State Raises Stakes in Web Game Legalize internet poker, entice the $2 billion online-poker industry to move to North Dakota and generate millions in new taxes. That's the proposal on the table by state lawmakers. By Jeff Howe from Wired magazine. Such low-key lawmaking has its advantages, says representative Al Carlson, a Fargo Republican. For one thing, he can bring his 14-year-old nephew, Justin, to floor debates. And there isn't much dawdling either. "We meet for only 80 days every other year," Carlson says. "We get through our business pretty quickly." Yesterday, that business included a reading of the girls' high school state basketball championship results into the record. ...
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