But it makes sense that someone should bring the Palm OS into the handheld gaming act.

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That led to the 1968 Gaming Act, which cleaned up the industry but put it in a straightjacket.

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The bookmakers have on their side the 1960 Betting and Gaming Act.

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Although a new Gaming Act is not expected before next year, Richard Caborn, the sports minister, last month laid out some of its measures.

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More recently, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona has filed an Internet-specific anti-gaming bill called the Internet Gambling Prohibition Act, expected to be signed into law in the U.S. later this year.

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The growing anti-SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) support that has swept through the gaming and Internet community found a very big ally today.

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Sony is planning to launch a new handheld gaming device by the end of this year, which will act as a successor to its PlayStation Portable, the Japanese electronics giant has announced.

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The Class Action Fairness Act was intended to prevent what business interests have described as the gaming of the legal system by plaintiffs' lawyers to drag out lawsuits and make fighting them so expensive that companies would rather settle than continue in court.

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What is most intriguing about this growing penchant for gaming is that brands, employers and even governments are using it to encourage and motivate people to act.

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