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Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson (Photo by Aaron Tam/AFP/Getty Images)

Opinion: Why Is China’s Largest Foreign Investor Spending So Much Money On Our Elections?

Sheldon Adelson, the largest foreign investor in China, has invested tens of millions of dollars in influencing the 2012 election and has vowed to spend $100 million to put his thumb on the scale for Mitt Romney in November.

2012/07/20

A general view of a race and sports book at a Las Vegas casino. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Californians Favor Legalizing Sports Betting To Help Balance Budget

Why limit gambling on sports to the Vegas casinos when our state could make millions in taxes from it? That’s the current thinking in New Jersey, New York, and now California.

2012/07/13

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Opponents Sue To Halt Rohnert Park Casino Project

Some Sonoma County residents are taking legal action to block the construction of a major Indian casino just outside Rohnert Park.

2012/06/05

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Phil Matier: SF Tenderloin Laundromat Offers Online Gambling While You Wait

You could win money or a carton of cigarettes at a Tenderloin laundromat that offers online gambling while you wait for the wash to dry.

2012/05/30

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Sonoma County Tribal Casino Approved By State Senate

The state Senate has approved an agreement with a Northern California Indian tribe that plans to build a casino in Sonoma County.

2012/05/07

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San Francisco’s Zynga Mulls Online Gambling Market

Zynga, the social game company known for “FarmVille” and “Zynga Poker,” is mulling a new market—online gambling.

2012/01/20

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Jackpot! Best Gaming Resorts

Feel like getting your ‘game on’, but don’t feel like making the long trek to Tahoe or Vegas? The Bay Area and Northern California, respectively has some of the best resorts…

CBS San Francisco–2011/07/20

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Raided Bay Area Gambling Halls Settle With Regulators

Two Bay Area gambling halls caught up in a multiyear criminal racketeering investigation have reached a settlement with state regulators.

KCBS–2011/05/24

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Alameda Man Charged After Raid Of Gambling Clubs

The gaming director of one of the two Bay Area gambling clubs raided last week has been charged with allegedly moving millions of dollars through his personal accounts.

CBS San Francisco–2011/03/09

Point Molate in Richmond. (CBS)

Richmond City Council Approves Casino Environmental Report

In a divided vote Tuesday night, the Richmond City Council approved the final environmental impact report for a proposed $1 billion casino resort at Point Molate.

KCBS–2011/03/09

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