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AngelCiti to Split Off Online Poker Operations into Separate Development Unit - 2004-02-11
AngelCiti Entertainment's (OTCBB:AGEL) wholly owned subsidiary, Worldwide Management, announced that it will split off its online poker operations into a separate entity in order to more fully exploit the meteoric growth of the online poker industry. While online gaming itself continues to grow at a dramatic rate, the online poker industry has more than tripled in the past year according to statistics provided by PokerPulse.com, with an estimated $16 billion to be wagered at online poker websites this year.
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Dispute arises over video poker - 2004-02-11
Bars, taverns and restaurants with video poker machines do not hire more staff than those without the terminals, as was found in a report from an economic consulting firm.

The report, commissioned by the Oregon Lottery and conducted by ECONorthwest, also says video poker retailers need less than $10,000 a year in compensation to get a fair rate of return on their lottery investment. The roughly 1,900 bars and taverns received an average of $80,000 in compensation this past fiscal year for carrying the video poker terminals.
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