Ontario vies for Vegas-style sports bets

TORONTO, July 3 (UPI) — The provincial government of Ontario is pushing the Canadian federal government to allow Las Vegas-style sports betting in casinos, the Toronto Star reported.

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Thu, July 3rd, 2008

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