The great doubleheader tonight of Dallas at Houston and New Orleans at the L.A. Lakers betting is being affected by trades and injuries. Dallas (+3) at Houston - 8 pm ET The Houston Rockets understand what it means to play without its star players ...

A three-year-old ban on Internet gambling may have to be lifted so the US government can tax gambling companies.

One lawmaker seeks to repeal ban on Internet gambling claiming the rules are a burden on financial institutions...

Alistair Darling is to offer guarantees worth 600 billion against toxic assets to give two of Britains biggest but ailing banks a final chance to survive the credit crunch. The colossal figure is even bigger than expected and exposes taxpayers ...

Continuing with our coverage of the 2009 Oscars major nominees and their betting odds, we will take a look at Best Picture nominee 'Frost/Nixon'. Online sports book Bodog (Bodoglife.com) lists Frost/Nixon,as the least likely to win Best Picture at 30 ...

Leading online casino and gambling portal, Online Gambling Insider, has added a number of new slots reviews to its online slots guide. One example, the new Bearly Fishing video slot from Microgaming, offers a huge jackpot and is packed with features ...

Casino operators favor adding table games in Pa.Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PAHe said that many bars operate illegal gambling devices now, with no revenue coming to the state. He would replace them with legal machines that pay taxes to the state. Mr. Fasulo said that if the state does legalize table games -- as House Democratic ...

Every two years, the Legislature gets a chance to figure out better ways to fund state government. This should be the session when the House and Senate finally allow casino gambling. As it is, tens of thousands of Texans spend millions on casino ...

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Good, you should be. In a remarkable move, the President got the newly elected Congress moving and together they passed a massive $787.5 billion piece of legislation in just 26 days. This stimulus package is but the first step in the overturning of ...

CryptoLogic Limited, a world leader in Internet casino and branded gaming software for adults outside the United States, today announced the signing of an exclusive multi-year licensing agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and DC Comics to bring Superman, Batman and other members of the World's Greatest Super Heroes to leading Internet casinos starting in the fourth quarter of 2009.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Dave Comroe stepped to the firing line, raised his 12-gauge Browning over and under shotgun, aimed and fired. Before him, a pigeon fell, moments after being released from a box less than 20 yards away. About 25 times that day ...

iPhone apps: South Park, cheap music, cheating at cardsChristian Science Monitor, MAAn iPhone application has raised the attention of gambling authorities. The Nevada Gaming Control Board tipped off casinos to the existence of a mobile application that can accurately calculate the count in blackjack games. ...

NEW YORK - Federal regulators yesterday charged Texas financier R. Allen Stanford and three of his firms with a "massive" fraud that centered around high-interest-rate certificates of deposit, and they raided some of the companies' offices.

This coming weekend, you can take a trip to Las Vegas without leaving Austin. The AIDS Services of Austin (ASA) is providing an opportunity to party while supporting those with HIV.

Nation & world business news briefs: NJ resort in troubleDetroit Free Press, United States - 23 hours agoResorts also plans to set aside $15 million to cover payouts to winning gamblers, payroll and taxes while the two sides battle for control of New Jersey's ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Nevada gambling regulators have warned casinos in the state about a card-counting program that works on Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPod Touch that illegally helps players beat the house in blackjack. Card counting itself is not illegal ...

Casino opponents are beginning to mobilize as they seek to stem what appears to be a growing appetite for gambling on Beacon Hill. Casino Free Mass, a consortium of well-connected groups that oppose expanded gambling, sent a letter to all legislators ...

At a City Hall news conference on Sept. 10, Michael J. Thomas stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Gov.

PILOT POINT The paddocks at Valor Farm look promising: Their stallions are virile, their mares' bellies bulge with future racehorses. But the numbers tell a different story. Valor's thoroughbred breeders have lost almost 40 percent of their ...

Barclays will announce bonuses of more than 600 million today, pushing the total to be paid out by banks supported by the taxpayer to more than 2 billion. The bank does not need official approval for the payments as it did not take part in ...

Electronics giant Samsung appears to have won the race to develop the world's first solar-powered mobile phone with the news it is to unveil its new Blue Earth mobile phone at next week's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona.

BEACON PHOTO/PAT HATFIELD Revisiting DeBary Town Center Steve Costa, standing, prepares to plead his case for a time-extension on an expiring development order allowing him to build DeBary Town Center a mixed-use planned-unit development, with ...

DAmato Uses Clout to Assist DemocratsNew York Times, United States - Feb 5, 2009At the same time, Mr. DAmato and his firm have been lobbying the governors office on behalf of companies including Aetna and NRG Energy, gambling ...

Bodog online casino gets loose this month, are we lucky?Online Gambling Paper, GA - 23 hours agoFor example, from players who have visited the gambling website through OGPaper, LS from Indiana won $14595 in Caribbean Stud Poker and $5868 in Prince of ...

Digital kids, analogue parentsThe Punch, Nigeria - Feb 9, 2009Pornography, online gambling, sex chat, devil worship and all manner of dangers also abound on the net. Parents interest and scrutiny of the activities of ...

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BENICIA -- The City Council has possibly ended Benicia's age of legalized gambling by denying a card-room permit to former Pastime Bar owners Mona and Vernon Lemings.In a 3-0 vote, the council rejected the married couple's request to effectively revalidate their permit,

Six companies today proposed to build Maryland slots parlors with a total of 10,550 gambling machines far short of the 15,000 maximum slot machines allowed under a constitutional amendment adopted last year. When bids for slots licenses were ...

Online Casino AdvisorySports betting is no long shotToronto Star, Canada - 18 hours agoSports betting, which people are going to do whether legally in a casino or racetrack or quasi-illegally online, depending where they live, also is here to ...Fantasy Sports Continue to Dodge Online Gambling Stigma Online Casino AdvisoryNFL Should Change Its Opposition to Betting: Joe Saumarez-Smith BloombergSports Betting May Follow Online Gambling to Legalization Online Casino AdvisoryOnline Casino Advisoryall 5 news articles

Slots bidding fiasco: Critics say, 'I told you so'Baltimore Examiner, MD - 11 minutes agoThe economy already had slowed demand in the gaming industry and reduced gambling revenues -- except on the Internet. The world-wide capital crunch has made ...

Hey it's not just the millions of people living in the United States who will be betting on Sunday's Super Bowl. There are countless numbers of individuals living abroad who will do the same, and not all of them are ex-pats. "The Super Bowl is ...

Online gambling sites are being hit by hackers who are using botnets that fix the odds to ensure large winnings. Guri Geva, regional director for the UK, Northern Europe and Israel at Radware, claimed that by using scripts, scammers are simulating ...

By winning their sixth Lombardi Trophy, the Steelers proved they are the NFL's premiere franchise.

I include our own piece this morning in which we say he should "own his poor choices." That could hardly start an argument. The "own it" imperative would pertain to most every twitch of human behavior on the globe. At least we braved comment on the ...

HARRISBURG -- With the billions of dollars that were just bet on the Super Bowl, and with the "March Madness'' college basketball tournament coming up soon, and with Pennsylvania having seven slots casinos with several more opening this year, the Legislature is taking steps to remind people of the dangers of compulsive gambling

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Vote would allow major casino in Sioux FallsChicago Tribune, United States - 4 hours agoIf the commission concludes that gambling can expand in Lyon County, it could take six months before it acts on an application. ...Vote Would Allow Major Casino In Sioux Falls KELOLAND TVVote would let major casino in city Sioux Falls Argus Leaderall 19 news articles

When it comes to the Super Bowl, gambling strictly on the point spread is like going to an all-you-can-eat buffet and filling up on salad. Its like visiting South Dakota and leaving before you see Mount Rushmore. Its like going to the Playboy ...

About one-third of state money earmarked for helping problem gamblers is going unused, although treatment advocates insist its not due to the lack of compulsive gamblers. The problem, they say, is a need for more public awareness. Meanwhile, there are 110 casinos in Oklahoma and the payouts for the state lottery have gotten more lucrative. In Louisiana and other states with casinos, the ...

Gambling911.com readers need to be aware that there is 2009 Super Bowl live betting available at some online sportsbooks. What odds are available during the game? What can you bet now that the Super Bowl is underway? By opening an online sports ...