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Arguments for legalizing sports gambling heat up after Chris Christie announces intent to defy federal ban

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Last week New Jersey Governor Chris Christie announced he would defy a federal ban on sports gambling. He intends to allow bets to be places on sporting events at casinos and other gambling areas. Many feel sports gambling should be legalized and that it would generate revenue for the government.

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Australians: Among the Biggest Gamblers on Earth

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States consider expanding gambling as revenue stream

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States turning to gambling to help budget woes

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Spain’s Vegas-style gamble

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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on a project to create the world’s second-largest gambling city in northeastern Spain and like Las Vegas, this Spanish gambling city would rise out of a desert.

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