Gambling

...looking to introduce legislation to combat predatory practices by game publishers. He called Star Wars: Battlefront II, an “online casino...."

...“Star Wars: Battlefront II” and EA more broadly have received a deluge of criticism for micro-transactions, or purchases made in-game with real-world money....

The Ninth Circuit rejected the appeal by the arcade owners and affirmed United States District Court Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi’s April 30, 2014 ruling....

...between 2005 and 2012, the illegal operation, established by Allen Yamada and led by Felix Tom, placed gross wagers totaling over approximately $670 million through internet websites....

...second in problem gambling treatment....

Rockefeller Institute Blinken Report: Gambling Not a Solution to State Revenue Woes....

...the company was hopeful about the prospects of a bill in the Hawaii legislature....

...From Hawaii Coalition Against Legalized Gambling....

...allowing a lottery in Hawaii could open the door to other things....

In Hawaii a number of us are fascinated with gambling....

...In 2005, a survey asked a sample of 1,000 adult Americans what would be the most practical way for them to accumulate several hundred thousand dollars....

To Galuteria, gambling on Native American land offers "a lot of great models" that "the Hawaiians can follow" ....

Felix Gee Wan Tom, age 40, of Honolulu, was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Susan Oki Mollway....

... Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi sentenced Eric Ford, age 45, to 20 months in prison today ....

Despite this assurance, the record also reveals that the parties also made jokes about being “locked up” because of these games....

...continued attempts to legalize same-sex marriage, gambling and physician-assisted suicide....