THE anti-pokies independent Andrew Wilkie faces an uphill battle in convincing either Julia Gillard or Tony Abbott to stiffen policies on gambling.

The NSW government would oppose a renewed push to crack down on problem gambling.

THE NSW government would oppose a renewed push to crack down on problem gambling, even as a federal Labor MP urges more action on poker machines, which he says have created ”rivers of tears” for families.

Pakistan’s cricket team were embroiled in an alleged betting scam Sunday after police in London arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers during a Test match against England.

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s massive bet on two casino resorts is already paying off after the number of arrivals in a single month crossed the one million mark for the first time in July, analysts said. Six months after opening its first casino in February,…

SINGAPORE – Singapore’s massive bet on 2 casino resorts is already paying off after the number of arrivals in a single month crossed the one million mark for the first time in July, analysts said.

Singapore is winning big thanks to the new casinos in the city-state. But the high-rollers are also losing large amounts of money, causing consternation among the public. The gambling habit, it seems, has become deeply entrenched.

Proving they aren’t afraid of making a bet, Canadians spent nearly $14 billion on government-run gambling in 2009, says Statistics Canada.

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Tighter regulation of Australia’s $10 billion slot-machine industry could become an issue in determining the nation’s next government, after a pivotal independent lawmaker called on Friday for gambling reform.

The advent of the betting exchange has given rise to new types of gamblers – the trader and arbitrageur. Arbitrageurs (colloquially “arbers”) attempt to simultaneously bet on all possible outcomes to make a guaranteed profit. A trader operates similarly to an arbitrageur, but is willing to take on extra risk and bet on events where [...]

Just what are Nokia and Intel playing at? Yesterday Nokia and Intel announced that the future of mobile interfaces is 3D, and that everyone else will soon be following their Meego platform into the third dimension.

“There must be three girls,” they said. “One of whom is bad, one of whom is good but must get bumped off in an inventive way, and one of whom is also good, and is there for snogging purposes in the final reel.”

Rep. Kendrick Meek is being declared the Democratic nominee for Senate, according to the Associated Press.

Kendrick Meek will face Marco Rubio, Gov. Charlie Crist

LITTLE ROCK The FBI snared two North Little Rock aldermen in a probe launched after an informant told agents of a gambling operation run by a reputed mobster from Cabot involving public officials, the agencys public corruption chief told a federal mag…

TIGHTER restrictions on poker machines are not likely to be a priority of the new federal government, the gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure believes.

THE AFL and NRL have licensing agreements with a corporate bookmaker that could be risking millions of dollars in fines.

ONLINE gambling is diverting tax money from state coffers as punters abandon poker machines and splash their cash on the internet.

The horse racing industry in Illinois is caught in a slow, painful decline.

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