Gambling News by House of Odds

Five Moore County men were among 71 cited with illegal gambling when officers raided a poker tournament near Benson Sept. 8. Officers from the N.C. Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) called the house a "small Atlantic City- or Las Vegas-style casino."Local Men Arrested in Gambling Raid (Southern Pines Pilot)

In order to comply with restrictions on smoking passed by Atlantic City officials earlier this year, seven of the city's 11 casinos plan to go totally smoke-free on the gambling floor.7 AC Casinos To Go Smoke-Free On Gambling Floor (NBC 10 Philadelphia)

Problem gambling is not getting worse, a study showed on Wednesday, but spread betting and video machines in bookmakers' shops are now the biggest areas of concern.Problem gambling changing but not rising (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

MALE, single, suffering from ill health and likely to smoke heavily and drink to excess - the picture of Britain's "typical" problem gambler has remained depressingly familiar over the past decade.Gambling with the future health of a nation (The Herald)

For a while, it looked like common sense might finally prevail in Florida's meandering path to a coherent and consistent gambling policy.Road to coherent gambling policy filled with potholes (Sun-Sentinel)