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Greens reveal pokie alternative

Bob Brown believes Andrew Wilkie and Nick Xenophon are open to the Greens' policy on gambling reform.

John Hartson: I’m being hounded for gambling debts

JOHN HARTSON last night revealed that he is being hounded over his gambling debts

Gambling behavior negatively impacts 1 in 5 Iowans

New study suggests the majority of Iowans gamble each year, and most are able to bet without developing symptoms of gambling addiction.

Kicking the gambling habit

A former gambling addict and his team of volunteers are helping people to kick the habit through Gamblers Rehab Centre Monday, October 10th, 2011 11:27:00 PETALING JAYA: Problem gambling has adverse consequences not only for the individuals involved, but their families and society as a whole.

SPL – Ex-pro: Gambling rife in football

Ex-professional footballer Eddie Annand has come out and said that there is a huge gambling culture in the sport.

Gambling on losing 100lb wins man £10,000

Peter Heeks has lost a few pounds over the years at the bookies – but now he is quids in after winning a bet that he could shed 100lb of flab in a year.

Robert Powell’s Your Portfolio: Beware the big bets, chase the safe havens

Current market conditions might lead many investors to think that big bets or safe havens are the only moves right now. But advisers say beware the big bet — it’s a risky strategy and the losses could be equally big.

Gambling knocked out? Don’t bet on it

Illegal gambling in Athens took a huge hit with recent criminal prosecutions in state and federal court, but authorities know the problem isn't gone.

Casino job-hunters in Ohio bet on skills coaching

After years doing construction work and then trying his hand at selling insurance, Robert Berkheimer is hoping Ohio's first casino means a better job and future for him, but he's got plenty of competition.

30 September 2011

Poker machine reforms won't work? Don't bet on it "Won't work" has become the new black. Carbon tax? Won't work, says the Coalition. Plain cigarette packaging? Won't work, say retailers and the tobacco industry.

My gambling started at age 10

A punter's story: What it's like to lose a five-figure sum in a Queensland poker machine.

Illegal lottery gambling ring busted in southern Vietnam

Police in the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu Friday busted an illegal lottery gambling racket that took bets of up to US$5,000.

Clubs having a two-way bet: Wilkie

The pokies industry is having a two-way bet by campaigning against mandatory precommitment technology because of its cost, Independent MP Andrew Wilkie says.

Inside a gambling ring: Saginaw County illegal network carried so much money, it broke cash-counting machine, police say

Police on Thursday still were unsure how much cash they netted during a sting on a gambling and drug network in Saginaw County this week.

Lawyer gambled away millions on nags

TOWNSVILLE solicitor Alex Baxter, under investigation for allegedly embezzling up to $4 million from clients, had a gambling addiction to horse racing - reportedly once losing a million-dollar bet.

Changing faces

Winners and losers of Macau's gambling boom

Don’t bet on eradicating illegal gambling

As expected, last week saw colour and controversy when the government delivered its policy statement in Parliament. Personally, I thought the highlight was the protests against the alleged bias of House Speaker Somsak Kiatsuranont, a nine-time MP from Khon Kaen.

Darren Lockyer reveals gambling problem

Brisbane Broncos great Darren Lockyer has admitted to beating a disturbing gambling problem so bad it prompted his concerned parents to ask Wayne Bennett for help.

Gambling in aisle four? Yes, that’s right

VICTORIAN punters soon may be able to bet online from pubs, supermarkets and petrol stations.

Court doubts German sports bet monopoly is legal

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German court said it doubted that the German state's monopoly on sports betting was legal ahead of a planned relaxation of the country's stringent gambling laws.

Betfair tackles online gambling fraud

Online gambling firm Betfair has to be constantly on the alert for criminals who may try to defraud the company.

Gujaratis bet on Vegas this Janmashtami

The scion of a leading city-based business family flew to Las Vegas with friends two days ago.

Bad-bet ‘robber’

A gambling addict who bizarrely targets only Chase bank branches struck twice in the city yesterday, the FBI said. Armed bandit Sam Chatman, 54, first targeted a Chase branch on Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District at 11:45 a.m., and fled empty-handed, the feds said. But he left...

Bad bet: defective, unused Vegas tower faces implosion

Envisioned as a gateway to Las Vegas's immense CityCenter, unused hotel tower now faces destruction due to defects.

Roselle priest avoids prison in gambling scandal

A DuPage County judge said he aimed to teach a Roman Catholic priest "a little humility" Tuesday in sentencing him to a mix of jail, probation and menial labor for gambling away hundreds of thousands of dollars belonging to a Roselle parish.