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Louisiana Jurisdiction News
Louisiana Clamps Down on Online Gambling
27 Sep 2006
News Brief: Louisiana is determined to stop Internet gambling companies from taking bets in the southern U.S. state and has issued four arrest warrants for staff at Sportingbet Plc, a police officer told the Financial Times.
Deep South Rivals 'Implicated' in Arrest of Sportingbet Boss
18 Sep 2006
International News Brief: Louisiana authorities may have instigated the arrest of Peter Dicks, the chairman of online gambling firm Sportingbet, under pressure from gambling firms in the Deep South.
Small Town Poker Tour Begins
4 Jul 2006
The Small Town Poker Tour will kick off round one of 2006 STPT Amateur Championships July 29 in Monroe, Louisiana.
Newer New Orleans
1 Mar 2006
Waiting for the day the President would release my Iraq-bound military unit from the boring fiefdom that is Hattiesburg Mississippi, it was only natural that I would visit New Orleans and try to squeeze in one last crazy game of poker before I left for war.
St. Bernard Parish Ban Seeking to Rein in Video Poker
11 Jul 2005
The St. Bernard Parish Council is seeking a 180-day moratorium on new video poker truck stops while its members consider ways to tighten parish laws.
Web Site Wants Free Speech for Foreign Gambling Ads
17 Aug 2004
News Brief: The operator of a gambling news site on the Internet has asked a federal judge to declare that advertisements in U.S. media for foreign online casinos and sports betting outlets are protected by free-speech rights.
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