tech.yahoo.com - 2/16/2009
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LAS VEGAS - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack. Card counting itself is not illegal under Nevada gambling laws, but it is considered a ...
technologyexpert.blogspot.com - 2/17/2009
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technologyexpert.blogspot.com —
Just to be clear, it's not illegal to
count cards. If you start taking too much of...
the casino's money, they will toss you, however. What is illegal (a felony), at least in Nevada, is counting cards with the aid of technology. Despite that obvious deterrent, Nevada casinos have been warned ...
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Casinos Warned About iPhone Card Counting App
informationweek.com - 2/17/2009
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informationweek.com —
Yahoo launched a new mobile service for smartphones
in limited beta and said it plans to open...
the service to the general public in the second quarter. The company said that an updated version of Yahoo Mobile is available in limited beta. It will ...
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Yahoo Mobile Out In Limited Beta -- Yahoo Mobile -
kara.allthingsd.com - 2/22/2009
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Several sources inside and outside Yahoo told BoomTown
that new Yahoo CEO, Carol Bartz--whom some Yahoos have...
dubbed "Hurricane Carol"--could be ready to announce a major reorganization of its management structure as early as next week, most ...
(more)
“Hurricane Carol” Bartz Could Announce a Major Yahoo ...
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Casinos are warned about card-counting iPhone app
DriverHeaven.net —
... LAS VEGAS - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack.
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Finally, an iPhone App that will Help You Beat the Odds: Card Counting
Maximum PC —
Contrary to popular belief, the practice of counting cards is not illegal, nor is it considered cheating. But as private establishments, casinos can (and do) remove and even outright ban patrons who are caught tipping the odds in their favor. And what is illegal is using any kind of device to aid in counting cards, which then makes the practice a felony. As such, Nevada gambling regulators have put the word out to casinos about a new card counting application available to iPhone and iPod touch owners. Nevada first learned of the program after officials at an Indian casino in ...
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Casinos are warned about card-counting iPhone app
driverheaven.net 2/16/2009 — LAS VEGAS - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack.
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Source: Yahoo
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AFP: Yahoo! open to sale, partnership for search business
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Yahoo to Acquire Xoopit for About $20 Million
kara.allthingsd.com 7/22/2009 —
Yahoo plans on announcing Thursday that it has bought Xoopit for a price in the $20 million range, according to several sources, one of its first acquisitions in a long while.
Reached late this afternoon by BoomTown, a Yahoo spokeswoman declined ...
Yahoo Buys Xoopit for $20 Milion.
i4u.com 7/22/2009 — While it won't be announced until Thursday, reliable sources state that Yahoo has acquired social media start-up Xoopit for a cool $20 mill. Xoopit focuses primarily on email innovations, and their main product helps users to sift through email for photos,...
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