Gambling News by House of Odds

It seems that the world wide poker craze has reached the far reached of the North as well. The Alaska Poker Showcase is the Hold'em Poker program to hit the small screen, with weekly episodes modeled after the World Poker Tour scheduled to run at the end of the month.Alaska Poker showcase to debut (Online Poker News)

Malware-infected botnet PCs have overtaken DoS attacks as the top security issue facing Internet service providers and other Web infrastructure hosting players, according to a new survey of the organizations.Infrastructure threats: Botnets show DoS who's boss (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

I doubt if I am alone in being concerned that a group of civil servants are reviewing how the Scottish National Party should fulfil its election manifesto pledge to abolish sportscotland.Politicians must play the game for the good of Scottish sport (The Herald)

Three new casinos to be built in separate areas of the Bay State would generate millions in new revenue to repair the state's roads and bridges and bring property tax relief, Gov. Deval Patrick announced Monday.Patrick Proposes Building Three Casinos In Bay State (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

THERE is this story making the rounds for years now about Prime Minister Manning during his student days in the late 1960s.Anti-gambling PM placing big bets (Trinidad Express)

Governor Deval Patrick is expected to explain today that he supports casinos as part of his economic development strategy for Massachusetts.Governor's Gambling Plan (WBUR Boston)