and NEW YORK, The Caron
Foundation announced today that James L.
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"Since Jim 's vision more than 10 years ago to establish a Caron facility
in New York became a reality in 2004 with the opening of Caron's New York
Recovery Center, it is most fitting that he now serve as the chairman of our
New York Board," commented Doug Tieman.
Mr. Caron
also operates a New York Recovery Center and has a regional office in
Philadelphia.O.
In a separate regulatory decision, the Board today also approved
regulations governing hearings and appeals. Fantasy Licensing Agreements With Yahoo! Sports, ESPN and CBS SportsLine

NEW YORK, MLB Advanced Media, LP (MLBAM), the
interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, announced
today that Opening Day for the 2006 Fantasy Baseball Season will be next
Thursday, February 16, the voluntary reporting day for pitchers and catchers
to Spring Training. The company also
has reached agreement with several specialized fantasy game operators.
"In ESPN, CBS SportsLine and Yahoo! Sports, we have found partners who,
like us, are not satisfied with the status quo in fantasy offerings, " said
George Kliavkoff, executive vice president business for MLBAM.

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James Abernathy founded The Abernathy McGregor Group in 1984; a
world-leading financial communications firm, with offices in New York and Los
Angeles.
He began his career as editor of several broadcasting trade publications . Abernathy is involved in many charitable and civic activities in New
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Written comments must be postmarked no later than March 31, 2006, and
should be addressed to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, P."
"We are very pleased to have been able to sign fantasy licensing or
marketing agreements with nearly every company that responded to our
invitation to discuss the 2006 fantasy season," Kliavkoff concluded.

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, The Pennsylvania Gaming Control
Board today opened a 10-day public -comment period on draft regulations that
will protect people with gaming-related problems or potential gaming-related
problems by allowing them to exclude themselves from Pennsylvania gaming
facilities .
"Self-exclusion and exclusion are successful strategies employed by gaming
regulators and gaming facilities across the country," Decker added.

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PA Gaming Control Board Seeks Public Comment on Draft Self-Exclusion Exclusion Regulations

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Under Act 71 of 2004 , the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board is responsible
for licensing 14 gaming facilities across the state.

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"Receiving and responding to public input are important components of the
Board 's work," Decker said.pa.

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I am grateful for having been given the opportunity to contribute
to Caron 's work in fighting the battle against the disease of addiction," said
Mr. He is a member of the board
of overseers of the Brown University School of Medicine; a director of
Episcopal Charities , and a trustee of Hackley School.S. Separately, the exclusion list will allow the Board to
prevent people such as career criminals from entering Pennsylvania gaming
facilities.
Both comment periods are for 10 business days ending March 31, 2006.com and its licensed partners, will
unveil their new, exciting and expanded fantasy offerings for 2006, and fans
around the globe will have the opportunity to begin assembling their fantasy
teams for the upcoming season.

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Abernathy. He is a member and past president of the Investor Relations
Association, and, while at ABC, was chosen by Institutional Investor as one of
America's ten best investor relations executives. He attended Hackley and
studied history at Brown University. Box 69060,
Harrisburg, Pa. The regulations were previously
put out for a public-comment period.

MLB.com Announces 2006 Fantasy Opening Day February 16;

With millions of baseball fans out
there who have never played fantasy, MLBAM's primary goal is to increase the
number of fans who make fantasy an integral part of the way they enjoy and
follow the sport.

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WERNERSVILLE, Pa.
"I am honored to have been chosen to lead the New York Board of the Caron
Foundation.

Consistently listed among the top alcohol and drug addiction treatment
providers nationally, the not-for-profit Caron Foundation annually treats
nearly 4,000 patients from across the U. "By creating self-exclusion lists, we can keep people who
have gaming problems from entering gaming facilities in the Commonwealth.
Separately, the Board launched a public-comment period on draft
regulations covering the credentials of gaming-facility employees .
MLBAM has signed landmark, multi-year licensing agreements with ESPN, CBS
SportsLine and Yahoo! Sports for the online operation, distribution, marketing
and promotion of PC-based Internet fantasy baseball games. "Our goal, in
concert with our carefully selected partners, is to grow baseball fantasy,
enhancing the experience of current fantasy players and encouraging the
participation of new players," Kliavkoff continued.

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Prior to the establishment of the firm, Mr. and abroad. The Board has
jurisdiction over every aspect of the authorization and operation of slot
machines in the Commonwealth. We are
confident that these new partnerships will result in a new array of exciting
and challenging fantasy baseball games that will promote and expand the game
around the globe .

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Abernathy, chairman and chief
executive officer of The Abernathy MacGregor Group, has been appointed
chairman of the Caron Foundation's New York Board of Directors, according to
Doug Tieman, Caron Foundation President/CEO. Abernathy spent ten
years at American Broadcasting Companies (ABC), the last three years as vice
president, corporate affairs. Caron operates a
residential treatment center in Wernersville, Pennsylvania and Renaissance
Institute, a comprehensive treatment facility in Boca Raton, Florida. HARRISBURG, Pa.
"Our top priority is protecting the people of Pennsylvania ," said Board
Chairman Tad Decker.
This is the second year MLBAM has held a Fantasy Opening Day as part of a
program of significantly raising the visibility and expanding the fantasy
baseball industry over the next few years.

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The regulations would also give the Board the power to exclude individuals
whose presence at a licensed gaming facility would be contrary to the
interests of the Commonwealth. The regulations approved today will also
be available on the Board's Web site.

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On that day, MLB. To further enhance some of these
licensed partners' fantasy offerings, MLBAM also will provide player video
highlights and game highlights for use in fantasy-related online shows to be
produced by the companies. "Our new licensed partners
are companies with large numbers of existing fantasy players, highly
trafficked web properties, and baseball sites that will offer games of the
highest quality with the guarantee of outstanding service levels.

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This, in turn, will help protect these people, their families and Pennsylvania
residents as a whole. "We have benefited tremendously from the comments
we have received on previous draft regulations and look forward to hearing
from people on these proposals, as well.pgcb., 17106-9060, Attn: Public Comments .

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MLBAM's licensed fantasy partners will have the ability to create fantasy
baseball games utilizing Major League Baseball trademarks, including club
names and logos, as well as the names, numbers, likenesses, playing records ,
and biographical data of current MLB players.