Archive for July, 2010
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The proposed second Simon-Ehrlich wager
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Understanding that Simon wanted to bet again, Ehrlich and climatologist Stephen Schneider counter-offered, challenging Simon to bet on 15 current trends, betting $1000 that each will get worse (as in the previous wager) over a ten year future period. The trends they bet would continue to worsen were: The three years 2002–2004 will on average [...]
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Beating Vegas: College Football Bets To Make in 2010
Friday, July 30th, 2010
While you and I are certainly aware of the evils of gambling (I’m pretty sure the Bible says not to do it, at least that’s what my mom says), if you do so choose to sell your soul to try and make a few quick dollars, you might as well get your money’s …
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Gaming sites bet on merger
Friday, July 30th, 2010
In time for US welcome? PartyGaming and Bwin have agreed to merge, just as moves to make online gambling legal in the US get a little closer.
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Pacquiao sister wanted for illegal gambling racket
Friday, July 30th, 2010
Philippine police said Friday that a sister of boxing hero Manny Pacquiao was involved in running an illegal gambling racket, after detaining 25 people in a raid on her home.
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Boxer’s sis wanted for illegal gambling
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Philippine police say a sister of boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is involved in running an illegal gambling racket, after detaining 25 people in a raid on her home.
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Trump’s bet is for online tax
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Unlike casino mogul Steve Wynn, Donald Trump supports new legislation that would legalize online gambling in the US, saying the Big Apple and other cities need the tax dollars. “Why lose all those billions of revenue?” said Trump, who built Atlantic Ci…
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Congress rethinks its ban on Internet gambling
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
WASHINGTON With pressure mounting on the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four years ago: Internet gambling.
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Casinos bet on Applied DNA
Thursday, July 29th, 2010
Things just got a lot harder for Ocean’s Eleven. Thanks to unique detection protocols devised by a Florida security expert and its Stony Brook-based partner, casinos from Vegas to Macau are taking better care of their poker chips, playing cards and oth…
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Congress Is Rethinking Its Ban on Internet Gambling
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Under pressure to find new revenues sources, Congress is reconsidering legalizing, and taxing, Internet gambling.
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Calls to gambling hotline for help growing, Florida council says
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010
Women slot players most prevalent callers in South Florida As gambling grows in South Florida, so do the problems: More people than ever are asking the state’s gambling hotline for help.
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Plea in online gambling case is guilty
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
A Parkville man pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in an online gambling business that attracted almost $3.6 million in bets between 2006 and 2009. James L. Dicapo, 57, said at the hearing that the customers for whom he was responsible bet about $1.2 m…
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Internet gambling
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
With the arrival of the World Wide Web, many bookmakers have an online brand, although independently owned bookmakers often still maintain a “bricks and mortar” only operation and others operate a “skin” or “white label” operation which they purchase from one of the large firms as is the case with BetDirect and Betterbet . The [...]
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State bets against slots at tracks
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
EAST RUTHERFORD A commission appointed by Gov. Christie has declined to bet on slots for New Jersey’s beleaguered horse racing tracks and instead has placed its most expansive plans on revitalizing Atlantic City.
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KY bettors could have new way to bet on old races
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission approved proposed regulations that would allow people to bet on “old” horse races using electronic slot machines.
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Eager players crash B.C. gambling site
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Website glitches rather than windfall revenues marked the first day of B.C.s venture into regulated online gambling.
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Market gambling on food hurts the poor
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The rich are getting richer by sending food prices through the roof. A multimillionaire trader, Anthony Ward, was exposed this week as deliberately hoarding tons of raw cocoa to push up the price and increase the worth of his stock.
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Ky. racing commission OKs ‘Instant Racing,’ paving way for more gambling
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission paved the way Tuesday for more gambling at Kentucky racetracks.
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Gambling Wiz Deals Business Advice in ‘House Advantage’
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Jeff Ma, the MIT blackjack ace who won millions in Vegas and inspired the film ’21′, talks about the
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Libraries, gambling and Gandhi
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Libraries, gambling and Gandhi
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Gambling was Greene County’s biggest employer; now it’s catfish (with video)
Sunday, July 18th, 2010
County loses its big bet with the closing of Greenetrack’s electronic bingo operation.
