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Sweden might be known as liberal and free-wheeling by and large. Yet its alcohol market, for one is owned by a state-run monopoly. It's online gambling market too.

By now, many people have learned the essential process for making long-term savings decisions: If you're investing for something years away the classic case is retirement you invest for growth, typically in the form of domestic and international stocks, with a portfolio that's highly diversified and low-cost. For long-term objectives, time is your ally, enabling you to ride out the .

Online gaming firm PartyGaming reported a drop in the number of people playing its poker games in the last two months, overshadowing first-half results and prompting downgrades to earnings forecasts.

Have you ever thought about what "class" of slots and video poker machines (i.e. electronic gaming devices) are installed in the casino where you gamble?

Vicky Picco was playing slots at the Peppermill Hotel Casino the other day. She was asked what she thought of the carpet. "It's loud," she said kindly, looking down at the floor for the first time. Actually, it is more than loud. It's black, purple and aqua.

Sat, Aug 30, 2008 (12:27 a.m.) Vicky Picco was playing slots at the Peppermill Hotel Casino the other day. She was asked what she thought of the carpet.

Soaring gas prices, job losses, and other components of New England's struggling economy have taken a bite out of slot machine revenues, resulting in the first significant, sustained dip in the region's gambling market since Connecticut opened its tribal casinos in the 1990s.

Augusto Cesar Cuellar may have rolled the dice again. For the second time in eight months, Cuellar faces gambling misdemeanor charges for alleged illegal operation of a gaming arcade.

Premier League striker Michael Chopra has reportedly gone into rehab to face up to his gambling addiction.

To more accurately describe its scope of services, NAIC has changed its name from Norman Alcohol Information Center to Norman Addiction Information -- Counseling.Executive Director H.N. "Sonny" Scott said when NAIC first opened its doors more than 35 years ago, services consisted primarily of providing information about alcoholism.

DETROIT (AP) Greektown Casino in Detroit has added about 600 slot machines as part of its $500 million expansion. The casino said Thursday a 25,000-square-foot expansion of the gambling floor is complete. The casino now has more than 2,600 slot machines.

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation asked a Shawnee County district judge on Friday to bar Harrah's Entertainment Inc. from stealing its customers with a Kansas casino.

Las Vegas Sands Corporation, operator of Asia's biggest gambling resort, will consider spending $12 billion to build a strip of casinos in India similar to its project in Macau, chairman Sheldon Adelson said.

Royal Vegas , one of the oldest and most well-respected online brands from the Fortune Lounge Group , is getting a make-over. The site and casino software will undergo a visual transformation, yet still maintain, and possibly exceed, the long-standing impressions of excellence that players have come to know and trust.

The months of July and August saw the release of a number of interesting new online casinos. Independent gambling portal, Online Gambling Insider, reviews these casinos and offers punters an insight into what they can expect.

Bingo is all about luck. Skill plays no part at all in this game. In fact, of all the gambling and casino games, bingo is the most 'luck-based' game of all, on a par with the lotteries such as Lotto and Keno.

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Worried about security while gambling online? You're not alone 81% of people surveyed recently feel the same way. So just how does Online Casino Reports fit into all this?

The months of July and August saw the release of a number of interesting new online casinos. Independent gambling portal, Online Gambling Insider, reviews these casinos and offers punters an insight into what they can expect.

These sites make life easier for non-resident Indians.

NEW YORK -- NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke loud and clear yesterday to those Rooney brothers who might want to sell the Steelers to outside interests: The league and its owners will do .

After meeting with the five Rooney brothers, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is hopeful the Steelers' ownership issue will be resolved before the end of the year.

Following June's successful CBS Network Television broadcast of its second annual tournament, the World Series of Golf is going global with bold future plans that include online business ventures, high-stakes international tournaments, and more.

The biggest challenger to the UIGEA just got the go-ahead to sue in the US Third Circuit Court. But dont think that means legalized online gambling is closer.

The fast moving consumer goods companies are gambling on inflation with new product launches. Though the runaway rise in prices-with inflation romancing 13%-has come as a spoilsport, companies are going ahead with product launches planned months before.

ROARING BROOK TWP. Two things to know about D.A. Points. Hes not a big gambler, and hes not the kind of guy whos going to spend much time looking at the leaderboard.

Omega Commercial Finance Corporation (OTCBB:OCFN), the parent company of "Omega Royale" is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Donald Mathias as Chief Captain and VP of Marine Operations. Captain Mathias brings over 25 years of experience in the cruise, transportation and travel industries on a global level.

Gambling income from the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes' eight Florida casinos are a closely guarded secret, with the only known certainties being that Indian gaming has grown over the years and the state had not received one cent from it until this year.

Nevadans debate gambling addictions _ sickness or choice?

CAESARS WINDSOR The lowdown: Casino Windsor has undergone an expansion to coincide with its change this year to Caesars Windsor. The $400-million (Canadian) project consists of a 400-room hotel tower, a theater (the Colosseum) that can seat 5,000 people and 100,000 square feet of convention space.

Company paying up to $10-million for Mesa, Ariz.-based DiamondWare Ltd., whose software is used by both the gambling industry and the U.S. military

Several years ago I visited the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula in southern California, and I was pretty impressed with everything except the golf. The problem was, at the time I visited, there was no golf. The course was.

Harrah's Carnaval Court: Listen to live bands play music outdoors under the canopy of the Carnaval Court, just outside the doors of Harrah's Casino on the strip. at Harrah's , 12:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

CARSON CITY, Nev. - A decade-old ban on use of cell phones and other electronic devices inside Nevada sports books was lifted for one year on Thursday by the state Gaming Commission.

NASCAR team reports as the Sprint Cup Series makes its second stop of the season at the high-banked short track at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway:

Chelsea go top by beating Wigan and Manchester City thrash West Ham in Sunday's Premier League action.

The politician who steals is worse than a thief. He is a fool. With all the grand opportunities around for the man with a political pull, there's no excuse for stealin' a cent.

Prosecutors dismissed charges filed against local man snared by a dragnet that swept up more than 150 people attending a cockfight in western Arkansas.

(PRESS RELEASE) -- 2008 has seen the Casino Rewards group of online casinos go from strength to strength.

Atlantic City casinos continue to suffer amid increased competition and rising gas prices.

Affiliate marketers targeting savvy, experienced online gamblers are invited to join and profit from the newly-launched Cantor Casino affiliate program in the Income Access network.

AUGUSTA, Maine -- As reported by the Bangor Daily News: "Noting that everyone was ignoring it anyway, the Maine Gambling Control Board has opted not to extend its request for an intermission before any more casino-style gambling venues are authorized.

Thu, Aug 21, 2008 (2 a.m.) Washington Slipped into the 92-page Republican Party platform are two sentences that drive poker players nuts.

Nigerian commissioner says Aussie victims of internet scams as guilty as fraudsters.

Find out how the Internet Gambling Enforcement Act will change your online and table poker days forever. More Performance-oriented drugs might be tempting when you're a poker player, but it's best to stay straight.

TULSA, Okla. - An Alaska tribe has withdrawn its official appeal on a tribal gambling matter some warned could have a devastating economic impact in Oklahoma.

Illegal downloads are often more trouble than they're worth, but there are legitimate outlets for streaming free shows. Opening a hefty cable or satellite-dish bill each month can make you feel like a sucker, especially if much of what you watch can be had for free.

Several Washoe County residents convicted of fraud recently have blamed their financial crimes on what they described was their gripping, uncontrollable addictions to playing casino slot machines and card games.

Women, even girls, are taking part with gusto in gambling at farmhouses, hotels and clubs.

The U.S. men's Olympic basketball team walked in for shoot-around at Beijing Normal University Friday afternoon just as the U.S. women's team was finishing up practice. Kobe Bryant greeted Diana Taurasi with a smile and a fist bump.

CALIFORNIA -- As reported by the Colusa Sun Herald: "A federal appeals court has allowed the tribe that owns the Colusa Casino Resort to continue its battle with California for more slot machines.

MARYLAND -- As reported by the Baltimore Sun: "Opponents of slot machines in Maryland decried the wording of a ballot question to legalize expanded gambling Monday, saying it was crafted to garner more votes.

MARIAH, BEYONCE, BLIGE RECORD CHARITY SONG: Ciara, Keyshia Cole, and Ashanti also take part in 'Just Stand Up.'

Gean Leonard believes that most golfers try to play by the rules most of the time, but the truth is they don't because they can't.

The government of Newfoundland and Labrador expects the province will gain $20 billion in royalties and up to 3,500 jobs from the Hebron offshore oil project.

SINGAPORE -(Dow Jones)- Even as Indonesia markets its debut sovereign sukuk on the local markets, bankers are working on the country's first offshore Islamic bond, an offering that could eventually see Indonesia become the global yardstick.

The successful Spanish football club will be sponsored by 888.com in the next three years.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Point-shaving allegations against a former University of Toledo basketball player are related to gambling charges filed last year against a former Toledo football player, an FBI spokeswoman said. Sammy Villegas, a guard who fini.

(PRESS RELEASE) -- 32Red Plc has announced the launch of a new sign-up promotion called the "The 6 Pack Welcome Bonus", a revolutionary way of welcoming new players to the award winning casino, in order to celebrate 6 years in business.

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By SHAUN WATERMAN UPI Homeland and National Security EditorWASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The hacker networks that attacked Georgian Web sites earlier this month previously had targeted porn and gambling sites, likely as part of an extortion racket, and only launched their assault after fighting with Russia broke out, casting doubt on Tbilisi's claims it was orchestrated as part of Moscow's .

One thing for sure about the vice cops assigned to the police bureaus Special Investigations Divisions in the late 1970s, they were on the up-and-up. They were, in fact, so diligent in the pursuit of gambling, pornography and prostitution in the Rose City that the DAs office had to .

Spain has a new agreement with Betware, based out of Iceland which has launched a completely operational Internet platform for gambling. Aimed at giving customers easy access and user friendly features, Spain is keeping up with the Jones.

One thing for sure about the vice cops assigned to the police bureaus Special Investigations Divisions in the late 1970s, they were on the up-and-up. They were, in fact, so diligent in the pursuit of gambling, pornography and prostitution in the Rose City that the DAs office had to .

Two brothers are charged in an illegal gambling scheme.

A longtime collector for the mob's illegal video gambling racket in Chicago's western suburbs was sentenced Thursday to three years and four months in federal prison.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court has issued a stay preventing a proposed tribal casino in Allegan County from moving forward. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order Friday pending a potential review from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Those involved in the back-and-forth battle over the fate of the Seneca's Buffalo Creek Casino may be one step closer to a decision. Federal Judge William Skretny has cancelled a hearing scheduled for this Thursday and now says he'll rule by August 26th.

Quebec's gaming commission faces a potentially crippling payout as gambling addicts try to hold it responsible for downplaying the dangers of video lottery terminals.

Theres that scene in Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark in which the rumpled, tweedy and nerdily bespectacled Indiana switches from pure adrenaline to academia.

CORNER BROOK It may have been rainy during the sod turning over a year ago and again for the official opening Friday, but the Humberwood Addiction Treatment Centre will lead to many brighter days for its clients in the future.

Is compulsive buying an illness? If so, how can it be treated?

In their first forum together, the three candidates vying to replace Republican state Rep. Paul Loscocco took distinct positions Friday on allowing casino gambling in Massachusetts.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- State gambling regulators have approved a rescue for a financially troubled Pittsburgh casino project, but problems plaguing three other prospective casinos may be far more difficult to resolve.

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The seas in the west pacific became a lot more choppy on Tuesday as Jesuit priest Richard McGowan suspiciously sat on the fence in a hot-topic forum concerning legalized gambling.

HARRISBURG Representatives of Centaur Gaming spoke Thursday before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to reiterate Centaurs intention to build a harness racing track and slot-machine casino in Lawrence County.

The seas in the west pacific became a lot more choppy on Tuesday as Jesuit priest Richard McGowan suspiciously sat on the fence in a hot-topic forum concerning legalized gambling.

Player hits massive jackpot on symbolic day.

Newcastle police say couple found dead in flat were involved in web gambling and trading of counterfeit documents

Philippine child rights champion Child rights champion, Senator Jamby Madrigal has contested the right of CEZ's (Cagayan Economic Zone) Port Irene to [news/theheadlines/2008/7/29/the-philippines-takes-on-gambling.php|regulate its own gambling laws].

A bill in the United States to commission a comprehensive, independent study into online gambling will not come up for discussion before next month, at the earliest, after being put on the backburner along with various other pieces of legislation.

Olympics, Olympics, Olympics. but also news from the UK Gambling Commission, BetOnSprots case and Las Vegas, which is heading green. China Favorite to Top Olympic Medal Tally Who said the Olympics are only about the sport?

Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman floated a big trial balloon at this mornings Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority meeting.

TUSCALOOSA At first blush, it sounds cheesy: a motivational speaker.

Here's a look at Wednesday's sports in brief around the world.

JIM REEVES I know what Jerry Jones is thinking and, believe me, thats the really scary part of this whole deal. Being in Jerrys head is a little like stumbling into the Fun House at the State Fair of Texas. You never quite sure whats real and whats runaway imagination. This, however, is real (I think): Jerry is second-guessing himself about not upgrading his Dallas Cowboys at backup .

Despite some big concerns, Brad Johnson is a veteran who knows what it takes to win in the NFL.

Updates from the world of baseball, pro football, hockey, basketball, tennis and soccer. WASHINGTON (AP) - Major League Baseball is working out technical issues to start instant replay for boundary calls such as home runs, hoping to institute the system later this year.

Philippine child rights champion Child rights champion, Senator Jamby Madrigal has contested the right of CEZ's (Cagayan Economic Zone) Port Irene to [news/theheadlines/2008/7/29/the-philippines-takes-on-gambling.php|regulate its own gambling laws].

An investigation into a gambling ring in New York that already has cost one major league scout his job is expanding to include at least seven or eight others, writes ESPN.com's Mike Fish.

LONG POND, Pa. -- Carl Edwards won Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway, gambling with a pit strategy that he thought would cost him the victory.

Even as consumers face soaring energy costs, rising food prices and higher mortgages or rent, alcohol, cigarette and candy makers are all reporting healthy sales.

Problem gamblers are saying it is easy to sneak into casinos, even when they're not supposed to. According to the Herald, four out of five gamblers, part of a program to stop them from going to the casinos .

Terribles St. Jo Frontier Casino revenues were down 7 percent in July but management remains hopeful in a staggering economy. We have a good customer base, said Craig Travers, manager of the St. Joseph casino. We have a group that knows how to budget. Were remaining optimistic.

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Marco knew he was in trouble when the character he played in an online fantasy game began to infiltrate his dreams.

XBLA tie-in to Lionhead Studios' 360-exclusive RPG will open its doors next week.

The concept of having a virtual business presence remains a work in progress and there is an obvious incentive for companies not to screw it up. But they keep tripping over their own feet.

An investigation into a gambling ring in New York that already has cost one major league scout his job is expanding to include at least seven or eight others, writes ESPN.com's Mike Fish.

The Big Ten's investigation of two games involving an official with a history of financial troubles and casino gambling turned up no evidence to suggest the integrity of either 2007 game was compromised, the conference announced yesterday.

The 2008 Olympics have begun, and now that we've had a few days to digest the coverage, we've found the best (and worst) things about watching the games online and on your TV. Those of us stuck here.

Gory and bucolic all at once, cockfights have drawn crowds to small-time pits and full-blown arenas in towns around Louisiana for generations. By next week, they'll be against the law. Everywhere. On Friday, Louisiana will become the last state to outlaw the rooster fights, a move that cockfighting enthusiasts say marks the end of a rich rural tradition. "The culture, the custom of the .

VietNamNet Bridge The HCM City Department of Information and Communications has asked the Ministry of Information and Communications to reassess the contents of eight online games.

Giveaways, tournaments, and great deals will be found at the newly expanded Black Bear Casino and hotel all week as they celebrate the grand opening of the new facility. LeAnn Wallace joins us from the new facility.

Leading full service mobile gambling solutions provider Spin3*, powered by Microgaming, the world's largest online gaming software provider, has again partnered with the Fortune Lounge Group to provide the GameWire(TM) suite of mobile casino games to Platinum Play.

SHERMAN, Texas -- An unlicensed charter bus carrying a Vietnamese-American Catholic group on a pilgrimage to a religious festival blew an illegally treaded tire and skidded off a highway early Friday, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens, authorities said.

Online Gambling Insider, an independent news portal and player advocate, reviews some of the best online casino slot machine games launched this year. With Olympic Games fever running high, two games that celebrate the games catch the eye. ( Aug 8, 2008) Read the full story at http://www..com/releases/2008/08/1189074.htm

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The American Gaming Association spent $400,000 in the second quarter to lobby on Internet gambling regulations and other issues, according to an amended disclosure report.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Three men who helped promote the online gambling firm BetOnSports have pleaded guilty to federal charges. William Hernan Lenis, his son, Will Lenis, and nephew Manny Lenis entered the pleas Wednesday in St. Louis.

As things heat up in Atlantic City, you may no longer be cool enough to go there O n stage a few weeks ago at the Music Box Theater at the Borgata Hotel, Idina Menzel (star of Broadway's Rent and Wicked ) admitted having some anxiety about bringing her singing act to this seaside resort. A peasant dress she'd worn when performing in Manhattan the night before, Menzel said, didn't feel right .

Three men who helped promote the online gambling firm BetOnSports have pleaded guilty to federal charges.

What puzzles me about gambling addiction is that the gambler doesn't take any mind-altering chemical into his system. It isn't booze or pot or crystal meth that's at work. He's doing it to himself. And if you can choose to do something, can't you choose not to?

The Memphis Grizzlies signed restricted free-agent forward Josh Smith, of the Atlanta Hawks, to an offer sheet yesterday. Atlanta has 7 days to match the offer. Neither Wallace Prather, Smith's agent, nor the Grizzlies would give details and the Hawks declined to comment.

Touch-screen roulette machines rake in weekly average of 676 from losing Labrokes punters

HOPEWELL If theres one thing early American settlers liked more than a stiff drink, it was gambling and making babies. Ed Crews talked about the day to day activities often ignored by historians in a speech Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC -- As reported by Reuters: "Two U.S. lawmakers have urged the U.S. Justice Department to suspend its investigation of European Internet gambling companies for possible criminal violations that occurred before Congress passed a law in 2006 to crack down on online gambling.

CHEROKEE, North Carolina As reported by the Asheville Citizen-Times: "An electronic card game dealer and 11 gamblers are suspects in a cheating ring that took $286,000 from Harrah's Cherokee Casino, tribal gaming and police officials said today.

The September issue (on sale on August 10) of Kadokawa Shoten 's Newtype magazine will announce that Shinobu Kaitani 's One Outs baseball manga is being animated for television this October.

The Granite City Council on Tuesday continued its efforts to redevelop the downtown area by approving a resolution that, in part, would have the area redeveloped through the efforts of a tax increment financing counsel.

Touch-screen roulette machines rake in weekly average of 676 from losing Labrokes punters

The gambling scandal at the University of Toledo is back as another athlete has been charged in a point-shaving scheme. Former Rockets men's basketball player Sammy Villegas has been charged with one count of conspiracy to influence sporting contests by bribery.

Enterprise coach Barry Jones already looked exhausted, and Enterprise's team camp at Millard High School had only just begun.

Takings per machine rockets 18.2% as racing falls behind for first time in group's 122-year history

Business & money: Takings per machine rockets 18.2% as racing falls behind for first time in Ladbrokes' 122-year history

Nevada is a battleground state. A swing state. A purple state. On the roulette wheel this year, it's like the green double zero - neither red nor black. Above, Joe Heguy watches fellow competitors as he prepares for his event at the Reno Rodeo in Reno, Nev.

Three Florida men associated with the online gambling firm BetOnSports face sentencing in October after pleading guilty to federal charges.

SPRINGFIELD The Blagojevich administration is taking its push for a statewide construction proposal to the people.

The UK Gambling Commission regulates gambling and does so by keeping crime out of gambling, by ensuring that gambling is conducted fairly and openly, and by protecting children and vulnerable people from being harmed or exploited by gambling.

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SACRAMENTO, California -- As reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune: "The Sycuan band's decision to put off ratification of its new gambling agreement has saved the El Cajon tribe millions of dollars, but it may be about to backfire.

Representatives of local veteran groups this week urged the state House committee that regulates gambling to allow installation of video poker machines in their private clubs.

Casino Junkie blog: My curiousity was more than piqued when a couple of folks adding comments to a recent "Casino Junkie" blog suggested that legalized online poker in California was going to begin in June. I hadn't heard that and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

The casino portion of the Point Defiance Cafe & Casino has been shut down due to a 10-week court delay in ruling on an injunction to stop the Town of Ruston from collecting a gambling tax increase.

Groups backing sick days for workers and a gambling casino for Clinton County handed in their petitions Tuesday to place the issues on the November ballot.

Erie County has lost a court battle over the use of about $5.5 million in annual gambling revenue. Judge Michael E. Dunlavey ruled Monday that the restricted funds from Presque Isle Downs & Casino must be distributed for expenses directly related to the operation of the casino.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Welch pharmacist who admitted skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars a year from his business to feed his gambling habit will spend a year on home confinement. In April, Saad Kamil Deeb, 64, pleaded guilty to conducting illegal ba.

COLUMBUS Bars, restaurants and liquor stores were scheduled Monday to start a statewide lottery game that officials hoped would offset projected budget deficits.

Even when confronted with a weak economy and rising unemployment rates, gambling addiction continues to grow at an accelerated rate in the United States. To combat the problem, CARE FLORIDA has created an intensive 14 Day Compulsive Gambling Treatment Program.

The advantages of regulating online gambling grow by leap and bounds. And if it can be regulated, it can be taxed, right? In new attempts to reverse the UIGEA law banning online gambling, the US is excited about the prospects of collecting taxes on the huge sums of money spent on online gambling.

On July 2, the World Health Organization released a report that the United States leads the world in substance abuse.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News August 03, 2008 Aug. 3--If an Oregon psychiatrist has his way, excessive Internet surfing, text messaging and e-mailing would be considered a mental illness. And it would be one officially recognized and included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSMV), the psychoanalyst's bible.

This year, gambling is the best way to help save the lives of dogs and cats. Gainesville Pet Rescue will be holding its 13th annual Party for Pets benefit auction and casino night from 6 to 11:30 p.m. tonight at the Best Western Gateway Grand.

MANILA, PhilippinesSen. Jamby Madrigal has urged the Senate ways and means committee to look into the cyber gambling operations at the Cagayan Economic Zone (CEZ), which she said were inexplicably not covered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).

MANILA, PhilippinesSen. Jamby Madrigal has urged the Senate ways and means committee to look into the cyber gambling operations at the Cagayan Economic Zone (CEZ), which she said were inexplicably not covered by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor).

Online gaming company 888 Holdings said its second-quarter operating income rose 36 percent, helped by growth in casino gaming revenues, and its chief executive told Reuters the group is mulling takeovers.

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But the latest version of fishing just isnt the same. First they changed the word from fishing to phishing, then they took out the fun and finally they made it a criminally fraudulent process!

AccountancyAge.com, Accountancy Age , Friday 1 August 2008 at 07:26:00 Bookmaker William Hill has blasted the UK government for its 'flip-flopping' gambling policy Bookmaker William Hill has attacked the UK government's 'flip-flopping' gambling policy after recording an underlying 10% fall in first-half profits resulting from losing results at Euro 2008 and Royal Ascot. .

Comartin feels bid to legalize sports gambling in Canada might also help CFL survive

This week, two of the greatest players of all-time were paid to either leave town or stay home.

The advantages of regulating online gambling grow by leap and bounds. And if it can be regulated, it can be taxed, right? In new attempts to reverse the UIGEA law banning online gambling, the US is excited about the prospects of collecting taxes on the huge sums of money spent on online gambling.

PHOENIX The states soft economy is not resulting in more Arizonans wagering they can beat the odds by gambling their way to prosperity.

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BROOKLYN, N.Y. - One of the worst scandals in the history of professional sports came to a conclusion yesterday when former NBA referee Tim Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Carol B. Amon.

CAESARS WINDSOR The lowdown: Casino Windsor has undergone an expansion to coincide with its change this year to Caesars Windsor. The $400-million (Canadian) project consists of a 400-room hotel tower, a theater (the Colosseum) that can seat 5,000 people and 100,000 square feet of convention space.

Using a credit card reminds me of gambling in Las Vegas.

By MANUEL BAIGORRIWASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- The Internet is where we spend more and more of our time, but for a growing number of people, it is becoming an out-of-control habit rather than a necessary part of life.

WASHINGTON For a growing number of people, the Internet is an out-of-control habit instead of a necessary part of life.

Prosecutors say a reputed Gambino crime family captain has admitted running a Queens gambling ring that took in almost $10 million over two years in bets on college and professional sports.

Maybe it's just me, but the sports world these past few weeks has been incredibly depressing. Manny Ramirez is being his usual, self-important self, the NBA referee at the center of the gambling scandal is being sent to prison for 15 months and a Red Sox "fan" took an aluminum bat to a New York man on Cape Cod over Fourth of July weekend.

A look at some opinions and notes from around the Internet following the 15-month sentencehandeddown toformer NBA referee Tim Donaghy this week forgambling on NBA games and taking money for betting tips. Will Scott Foste.

NEW YORK (AP) Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to 15 months behind bars for a gambling scandal that still has the league on the defensive. U.S. District Judge Carol Amon sentenced Donaghy to prison time plus three years of supervised release, saying he'd let the sport down by taking thousands of .

This week: nightlife dinner and dessert, southern style. And I'm not talking about chicken-fried hog face and Rice Krispie Treats set to a moonlight bluegrass serenade.

SO, WHAT DOES it take to become a Hall of Famer? That depends on the sport and the generally accepted criteria, official or otherwise. Shifting values and opinions mean that the line - Who's in? Who's not? - is moving all the time.