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Major Online Poker Sites Busted by Feds [VIDEO]

Three Online Poker Houses Face Fraud Charges in NYC

NEW YORK -- The multibillion-dollar business of the three biggest Internet poker companies became a target of federal authorities before an indictment was unsealed Friday, charging 11 people with bank fraud and illegal gambling. Prosecutors in Manhattan said they've issued restraining orders against more than 75 bank...

States Hustle to Legalize Online Poker Despite Federal Roadblocks

LAS VEGAS -- First it was medicinal marijuana use. Then immigration reform. And now at least six states, most notably Nevada and California, are on the brink of taking action where they believe the federal government has failed -- legalizing Internet poker. Bills are percolating in legislatures across the country that...

Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $312 Million Before Tonight's Drawing

Lotto hopefuls lined up to buy a 1 in 176 million chance of winning the $312 million Mega Millions jackpot. The winning numbers -- 22, 24, 31, 52 and 54 and Mega Ball 4 -- were picked at 11 p.m. EST in Atlanta, and tickets were sold until 15 minutes before the drawing. Tonight's pot of cash is the second-highest Mega...

Grandma Buys Wrong Lottery Ticket and Wins $300,000

Maybe her fellow Kroger shoppers distracted her, or maybe she had half a mind on that night's dinner. Whatever the reason, retired Atlanta social worker Bobbie Ware, 84, bought the wrong lottery ticket from the vending machine. "I was upset," she told Georgia Lottery officials. "That wasn't the ticket that I meant to...

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'Luck' Star Jill Hennessy On Working With Horses, Gambling

Jill Hennessy has played a lawyer on "Law & Order," a doctor on "Crossing Jordan" and now a racetrack veterinarian in the new HBO series "Luck." The controversial show , created by David Milch and co-starring Dustin Hoffman, is centered on the world of horse racing, and looks at all the different people involved in the...

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Super Bowl Brings Calls For Gambling Help Lines

Those publishing the point spread should include a help number for problem gamblers.

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Jonathan Miller: The Moral Case for Gambling

It was one of those awkward, seemingly-endless moments that elicited pained winces from both secular liberals and those of us who believe that prayer is a sacred communication with God. Rev. Hershael York stepped up to the Speaker's lectern, before a televised joint session of the Kentucky General Assembly, purportedly...

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Bookie Worms: Why Gambling On Culture Events Matters To The Betting Industry

At first, the two worlds couldn't seem further apart.

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Robbie Gennet: Gambling Millions in Milliseconds: The Global Economic Risk of Automated Trading

Have you seen Kevin Slavin's excellent TED Talk about how algorithms shape our world?

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02/22/12 'Luck' Star Jill Hennessy On Working With Horses,... Source: TV Squad Jill Hennessy has played a lawyer on "Law & Order," a doctor on "Crossing Jordan" and now a racetrack veterinarian in the new HBO series "Luck." The controversial show , created by David Milch and co-starring Dustin Hoffman, is centered on the world of horse racing, and looks at all the different people involved in the sport: the horse owners, the jockeys, the vets, and of course, the horses.
02/02/12 Super Bowl Brings Calls For Gambling Help Lines Source: The Huffington Post - Business Those publishing the point spread should include a help number for problem gamblers.
01/27/12 Jonathan Miller: The Moral Case for Gambling Source: The Huffington Post - Culture It was one of those awkward, seemingly-endless moments that elicited pained winces from both secular liberals and those of us who believe that prayer is a sacred communication with God. Rev. Hershael York stepped up to the Speaker's lectern, before a televised joint session of the Kentucky General Assembly, purportedly to deliver the opening prayer.
01/24/12 Bookie Worms: Why Gambling On Culture Events Matters... Source: The Huffington Post At first, the two worlds couldn't seem further apart.
01/24/12 Robbie Gennet: Gambling Millions in Milliseconds: The... Source: The Huffington Post - Business Have you seen Kevin Slavin's excellent TED Talk about how algorithms shape our world?

Background on Gambling

Gambling is the of money or something of material value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods.

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