Gambling

How This Man's Gambling Saves Money

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Gambling, Auto Loans, Rewards Programs, Lottery, Saving, Jackpot, Saveup, Credit Card Debt, SaveUp.Com, Prizes, Saving Money, Paying Down Debt, Credit Unions, Money News

They say it's not addictive. But every morning, David Chen and Shelly Robertson enter a $2 million jackpot. Unlike MegaMillions, they are not spen...

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I'll Have Another

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Taxes, Casinos, Gambling, Internet Gambling, Gaming, Internet Gaming, Wire Act, Online Casinos, Politics News

The DOJ gave states new revenue sources, saying that they could add other forms of gambling online so long as it didn't include sports betting. Poker, slots, blackjack -- all fine. And, like last weekend's Preakness, states are off to the races to see who can be first across the finish line.

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Quinn Calls Gambling Bill A 'Distraction' As Sponsor Lobbies For Debate

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Illinois Gambling Expansion, Pat Quinn, Illinois Casinos, Illinois House Session, Chicago Casino, Casino Expansion, Illinois Gambling, Illinois Senate Session, Gambling Distraction, Chicago News

Democratic Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is calling the push by some state legislators to vote on gambling legislation a "distraction," but isn't stopping t...

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Not Everyone Wants A Casino In Their Neighborhood

AP | BOB SALSBERG | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Boston, Gambling, Casinos, Massachusetts Casinos, Crime, Massachusetts Gambling, Massachusetts, Ap, Property Values, New England, Video, Business News

WALPOLE, Mass. (AP) — Mike McCarthy's home is about as close to the site of a proposed resort casino in Foxborough as you can possibly get, but as t...

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NFL Plays Ball With Gambling Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Gambling Addiction, Compulsive Gambling, National Football League, Nfl, Advertising, Football, Casino, Business News, Sports Business News, Problem Gambling, Sports Betting, Business News

Despite the NFL's vocal opposition to betting on its games, the league's move to allow teams to accept casino ads has generated a great, big ... ho-hu...

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Construction Worker Wins $1 Million On Penny Slots

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Gambling, Alberto Lopez Livermore, Penny Gambling Prize, Penny Slot Machines, Megabucks Slot Prize, Penny Slot Machine, Alberto Lopez Penny Slots, One Million Penny Slots, Slot Machine, Slot Machines, Megabucks Slots, Good News News

Alberto Lopez had some spare time on Thursday when rain prevented him from fixing windows at a local school in Livermore, Calif. So the 51-year-old...

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RIchest Poker Prize Ever?

AP | OSKAR GARCIA | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Gambling, Video, World Series of Poker, World Series of Poker 2012, World Series of Poker Prize, Wsop Buy-In, Wsop, Poker, Wsop 2012. Wsop 2012 Prize, World Series of Poker Buy-In, Sports News

LAS VEGAS — A never-before-seen $1 million buy-in tournament at the World Series of Poker this year will generate the richest top prize in poker...

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Addiction Is All in the Delivery

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Gambling, Games, Nicotine Addiction, Angry Birds, Addictive Delivery System, Tetris, Addiction, Sam Anderson, Iphone, Pac Man, Heroin, Addiction and Recovery, Healthy Living News

I was once addicted to a game -- Pac Man. Most evenings, and sometimes even during the day, I would repair to the mall to play that game in an arcade.

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To Bet or Not to Bet? Why Gambling on Elections Is Wrong

Matt Bieber | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Rick Santorum, Gambling, Elections, Intrade, Barack Obama, Politics News

The world is a complicated and uncertain place. But that doesn't mean that everything in it should be treated like a March Madness pool. Some things are sacred.

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Turning America Into a Giant Casino

Robert Reich | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Poker, Internet Gambling, Gambling, U.S. Economy, Online Gambling, Economy, Business News

Organized gambling is a scam. And it particularly preys upon people with lower incomes -- who assume they can't make it big any other way, who often find it hardest to assess the odds, and whose families can least afford to lose the money. Yet America is now opening the floodgates.

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Poker Millionaire Struggles With Fed Shutdown Of Online Gambling

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Online Poker Shutdown, Internet Poker, Video, Cornell University, Poker, Internet Gambling, Viktor Blom, Department of Justice, Brian Hastings, Online Poker, Money News

To be 23 years old and making a fortune as a poker player sounds like the life, doesn't it? Brian Hastings isn't so sure. The money part can be gr...

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This State's Residents Are The Biggest Suckers

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.15.2012

Read More: Gambling, Georgia, Lottery, Lottery Tickets, Bloomberg Sucker Idex, Massachusetts, Money News, Money News

Georgia residents are the biggest suckers for the lottery in the country, according to Bloomberg's Sucker Index, which ranks states according to how ...

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Holy Rollers

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Salvation Army, Gambling, Holy Rollers, Card-Counting, Entertainment News

The Salvation Army is reported to have had a saying in its early days: "Take the Devil's money to do God's work." Now a group of 20- and 30-somethings...

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It's Game Time

Richard 'Skip' Bronson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Internet Gambling, Gambling, Online Gambling, Online Games, Money News

My prediction: the legalization of online gaming is imminent; probably a late-game play with a few ticks left on the 2012 clock. This critical outcome will create a highly regulated industry that will operate in the open and, generate critical tax revenues at a time when they are needed most.

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A Safe Bet: Online Gambling's Good for U.S.

Patrick Basham | Posted 05.06.2012

Read More: Betting, Gambling, Online Betting, Gaming, Online Gaming, Online Gambling, Gaming Industry, bodog.com, Technology News

Prohibitionists appear to ignore the fact that most gambling sites, like any reputable business, rely on customer loyalty to remain profitable. The necessity of maintaining a strong customer base would motivate legal American service providers to offer legitimate, reputable gambling sites.

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Gambling Charges Dropped Against 98-Year-Old Woman

AP | Posted 03.03.2012

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NICOSIA, Cyprus -- Cyprus' attorney general has dropped gambling charges against about 40 elderly women, including a 98-year-old, whose weekly poker-a...

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Five Surprising Things You Need To Pay Taxes On

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 02.29.2012

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Remember: Taxes for 2011 are due on Tuesday, April 17. The IRS has said it plans to issue taxpayer refunds in 10 to 21 days. Electronic filing and usi...

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Confessions of an Intrade Junkie

Jason Stanford | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Intrade, Jason Stanford, Gambling, Betting, Elections 2012, Prediction Market Intrade, 2012 Election, Intrade 2012, Politics News

"Intrade for political professionals is like the ultimate insider training. I feel like Martha Stewart. You take the industry you live and breathe and know and love and hate, and you make money off of it."

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Casino Industry Accounts For Significant Slice Of U.S. Economy: Study

The Huffington Post | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Gambling, Taxes, Casinos, Video, Gdp, Research, Revenue, New Research, Business News, Florida, United States, Massachusetts, Gross Domestic Product, Recession, Study, Business News

As the U.S. economy sagged, gambling was there to try and prop it up. At least that's the finding of the American Gaming Association. The trade ass...

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Super Bowl Brings Calls For Gambling Help Lines

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 02.02.2012

Read More: Gambling, Sports, New England Patriots, USA Today, National Football League, Nfl, Super Bowl 2012, Superbowl, Football, Business News, Sports Business News, New York Giants, Super Bowl, Business News

As Super Bowl betting reaches a fever pitch this week, advocates for gambling addicts are telling newspapers and websites to play fair: Those publishi...

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Atlantic City's Newest Casino To Impose Term-Limits For Employees

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Video, Unemployment, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Revel, Casino, Aqueduct Raceway, Job Security, Term Limits, Atlantic City, Business News

In this sluggish labor market, many job-seekers would be happy to land a full-time position. But for workers at one Atlantic City casino, getting a jo...

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We Are All Nevadans

Arnie Reisman | Posted 03.31.2012

Read More: Gambling, Nevada Primary, 2012 Election, Gaming Industry, Elections 2012, Nevada, Gaming, Illegal Gambling, Massachusetts, Politics News

What happens in Vegas goes everywhere. But wasn't there once talk about sin and degradation -- and gambling falling in there somewhere? Or was that just a subtext in The Music Man? How can gambling be sweeping the nation, a nation of evangelicals and fundamentalists?

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Now for Something Really Different: Watching the Australian Open Down Under

Amy Chavez | Posted 03.30.2012

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I had the chance to watch the entire Australian Open in Melbourne on the Australian Prime Network TV. This was a real eye-opener as to what really goes on in Australian sports.

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Shell Games

Jon Foreman | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Gambling, Shell Games, Switchfoot, Jon Foreman, Jon Foreman Switchfoot, Arts News

I confess: I've been chasing after ghosts. Playing games that cannot be won, games that aren't games at all. If I had it to do over again, I hope that I would see through the deception.

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The Moral Case for Gambling

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Steve Beshear, Thoroughbred, Kentucky, Christianity, Morality, Gaming, Horse Racing, Politics News

Accordingly, my support for gay marriage and legalized marijuana is not reliant on an "anything goes" worldview, but rather that these policies would fundamentally strengthen society and better address its public moral needs. The same holds true for my philosophy toward gambling.

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