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Illegal poker games allegedly took place in this hair salon on 5917 7th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)Eight members and associates of the Zheng Organization, an Asian American gang that operates in Sunset Park and Flushing, Queens, were rounded up by the Joint Asian Organized Crime Task Force — which includes
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Illegal poker games allegedly took place at this hair salon on 5917 7th Avenue. (Source: Google Maps)Eight members and associates of the Zheng Organization, an Asian American gang that operates in Sunset Park and Flushing, Queens, were rounded up by the Joint Asian Organized Crime Task Force — which includes
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Source: sincerelyhiten/FlickrThe following is a press release from the offices of State Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: A bill introduced by Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn) to commission a comprehensive study on the social impact of problem gambling has gained a valuable sponsor in the Senate and was cited during expert testimony
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Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrThe following is an unaltered press release from the offices of Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (D-Brooklyn), Chairman of the Committee on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, commended Governor Cuomo for signing into law a bill he sponsored (A.2270A [http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/a2270a-2013]
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Source: sincerelyhiten via flickrA new poll suggests that a majority of New York City residents support changing the amendment to add seven new casinos somewhere in New York State, but don’t want to see it in the five boroughs, the New York Times reports [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/
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Source: Openmarket.orgA Brighton Beach man busted in a $100 million illegal poker ring has claimed that federal authorities targeted him because he was Russian. The New York Post is reporting [http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/brooklyn/ringleader_targeted_because_studded_PB6e0MAaf05CbxgbjbpP3H] that even though Kiril Rapoport pleaded
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Source: Jamie Adams via Wikimedia CommonsA state legislator from the Catskills is leapfrogging Governor Andrew Cuomo when it comes to pushing forward the plan to bring casinos to New York State. Times Union is reporting [http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Senator-offers-casino-timetable-4544794.php] that State Senator John Bonacic, who chairs
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Source: Jamie Adams via Wikimedia CommonsWe’ve been reporting on the possibility [/cuomo-says-no-to-new-york-city-casino-but-lawmakers-still-have-hand-to-play/] of casinos coming to New York City and New Yorkers’ lukewarm opposition [/cuomo-faces-tough-fight-to-legalize-casino-gambling/] to them. As the mayoral race becomes more a thing, the question arises as to where our future mayors stand on the issue. City
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Source: Wikimedia CommonsThis week Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver announced he’d support [/assembly-speaker-sheldon-silver-eyes-coney-island-for-casino-destination/] a casino in Coney Island. Wednesday, Marty Markowitz began a coalition backing gambling in Coney Island, according to the Daily News. [http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-borough-president-marty-markowitz-starts-coalition-backing-proposed-coney-island-casino-article-1.1137174] “Back in January when I called for c
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Source: jasonsewell/FlickrBETWEEN THE LINES [/tag/between-the-lines/]: Gamblers — the obsessed and the occasional — must be drooling at the prospect of casino gambling coming to Coney Island, so they won’t have to schlep to Connecticut or Atlantic City to satisfy their cravings. Some politicians and developers might also be salivating
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Governor Cuomo and the New York State legislature announced earlier this month that the state will consider a constitutional amendment to legalize casino gambling to put money in state coffers. Legalization could raise as much as $2 billion, but legalization would happen no sooner than 2014. The amendment would need