Archive for January, 2010
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Sports betting
Friday, January 29th, 2010
Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. In the United States, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 makes it illegal to operate a scheme except for in a few states. In many European nations bookmaking (the profession of accepting [...]
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When seniors gamble: harmless fun or a bad bet? (KIVI Boise)
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Gambling has become a popular pastime for seniors who often have time to spare and holes in their lives to fill.
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Gambling becoming a safer bet in N.C. (WRAL.com Raleigh)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The state lottery and the casino on the Cherokee reservation are growing, and so-called sweepstakes cafes are opening across North Carolina.
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Irish gambling on Obama saying ‘life is like a box of chocolates’ in State of the Union (Irish Central)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power is offering 250 to 21 odds that President Barack Obama will says that “Life is like a box of chocolates” in his first State of the Union address tonight.
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$2b luxury, but you can’t bet (Daily Telegraph)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
THE sport of kings has a new palace. Tonight the $2 billion Meydan racetrack in Dubai will be unveiled to the world.
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New Regulations Revealed for the Isle of Man (Online Casino Reports)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Earlier this week, the Isle of Man Government announced that it would amend its gambling regulations so as to allow e-Gaming companies to manage their non-gambling operations out of the Isle of Man without requiring a gambling license under the Online Gambling Regulation Act (OGRA).
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Good water year no safe bet for local farmers (Las Cruces Sun-News)
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
LAS CRUCES – There’s no roulette table, no round of Texas Hold ‘em and no slot machines.But there’s plenty of high-stakes gambling going on in Do-a Ana County this time of year.
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It’s a sure bet Las Vegas-style charity gala will be fun event (The Augusta Chronicle)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
What happens in Columbia County on Feb. 27 will stay in Columbia County — according to the mantra for this year’s annual county charity gala.
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Cherokees bet on live poker (Winston-Salem Journal)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
CHEROKEE
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Wanna bet? Wagering on NBA coming soon (Toronto Star)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
The Raptors, NBA and Ontario are close to allowing pro basketball to be part of Pro Line offerings.
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Mark McGwire and Pete Rose both cheated, but Bud Selig is only welcoming one back to baseball in an apparent double … (ESPN)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Why is it the best of times for Mark McGwire but the worst of times for Pete Rose?
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RBS rates Crown and Tatts as sure bets (Sydney Morning Herald)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
It was all smiles at Crown this week, but it had little to do with the Aussie Millions poker tournament at the casino.
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Capt. Bernanke Sinks The U.S.S. Titanic (Fox News)
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Capt. Bernanke Sinks The U.S.S. Titanic
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JOHN ROMANO: Gamble might pay off today for New Orleans (The Indiana Gazette)
Monday, January 25th, 2010
NEW ORLEANS The wager was made five months ago by a handful of men for a handful of reasons. One was betting his legacy. Another was betting his job. A third was betting his business. All were gambling on essentially the same thing.
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Paul B. Farrell: Capt. Bernanke sinks the U.S.S. Titanic (Market Watch)
Monday, January 25th, 2010
Let’s call it “Titanic II,” a classic remake. The Fed’s the new Titanic. Bernanke, the egomaniacal captain.
