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U.S. poker players have anted up for another high-stakes game — lobbying. Trying to overturn a 2006 U.S. ban on online poker, gamblers have started a lobbying group, established a political action committee, and promoted their effort to politicians by holding poker tournaments at the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions. “Up until this point, the [...]

Shareholders in Vanguard funds sued the Vanguard Group Inc on Friday, accusing fund managers of investing their money in illegal gambling businesses before the government cracked down on them in 2006. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan said “these unlawful investments suffered significant losses when the government began arresting principals of the [...]