Gambling News by House of Odds

Floyd acted like a gentleman, like a class act, like a role model for a kid from a broken home situation like he muddled through.Bravo, PBF (The Sweet Science)

A strategist at Citigroup has created an index to track the stocks of businesses catering to affluent consumers, with the idea that luxury goods makers, higher-end retailers and travel and entertainment companies should hold up even if businesses serving hoi polloi suffer.Investing: Tracking the rich when times are tough (International Herald Tribune)

While state leaders grapple over a new contract to run three of the state's thoroughbred racetracks, some of New York's other tracks face their own problem: They say they need a bigger slice of the profits to survive.Tracks seek bigger cut of gambling profits (The Journal News)

Question: My husband and I work for a high-tech company, but we don't have much in savings. My husband has been borrowing money to put into the stock market, but he has lost money for the past two years.Pad your emergency funds before investing stocks (Money via Yahoo! Finance)

BOSTON Gambling opponents are mobilizing against Gov. Deval L. Patrick's casino plan, hoping to take advantage of the governor's tepid effort so far to push his proposal.Casino foes mobilizing (Berkshire Eagle)