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STARNET is sinking very fast:
Shares down over 82%
in two months!
The situation is out of control!
Further serious drop expected this week with the filing of the major lawsuit.
This week should be Starnet's black week. We are expecting to get some very interesting court documents any moment! Starnet is in big trouble, stay tuned for the surprises, we will be the first to publish them!
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MORE TROUBLES:
Anne Drennan, an officer and spokesperson for the Vancouver Police Department, said Starnet's relocation will have no bearing on the "ongoing" probe, which has been carried out by the RCMP, city police, the Ontario Provincial Police, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Customs Services.
Starnet is in much bigger trouble than they want you to believe! We are convinced the company is finished, it?s only a matter of time.
You can read here the POLICE documents: 68 pages!
Gambling Magazine publishes the Police Search Warrant details used to raid Starnet's Vancouver offices.
Fifty officers from British Columbia's Coordinated Law Enforcement Unit are even now sifting through the material. "The inventory is massive"
Peter Thiessen of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police: "More is yet to come. This is just the tip of the iceberg." Charges and arrests - not 'if' but 'when'
Gambling Magazine has decided forthwith to put ALL Starnet-licensed casinos on the Black List AND on the Not Recommended list due to the major problems Starnet is having with its software. It is just too risky to continue using their software; Starnet might not be around in a few days, if the Police move in again to shut them down.
Click Here To See The
"Not Recommended" Sites
To read about Starnet's problems, Readers need only refer to the section on Starnet's problems below, which has in-depth coverage and all the up-to-date news.
SPECIAL COVERAGE OF
STARNET'S HUGE PROBLEMS
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TODAY'S HEADLINES
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Compete To Draw Football Fans
Starting next weekend, football fans across the city of Las Vegas will be placing bets on NFL (National Football League) games or will be searching out for places to watch the games on giant screen TVs. Even better is watching games with people who also support your favorite team as well being able to drink great beer and eat great food.
That is why, Las Vegas sports bars in recent years have been declaring themselves as the official bar of an NFL team and offering great drink and food specials for fans who come to their bar to watch the games. [Read The Full Article...]
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Gearing Up For Battle
Gov. Don Siegelman and his forces are planning a barrage of publicity supporting his proposed statewide lottery for education, using television, radio and old-fashioned stump speeches in an attempt to win voters.
Similarly, a coalition of religious and conservative activists are putting the finishing touches on their anti-lottery campaign, organizing churches and producing television ads to fight Siegelman's plan.
And both sides promise a battle. [Read The Full Article...]
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Hundreds of thousands of holiday travelers chose Las Vegas as their Labor Day destination this year. The Convention and Visitors Authority says the visitor count is expected to be up 14-percent from Labor Day last year.
Tourism workers estimate the three-day weekend brought an extra 253-thousand people to Las Vegas and hotels were filled to 92 percent capacity. One of the most busy spots on the strip was the newly opened Paris Hotel and Casino. The Labor Day weekend is here. [Read The Full Article...]
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Up The Lazy River
The State of Illinois has dropped its requirement that floating casinos keep cruising while gamblers are on board.
That means gamblers can come and go as they please. The end results a jump in revenue. That decision has already had an impact in Indiana. "There?s no question we are seeing the effects already," said Jennifer Simmons, executive director of the Casino Association of Indiana. [Read The Full Article...]
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Moving Into Betting Industry
Disruption in quiet country pubs
Organized criminal gangs are moving into the multi-million pound betting industry and are basing themselves in Britain's pubs and clubs, a leading bookmaker claimed today.
Two groups are thought to control a lucrative betting racket operating in about 30 pubs in the north of England with an annual turnover of millions of pounds, according to Ladbrokes. [Read The Full Article...]
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Book chronicles the good, bad and ugly and the humor of Las Vegas' history
It's fun to conjure up a romanticized version of the sin city that, in a mere 70 years, went from a dusty outpost in the Nevada desert to one of the world's busiest travel destinations. Come on, you can play along: If you were making up a tall tale - which is, of course, a Western American storytelling tradition - what characters would you create to explain the founding and evolution of Las Vegas?
Cowboys? Gunslingers? Outsiders? Shady men who tried to force each other out of town? Women of the night? And then . . . yes, work with me here . . . mob money. Keep it going: Corrupt politicians. Showgirls. Rising stars. Superstars. Magicians. . . . Corporations! [Read The Full Article...]
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Undergoing Renovation and Expansion
Many years ago, the Sahara Resort was known as the northern gateway to the Las Vegas Strip. But in recent years, with the building of new resorts on the South side of the Strip, the Sahara has lost its prestige as well as many of its customers.
But now, the current owner of the Sahara is trying to rebuild the resort to transform it once again into the gateway it once was and to draw back the tourists who have abandoned the resort for the newer, flashier resorts located farther south on the Strip. [Read The Full Article...]
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"I See Prison Bars In Your Future"
Cheryl Burnham's soothsayer should have seen it coming: The Los Angeles county worker got 30 days in jail for ringing up a $120,000 tab on county telephones to a psychic hotline.
The Antelope Valley woman, 39, pleaded no contest Thursday to felony grand theft for placing 2,500 calls on county telephones to the psychic hotline in the Dominican Republic. She was facing more than four years in prison. [Read The Full Article...]
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Glitzy resorts host attractions sure to please the whole family
The Mandalay Bay resort opened in March and features a wave pool and river ride for kids.
Las Vegas is exploding with glitzy new resorts designed to lure sophisticated travelers to the desert city. But the new resorts are also building attractions guaranteed to make the children squeal with delight. Families can now delight in lions, wave pools and wax figurines, not to mention roller coasters, carnival games and magic shows. [Read The Full Article...]
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Former House Speaker Bo Johnson begins a two-year sentence for tax evasion while his wife simultaneously faces 15 months in a womens institution following their conviction last May 11.
During the trial there was evidence that showed the Johnsons had received nearly $1.6 million in consulting fees during the period of 1992-1996, $450,000 of which they neglected to pay taxes on. "There is little question . . . that the defendant Bolley L. Johnson directly and indirectly benefited financially due to his position as a public official." (Written in a court document by U.S. Attorney Michael Patterson) [Read The Full Article...]
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How It Came About, What It Means
As millions of Americans celebrated Labor Day on Monday, some non-US Readers of Gambling Magazine have asked for some brief details as to what it all means. They don't know their history!
Let's start with Samuel Gompers, founder and longtime president of the American Federation of Labor. He said: "Labor Day differs in every essential from the other holidays of the year in any country. All other holidays are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man's prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day ... is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race, or nation." [Read The Full Article...]
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Uproar while witchdoctor's clients queue for 'magic powers'
Neverdie Mushwana is a traditional healer from Tzaneen who is renowned for his prowess. But one of his cures is sure to raise eyebrows among sceptics and looks set to infuriate animal welfare organizations.
He claims the ritual, which involves pouring the blood of a freshly slaughtered goat or sheep over his clients, can make them invisible to enemies or bring them luck at casinos. [Read The Full Article...]
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GREAT NEWS!
Two superb online magazines will be launched in September and they will provide a very extensive coverage of the industry:
CasinoMagazine.com & GamingMagazine.com
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