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  • July 2008

    • Parkinson's Drugs Trigger Compulsive Behavior

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jul 14, 08 1:14 PM CDT

      Parkinson's Drugs Trigger Compulsive Behavior

      Drugs for Parkinson's disease can be enormously beneficial, relieving patients' tremors and rigid muscles. But some patients are now complaining of an unusual side effect—extreme compulsive behavior. One woman began taking Mirapex to combat symptoms and suddenly found herself with a $200-a-day scratch-off lottery ticket habit, reports the Chicago Tribune . More »

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      gambling  • prescription drugs  • addiction  • Parkinson's disease  • dopamine  • Mirapex

    • The Games Candidates Play, Casino Edition

      newser  |  Time  |  Jul 3, 08 1:16 PM CDT

      The Games Candidates Play, Casino Edition

      The presidential contenders are both gambling men, and long ago picked poisons—flashy craps for McCain, backroom poker for Obama—that reflect strikingly different competitive natures. McCain, whom aides recently had to drag from the tables, loves the “thrill seeker’s” game, Time notes: He heartily plays for thousands at a time—fitting what one ex-aide called a passion to “take a chance, play against the odds.” More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Illinois  • gambling  • poker

  • June 2008

    • Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 12:53 PM CDT

      Donaghy Fights NBA's $1.4M Bill

      A lawyer for Tim Donaghy, the NBA referee who bet on games he officiated, has accused the NBA of going after his client in retaliation for statements that detracted from the NBA Finals, AP reports. "The message from the NBA is quite clear: If you cooperate in a federal investigation against the organization, we will take you out," John Lauro writes in asking the court to reassess the $1.4 million his client has been asked to pay in restitution. More »

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      NBA  • lawsuit  • gambling  • David Stern  • Tim Donaghy  • referee  • game fixing

    • Fantasy Sports Ruling: Bet on Hypocrisy

      newser  |  Reason Magazine  |  Jun 4, 08 9:39 PM CDT

      Fantasy Sports Ruling: Bet on Hypocrisy

      Fantasy sports are A-OK with the Supreme Court and the US government—even though they’re essentially thinly disguised gambling games, writes Jacob Sullum of Reason Online. Many leagues openly include an entrance fee and a cash prize—which seems an awful lot like sports betting. But it’s not, the government insists, driving home how arbitrary gambling laws really are. More »

  • May 2008

    • Barkley Pays Up, But It's Not Over Yet

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 21, 08 11:44 AM CDT

      Barkley Pays Up, But It's Not Over Yet

      Former NBA great Charles Barkley has paid off his $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas casino, but he's still got a charge left to settle: the district attorney's office is levying a $40,000 processing fee. Barkley says he hadn't known about the extra charge, but plans to "make restitution on that promptly," AP reports. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • gambling  • district attorney  • Wynn Las Vegas  • Charles Barkley

    • Barkley Gambling Debt: $400K

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 15, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      Barkley Gambling Debt: $400K

      Charles Barkley admitted today that he owes a Las Vegas casino $400,000 and promised to pay up quickly, the AP reports. The former NBA star fessed up after the Wynn Las Vegas casino filed a complaint and the local DA threatened felony charges. "I'm not broke, and I'm going to take care of it," said Barkley, who blamed the big debt on a bad Super Bowl bet. More »

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      NBA  • gambling  • Las Vegas Strip  • Charles Barkley

    • Even Vegas Is Down on Its Luck

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 6, 08 8:46 AM CDT

      Even Vegas Is Down on Its Luck

      Tougher times are starting hit the Sunset Strip, the New York Times reports. Las Vegas has been mostly immune to downturns in decades past, but this time the gambling mecca is feeling the pinch as consumers tighten their belts. Hundreds of casino workers have already been laid off, and a long downturn could mean a glut of hotel rooms as boom-time projects are completed. More »

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      recession  • Las Vegas  • gambling  • casino  • downturn

  • April 2008

    • Macau Casinos Double Vegas' Take

      newser  |  MarketWatch  |  Apr 21, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      Macau Casinos Double Vegas' Take

      If you thought Las Vegas was gambling’s capital city, think again. Casinos in Macau didn’t just beat Nevada’s finest this quarter, they lapped them. Macau’s gambling revenues jumped 62% from a year ago, doubling Vegas’ take over that stretch—though the casinos, which can't lend money directly to gamblers, have to split some of the take with middlemen, MarketWatch reports. More »

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      China  • gambling  • casino  • Steve Wynn  • Macao

    • Study Links Sex and Gambling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 7:46 AM CDT

      Study Links Sex and Gambling

      Taking risks with money lights up the same parts of the brain as sexual arousal, a "neuroeconomics" study has found. Men shown sexy pictures gambled more daringly than those shown scary pictures—spiders and snakes—or neutral pictures, reports the AP. The study of 15 heterosexual Stanford students focused on the nucleus accumbens, which sits near the base of the brain and plays a central role in the experience of pleasure. More »

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      evolution  • gambling  • brain  • neurology  • scientific research  • risky trading

  • March 2008
  • February 2008

    • Italian Tennis Player Punished for Gambling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Feb 18, 08 10:18 PM CST

      Italian Tennis Player Punished for Gambling

      Italian tennis player Giorgio Galimberti was found guilty of betting on tennis matches during a period dating from June 2003 to January 2006; Tour officials did not specify whether or not he ever bet on his own matches. “The ATP's Tennis Anti Corruption Program… unambiguously states that gambling on any form of tennis matches will not be tolerated,” said an ATP official, reports the Associated Press. More »

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      tennis  • corruption  • gambling  • Nikolay Davydenko  • ATP

    • Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      newser  |  Breitbart  |  Feb 18, 08 2:55 AM CST

      Airbus Talks Mile-High Casinos

      A plane flight could soon be a big gamble. Airbus is considering turning some of its super-jumbo jets into airborne casinos, Breitbart reports. The hulking A380 passenger plane is the world's largest, boasting 50% more floor space than Boeing's 747. That's the kind of space that's needed for a mile-high casino, which Airbus says could premiere as soon as 2012. More »

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      China  • Las Vegas  • Boeing  • Airbus  • gambling  • Hong Kong  • casino  • Airbus A380  • Singapore Airlines  • Boeing 747

  • January 2008

    • No Dice for Smoking Gamblers

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 1, 08 9:12 AM CST

      No Dice for Smoking Gamblers

      The brand-new ban on indoor smoking in Illinois is expected to hit the state's nine casinos hard, the Chicago Tribune reports. Plenty of gamblers like a smoke, and along the Mississippi River, all they'll need to do is cross into Missouri or Iowa to enjoy one. "No smoking and I'm gone elsewhere," said one gambler.  "Gambling and smoking—they just go together." More »

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      smoking  • Illinois  • gambling  • casino  • smoking ban

  • December 2007

    • Suspected Mob Gambling Ring Smashed

      newser  |  Star-Ledger  |  Dec 19, 07 3:56 AM CST

      Suspected Mob Gambling Ring Smashed

      New Jersey officials have nabbed a cadre of suspected mob bosses to bust up a sophisticated $2.2 billion gambling ring, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Others among more than two dozen arrested included a prison officer and a Bloods gangster, said to be part of an "alarming alliance" between the Mafia and Bloods that smuggled drugs and phones to inmates in a Jersey prison. More »

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      crime  • prison  • New Jersey  • gambling  • organized crime  • Mafia

    • Grannie's Slot Machines Get Hip

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 10, 07 8:47 PM CST

      Grannie's Slot Machines Get Hip

      After years of catering to the little old lady crowd, slot machine manufacturers are reaching out to the video game generation with a line of skill-based games, the New York Times reports. “We need to appeal to new buckets of players, or we’ll die,” said one slot exec. New machines will sport joysticks, multiplayer modes, and advanced graphics. More »

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      Las Vegas  • gambling  • casino

  • November 2007

    • A New Window Into BlackSox Scandal Opens

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Nov 26, 07 4:13 AM CST

      A New Window Into BlackSox Scandal Opens

      A previously unseen series of documents related to the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which players were accused of plotting to fix the World Series, goes up for auction this week, reports the Chicago Tribune . The papers, appearing to date from the criminal trial of eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned from baseball, have historians excited, with one saying, "this could be a treasure trove." More »

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      MLB  • baseball  • Chicago White Sox  • gambling  • Baseball Hall of Fame

    • Atlantic City Takes on Las Vegas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Nov 20, 07 4:11 PM CST

      Atlantic City Takes on Las Vegas

      Atlantic City is about to get a $9 billion makeover, with four companies slated to build  as many new mega-casinos by 2012. The luxury resorts constitute the biggest burst of investment in the city since the start of casino gambling in 1978, the AP reports. As Atlantic City bids to compete with Las Vegas as a luxury travel destination, many older casinos are planning expansions to keep pace. More »

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      gambling  • architecture  • casino  • investments  • Atlantic City

  • October 2007

    • Commish: Refs Violated Casino Ban, But Won't Be Punished

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 26, 07 1:14 AM CDT

      Commish: Refs Violated Casino Ban, But Won't Be Punished

      Despite violating the NBA's stringent gambling rules, over half of the league's referees will not be punished, announced commissioner David Stern. The current rules forbid all gambling, an overly strict policy that has been improperly enforced, according to Stern; among other changes, he is likely to allow non-sports-related wagers in casinos. More »

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      basketball  • NBA  • gambling  • casino  • David Stern  • Tim Donaghy  • referees

    • Tennis Investigates 150 Suspect Matches

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Oct 11, 07 10:35 PM CDT

      Tennis Investigates 150 Suspect Matches

      The Association of Tennis Professionals has launched an inquiry into 150 matches, identified on a list submitted to it, as possibly influenced by gambling. The author of the list is unknown. The game has come under a cloud of suspicion since a betting site uncovered irregular gambling patterns on an August match in which world #4 Nikolay Davydenko eventually withdrew due to injury. More »

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      tennis  • corruption  • gambling  • Nikolay Davydenko  • ATP

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