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On the way to his office in the Bellagio’s basement, Christopher Peisert stopped to pick up a small piece of trash on the casino floor.
A state lawmaker and former U.S. attorney in Nevada called for federal and state investigations into the political activities of PokerStars, one of three Internet gaming companies whose American operations were shut down and seized Friday by the U.S. Department of Justice.
A nine-count federal indictment that was unsealed Friday shut down three of the world’s largest Internet poker websites and could also end efforts by Nevada lawmakers to legalize the activity within the state.
Boyd Gaming Corp.’s top two officers each had their compensation rise by about 1 percent last year, the company’s proxy statement filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia is becoming the first U.S. jurisdiction to allow Internet gambling, trying to raise millions of dollars from the habits of online poker buffs and acting ahead of traditional gambling meccas like New Jersey and Nevada.