Gambling

McCain's Mostly Ignored Gambling Problem

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Addiction, Gambling, John McCain, Compulsive Gambling, Mccain, Msm Silence, Craps, Home News
Stephen C. Rose

Today the Internets are rife with speculation about whether McCain heard the questions Rick Warren asked Obama. Probably not. But McCain is a gambler, an inveterate shooter of craps, and you can't trust a craps player.

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Crooked NBA Ref Gets 15 Months In Prison

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 07.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Sports, Gambling, Nba, Tim Donaghy, Home News

NEW YORK — Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to ...

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My Lottery in Life: Pat Sajak and Adventures in Gambling

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Gambling, Wheel of Fortune, Game Shows, Newsstand, Lottery, New Jersey, Lottery Winner, Pat Sajak, Lottery Tickets, Vanna White, Lotto, The Full Life, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

I'm not one to normally buy lottery tickets. I've bought fewer than 25 in my lifetime, all of them scratch cards I impulsively selected based on my ...

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John McCain's Gambling Problem -- and Ours?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Las Vegas, John McCain Gambling, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Only recently have McCain's aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. They stopped him from playing craps in Vegas last spring, fearing a public relations disaster.

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Navajo Nation Takes The Plunge

Tim Giago | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Navajo Nation, Gambling, American Indians, Navajo, New Mexico, Fire Rock Casino Opening, Navajo Casinos, Indian Casinos, Arizona, Fire Rock Casino Profit Projection, Casino, Joe Shirley Jr., Living News
Tim Giago

The once-reluctant Navajo Nation is finally joining the ranks of the other 225 tribes in America and will open their first casino in October. They project an income of $32 million in the first year.

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"Kill the Referee"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Basketball, Game-Fixing, Gambling, Baseball Cheating, Online Betting, Donaghy, Sports Gambling, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

We enjoy the diversion of sports because the outcome of every contest is uncertain. If the game's outcome is predetermined, we are just watching the commission of a crime.

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A Card-Sharp Thriller, Huh? You Get Paid for This?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 21, Advertising, Movies, New Movies, Movie Reviews, Gambling, Television, Intelligence, Education, Roger Ebert, Entertainment, Roger Ebert Reviews, Film, Blackjack, Magazines, Entertainment News
Jeff Dorchen

In the TV ad for the movie 21, the announcer says, as if it's a terrific, exciting piece of news, "Entertainment Weekly calls it 'a card-sharp thrille...

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Vegas, Baby!

Brent Kessel | Posted 01.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Investing, Money Management, Blackjack, Las Vegas, Business News
Brent Kessel

Gamblng and investing are most similar is in the human mind. Both prey upon our craving and greed, on the one hand, and our aversion and fear, on the other.

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New Slot Machines Require Actual Skill

New York Times | Gary Rivlin | Posted 12.11.2007 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Slot Makers, Pong Slot Machine, Hand-Eye Coordination, Pong, Slot Machine, Charles Fey, Joysticks, Casino Gamgling, Business News

The venerable slot machine is undergoing a generational shift. For more than a century, since its invention by a German immigrant named Charles Fey in...

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Of Tent Revivals, Wayward Husbands and Chicken Dinners

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.24.2007 | Living

Read More: St. Peter, Joke, Born-Again, Chicken Dinner, Amish Mennonite, Richmond College, Andrew Jantzi, Evangelical Friends, United Methodists, Conservative Mennonites, England, London, Gambling, Muslim, Attention, Jack Daniels, Ohio, Evangelist, Hartville Christian School, Judaism, Domestic Abuse, Heaven, Hell, Rubicon, Western, Kensington, Baptist, Chaucer, Harville, Living News
Steven Denlinger

I used to think that people make decisions logically. Jantzi understood better. Jantzi understood the power of tears.

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Huckabee Stands Alone on Gambling

Jim Rubens | Posted 10.18.2007 | Home

Read More: Tribal, Gambling, Casinos, Offthebus, Tribes, Huckabee, Huffpost, Home News
Jim Rubens

Of the candidates in either party, when given a chance recently only Mike Huckabee came out strongly against the gambling industry.

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MGM Bets On New Atlantic City Casino

AP | Wayne Parry | Posted 10.10.2007 | Business

Read More: Gambling, MGM Mirage, Mega-Casino, MGM Grand, Atlantic City, Business News

MGM Mirage Inc. announced Wednesday that it plans to build a mega-casino resort worth up to $5 billion that will dwarf anything Atlantic City has seen...

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