Gambling News by House of Odds

Keith Hoang says that trying to run a gambling business in Yuba County is difficult, and state regulations are not making it any easier. For the last week, hes sat in his empty card room, Golden State Casino on Lindhurst Avenue, hoping for business to walk through the door.Yuba card room blues (Appeal-Democrat)

Sept. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Annette Obrestad, an 18-year-old Norwegian, won the 1 million-pound ($2.01 million) first prize at the World Series of Poker Europe in London's Leicester Square to become the youngest winner in series history.Eighteen-Year-Old Norwegian Female Wins $2 Million Poker Prize (Bloomberg.com)

By AMAN BATHEJA Gambling Web sites like to attract customers, not controversy. But the Costa Rica-based 5Dimes.com got both last month when it began taking bets on this week's football game between Southlake Carroll and Miami Northwestern. It wasn't the first high school game on which the site had taken bets, but it inspired national outrage (on the bright side for Carroll fans, the Dragons .Online gambling thrives despite law (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

In his darkest moments, Jack Whittaker has sometimes wondered if winning the nearly $315 million Powerball game was really worth it.Life less than happy 5 years after record lottery win (Deseret Morning News)

Even without the slots that are proposed for the state, gamblers legally wager millions on races and charity games.Gambling in NH already big business (New Hampshire Union Leader)

Fed up seeing their residents dole out millions of dollars at out-of-state casinos and tracks, more than a dozen states this year worked on dramatically expanding gambling within their borders.More states roll dice on casino operations (Houston Chronicle)