawyers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Online Media Industry, Litigation and Regulation
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When policy kings ruled
Chicago Tribune reporterLong before the state of Illinois figured out how to make big money from gambling, mobsters devised "a 50 million dollar a year business in nickels and dimes," as the Tribune reported in 1950. Called "policy" — the game took bets for as little...Tags: Lawyers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Internal Revenue Service, Employment Opportunities, Accidental Death
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Lawmakers argue whether new slots will expand gambling
PIERRE — Video lottery machines soon will be allowed to accept bets as small as one penny in South Dakota. The state House of Representatives gave final legislative approval to the change Thursday, after lawmakers argued yet another chapter in...Tags: U.S. Senate, Dennis Daugaard, Lifestyle and Leisure, Executive Branch, Elections
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Feb 21, 2013
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