Gambling News by House of Odds

China has banned websites that feature online games, which glamorize violence, saying violators will be "severely punished," state media said on Tuesday. China's Ministry of Culture said such games violated regulation on Internet administration, because they "advocate obscenity, gambling, or violence," and "undermine morality and Chinese traditional culture," a posting on the ministry's website .

A Danville father and daughter who ran a Web portal for children have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they bilked investors of nearly $3 million and used some of the money to pay off gambling debts. Sholeh Hamedani, 42, the chief.