Internet Gambling

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
Ken Blackwell

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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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
Robert Reich

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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Ron Dicker

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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It's Game Time

Richard 'Skip' Bronson | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Internet Gambling, Gambling, Online Gambling, Online Games, Money News
Richard 'Skip' Bronson

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

Amy Chavez | Posted 03.30.2012

Read More: Gambling, Victoria Azarenka, Australia, Australian Open, Internet Gambling, Women's Tennis, Victoria-Azarenka-Australian-Open, Andy Murray Australian Open, Tennis, Men's Tennis, Andy Murray, Sports Betting, Sports News
Amy Chavez

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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Ron Dicker

Presidential Candidates Hedge Bets on Gambling Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Casinos, Republican Presidential Candidates, Ron Paul, President Obama, Poker, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Gambling, Sheldon Adelson, Newt Gingrich 2012, Rick Perry 2012, Internet Gambling, Ron Paul 2012, Rick Santorum 2012, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Business News

The debate over gambling has taken a backseat in the presidential race, but experts say it is bound to emerge. As the economy sputters, the elected pr...

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Ron Dicker

Online Casinos: Not So Fast

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Iowa, Gambling, Casinos, Deficit, Internet, New Jersey, Online, Poker, Internet Gambling, Department of Justice, Gaming, Sports Betting, Business News

The Justice Department may have paved the way for Internet gambling, but that doesn't mean everything will come up aces for online poker players. Thos...

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Gamblers' Glee: Online Betting Gets A Boost From Washington

Reuters | Jim Wolf and Nicola Leske | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Gambling, Internet Poker, Internet, Video, Congress, Wire Act of 1961, Reuters, Poker, Internet Gambling, Web Gambling, Tax Revenue, Wire Act, Technology News

By Jim Wolf and Nicola Leske WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration cleared the way for U.S. states to legalize Internet poker ...

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Ron Dicker

Newfangled Slot Machines Hit Jackpot

HuffingtonPost.com | Ron Dicker | Posted 12.22.2011

Read More: Gambling, Casinos, Michael Jackson, Debt, Deficit, Internet Gambling, Financial Crisis, Sex and the City, Slot Machines, Las Vegas, Recession, Atlantic City, Business News

More than a million slot machines inhale $1 billion a day in American casinos. Apparently that's not enough. The machines are undergoing a revoluti...

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Online Gambling: A Good Bet for D.C.?

Georgiana Bloom | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Casinos, Internet Gambling, Gambling, Michael A. Brown, Igaming, Dc Gambling, Secure Commercial Igaming Locations, DC News
Georgiana Bloom

What's your iGame -- Texas Hold'em Poker, Black Jack, Bingo? Or maybe it's E-Scratch, a virtual way to scrape your way to winnings. If you live in Washington, D.C., this may not just be an "iDream."

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It's Time to Tax Internet Gambling and Make it Legal

Richard Grenell | Posted 01.08.2012

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Richard Grenell

America is founded on the principal that if you don't like it, then don't do it -- but don't stop someone else from enjoying it.

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Winning Tips at the World Series of Poker

Harmon Leon | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Mark Seif, Professional Poker, Winning Poker Tips, World Series of Poker, Amarillo Slim, Doyle Brunson, Wsop, Online Gambling, Puggy Pearson, Greg Raymer, Internet Poker, Poker Online Gambling, Penthouse, Shawn Rice, Internet Gambling, Online Poker Games, Online Poker, Gambling Online, Sports News
Harmon Leon

Hands are the biggest giveaway when collecting information on your opponents. Check to see if their hands are flat or arched in a ready-for-action position.

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The Best Bet for Renewable Energy?

Karin Kloosterman | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Gambling, United States, Solar Energy, Internet Gambling, Online Casinos, Green News
Karin Kloosterman

If American legislators taxed online casinos, they could make a windfall of earnings that could be dedicated to running pilot plants for new renewable energy technology.

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Should States Raise Revenues by Expanding Legal Gambling?

Dana Radcliffe | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Taxes, Casinos, Political News, Internet Gambling, Online Gambling, Lotteries, Legalization, Politics News
Dana Radcliffe

Many officials around the country are convinced that a dire fiscal situation warrants legalizing forms of gambling now barred in their states. Does it?

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Wyoming House Acts As Business Haven For 2,000 Companies

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Shelf Company, Treasury Department, Video, Wyoming Corporate Services, Shell Company, World Bank, Business Incorporation, Wyoming, Cyprus, Money Flows, Offshore, Cheyenne, Barack Obama, Harvard Business Services, Ugland House, Cayman Islands, Internet Gambling, Ceo, Corporate Fraud, 2710 Thomes Avenue, Business News

CHEYENNE, ATLANTA (Kelly Carr and Brian Grow) - The secretive business havens of Cyprus and the Cayman Islands face a potent rival: Cheyenne, Wyom...

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After the Sideshow

Richard 'Skip' Bronson | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Internet Gambling, Online Gaming, Gambling, Financial Services, Black Friday, Silicon Valley, P.T. Barnum, Sideshow, Gaming, Technology News
Richard 'Skip' Bronson

Black Friday comes and goes and has many wondering, does this mean that U.S. Internet gaming is doomed? My answer is no, Black Friday didn't ruin the emergence of U.S Internet gaming; it actually helped it.

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Legalized Internet Gambling in Washington, DC? What a Con.

Edward Ugel | Posted 06.15.2011

Read More: Addiction, Internet Gambling, Gambling, Washington Post, Lotteries, Politics News
Edward Ugel

Knowing just how broke the city is, the layman might think this plan is sound -- if not ingenious. But to those of us who know a thing or two about state sponsored gambling, this is going to be hell for DC residents.

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States Mull Bets On Online Gambling

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iowa, Kirk Uhler, Chris Christie, California, District of Columbia, State Lottery, Lewis and Roca, New York, Online Gambling, U.S. Digital Gaming, New Jersey, Revenue, Internet Gambling, Anthony Cabot, Casino, Illinois, Florida, State Law, Atlantic City, Business News

Cash-starved states may roll the dice on online gambling. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have made New Jer...

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Gamblers' Odds on Middle Eastern Leaders' Futures

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Gambling, Gambling, Intrade, Political-Predicitons-Markets, Middle East, Moammar Gadhafi, World News
Keith Thomson

Currently the most popular market on Intrade is the prospective fall of Libya's Moammar Gadhafi, garnering more than $100,000 in wagers. Markets regarding the fates of other Middle Eastern leaders have been nearly as hot.

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The Dark Side of Brazilian Soccer

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Yakuza, Fifa, Internet Gambling, Cricket, Russian Oligarchs, Ronaldinho, Nba, Brazil, Arturo Godoi, Tamir Pardo, Cristiano Ronaldo, Russia, Ukraine, Mossad, Ronaldo, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Regardless of the motive, the shooting of controversial Brazilian ex-referee Arturo Godoi should remind sports fans everywhere it's getting tougher to tell the difference between competition and entertainment.

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Gamblers' Election-Forecasting Prowess and How They're Betting on the 2010 Races

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gambling, Polls, Barbara Boxer, Prediction Markets, Elections 2010, Internet Gambling, Intrade, Carly Fiorina, Election Polls, Politics News
Keith Thomson

A professional horseplayer once told me that compared to handicapping horse races, elections were a cakewalk. "Polls can be inaccurate," he said. "Gamblers are accurate or they lose." There's considerable evidence he was on the money.

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Congress Rethinking Its Ban On Internet Gambling

nytimes.com | SEWELL CHAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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With pressure mounting on the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four...

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Internet Poker Players Bring Speed, Aggression to Table

Harmon Leon | Posted 11.17.2011

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Harmon Leon

A new breed of internet poker players who have honed their gambling chops online are facing off against old-school competitors.

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A Winning Hand for the American People

Annie Duke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter King, Celebrity Apprentice, Internet Gambling, Annie Duke, Internet Gambling Ban, Barney Frank, Online Poker, Politics News
Annie Duke

The best way to protect kids, promote freedom and collect more taxes is to create a licensed, regulated Internet poker industry in the United States.

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How Todd Palin Can Make Millions. Now.

Keith Thomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Internet Gambling, Todd Palin, Konrad Zuse, Sarah Palin, Political Trading, Intrade, Political Betting, Politics News
Keith Thomson

Sarah Palin has the capability to manipulate the political betting markets and thus, is barred from betting on her future. If you are a member of Palin's family, however, you can play.

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