Archive for March, 2010
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Simon-Ehrlich wager
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Julian L. Simon and Paul Ehrlich entered in a famous wager in 1980, betting on a mutually agreed upon measure of resource scarcity over the decade leading up to 1990. Simon had Ehrlich choose five of several commodity metals. Ehrlich chose 5 metals: copper, chromium, nickel, tin, and tungsten. Simon bet that their prices would [...]
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Ketuanan Melayu vs Cucu Dato’ Merah (Aliran Online)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Hishamuddin Yahaya says racial sloganeering could become irrelevant if a new government takes over that is better able to promote democracy and socio-economic and cultural justice.
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Playing Viaden Slots with Fictitious Bets Can Result in Real iPad Winning (PR.com)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Apple App Store replenished with a new slot game – Viaden Legend Slots. Known in online gambling sphere, company Viaden Media has ported in App Store real video slots from online casino. Also the company started an advertising campaign. Every week an iPad will go to gambler who gains the most scores in Viaden Slots games. The contests held by Viaden Media will take place every Sunday and expand …
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Manny Pacquiao the Underdog in Philippine Election Bout (Time Magazine)
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
The best pound-for-pound boxer in the world can certainly put up the campaign funds but he has several distinct disadvantages in his obsessive run for office
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Two defendants in Patte’s Sports Bar gambling case sign plea deals (Times Leader)
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Two of the men accused of helping sports bar owner Patrick Patte operate a sports betting ring have agreed to plead guilty using wire communication to transmit wagering information, according to documents filed in federal court.
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8 big bets of famous people (CNN)
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Most people limit their gambling to March Madness pools or the occasional trip to Vegas. Celebrities, of course, tend to do everything on a grander scale. Let’s take a look at some famous people and the high-profile bets on which they cashed in or lost big.
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State cuts gambling addiction programs (The World)
Monday, March 29th, 2010
PORTLAND (AP) — Maybe you’ve seen the TV ad: Three women are in the ladies’ room. One confides that she’s kicked a gambling addiction by seeking treatment. Another woman eavesdrops, realizes she needs help, too, and asks, “Can I talk to you?”
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New book deals in Richard Roeper’s risky business (Chicago Sun-Times)
Sunday, March 28th, 2010
Richard Roeper: As much as I love the bet, I’m equally fascinated by the gamblingculture. All the games you can play, all the characters you can meet,all the chances you can take. For the last couple of years, I’ve wondered what it would be like to do with gambling what Morgan Spurlock did with his film ” Super Size Me .” When I had a window ofopportunity in spring 2009 to indulge in one form …
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(WWE) WWE WrestleMania 26 Gambling Odds Revealed – Details (The Wrestling News Page)
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Gambling website 5Dimes.com is taking bets on this year’s WrestleMania. The current odds are below. For those not familiar with gambling, the ones with + are the underdogs, the ones with – are the favourites.
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Gambling treatment programs cut (The Register-Guard)
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
PORTLAND — Maybe you’ve seen the TV ad: Three women are in the ladies’ room. One confides that she’s kicked a gambling addiction by seeking treatment. Another woman eavesdrops, realizes she needs help, too, and asks, “Can I talk to you?” The ad, paid for by the Oregon Lottery, has …
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Bookmaking
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
The general role of the bookmaker is to act as a market maker for sports wagers, most of which have a binary outcome: a team either wins or loses. The bookmaker accepts both wagers, and maintains a spread (the vigorish) which will ensure a profit regardless of the outcome of the wager. The Federal Wire [...]
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Battles heat up for casino licenses (The Des Moines Register)
Sunday, March 21st, 2010
State gambling regulators will meet Tuesday to launch a casino licensing process that is developing into a battle pitting one Iowa community against another.
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World Cup bets tilt on trivia too (Los Angeles Times)
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Beyond determining point spreads, the odds can turn on David Beckham’s injury or even the color of a player’s shoes.
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ABERDEEN: Gambling operation shut down (Aberdeen American News)
Saturday, March 20th, 2010
Behind a busy table in the back of the bar, posters track the progress of South Dakota’s high school basketball tournaments….
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Mumbai teens bet big on IPL (NDTV)
Friday, March 19th, 2010
The betting bug has now bitten teens, who are spending thousands in the hope of making a quick buck.
