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Scott Painter, known as a founder of automotive websites, now is taking a chance on a Beverly Hills technology company that specializes in online poker sites. It’s a gamble because federal law prohibits interstate online wagering. However, individual states can authorize it under the same legal doctrine that permits lotteries. His company’s prospects brightened last [...]

After years of making many small acquisitions, J2 Global Communications Inc. last week made its biggest buy yet: its main competitor. Now the company can claim the top spot in its market of Internet fax services. Hollywood-based J2 announced Dec. 6 that it had acquired Protus IP Solutions Inc. of Ottawa, Canada. The $213 million [...]

A voter initiative to expand free parking might sound like a sure and simple matter. But in Beverly Hills, the idea has led to competing ballot measures, intense lobbying and an unusual lawsuit filed by the city against its own clerk. The clash finds city officials trying to outmaneuver a group of businesses led by [...]

SBE Entertainment Group, known for turning hotels, nightclubs and restaurants into hot spots frequented by the rich and famous, was hit hard by the recession. But now it’s getting ready for the rebound. The company, founded by nightclub owner-turned-hospitality entrepreneur Sam Nazarian, has been hiring at its corporate headquarters and is in expansion mode. Among [...]

Businesses in Hollywood and Westwood are trying to put the brakes on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s proposal to lease out city parking garages. The opposition is driven by fear that private-sector operators would have to dramatically increase parking rates, driving away customers. They’re calling for the city to scrap the plans, or at least limit the [...]

A ban on mobile billboards in the city of Los Angeles took effect Jan. 1, but the company that has the most mobile signs has already found a way to get around the law. The ban, sponsored by Councilman Dennis Zine, defines a mobile billboard as an advertising display attached to a wheeled, mobile, nonmotorized [...]

Dennis Gilbert may be the most well-connected man in baseball you’ve never heard of. Gilbert’s nickname is GoGo, because in his youth as a minor leaguer he was speedy on the base paths. Though the centerfielder didn’t make it to the majors, he never strayed far from the diamond. He has had a successful career [...]