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Chuck Todd Chickens Out
on Goatee Bet 

Dodger-loving reporter donates to charity rather than shaving

Politico Politico Oct 23, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chuck Todd isn’t shaving off his goatee, despite having lost a baseball bet to Jake Tapper. The NBC talking head has taken the coward’s way out and will donate to charity instead. Todd was supposed to shed his trademark goatee if the Dodgers lost the NLCS; had they... More »

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gambling • betting • feud • NBC News • sports betting • NLCS • baseball • ABC News • Robert Gibbs • beard • facial hair • Chuck Todd • Jake Tapper

 Vagrants Find 'Home' in 
 Tunnels Under Vegas Casinos 

Tunnel dwellers trade danger of drowning for a little comfort

Sun (UK) Sun (UK) Sep 24, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flood tunnels beneath the casinos of Las Vegas seem an unlikely place to call home. But that’s exactly what they are to an estimated 700, including some who’ve built surprisingly elaborate makeshift dwellings in the 350-plus miles under the city. The Sun describes the “home” of couple... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • flood • casino • homeless • tunnels

Analysis

 Expanded Gambling 
 Won't Be a Windfall: Silver 


Esquire Esquire Sep 21, 09 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - The many states hoping gambling will revive their troubled budgets are in for an unpleasant surprise, writes Nate Silver for Esquire. Gambling is supposed to be recession-proof, but that hasn’t been the case this time. "The year 2008 was the first time in history that total casino gaming... More »

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California • taxes • gambling • Las Vegas • Pennsylvania • casino • Delaware • Nevada • Nate Silver • state budgets

 Penny Slots Bring In Big Bucks 


USA Today USA Today Aug 31, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Casinos are making big bank off the tiniest—and oft-most derided—denomination, USA Today reports. Gambling outfits have added penny slots at an amazing rate—in the last 2 years, Nevada has removed 12,000 more costly machines to make room for 7,000 penny slots—and the move... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • recession • casino • Missouri • Nevada • slot machines • gamblers • penny slots

Tennis Cops Warn Players About US Open Tweeting

Using Twitter during matches could be 'inside information,' violate corruption rules

Associated Press Associated Press Aug 28, 09 9:00 PM CDT
(AP) - Tennis authorities are telling participants in the US Open, which begins Monday, to watch their tweeting. Signs are posted in the players' lounge, locker rooms and referee's office at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with the header: "Important. Player Notice. Twitter Warning." The signs, written... More »

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social networking • gambling • tennis • corruption • US Open Tennis • Twitter • USTA • inside information

Court Ruling Scuttles Del. Sports Gambling Plans

Grandfather clause doesn't apply to single-game expansion: judges

News Journal (Del.) Aug 24, 09 4:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A federal court quashed Delaware’s bid to legalize single-game sports betting today, ruling that the gambling expansion violated a 1992 federal law, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. State lawyers had argued Delaware was exempt from the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act under a grandfather clause, but a... More »

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sports • gambling • US Appeals court • casino • Delaware • revenue • sports betting

OPINION

 Time to Fold Online Poker Ban 


Washington Post Washington Post Aug 15, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - The government's online poker ban isn't just hypocritical—given that state lotteries are "the nation's most aggressive promoters of gambling"—it's unfairly slandering a sport that requires great skill by labeling it mere gambling, George F. Will writes in the Washington Post. Professional poker player Howard Lederer—known... More »

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Internet • gambling • poker • lottery • Internet gambling • online casinos

 States Lose Shirts 
 as Gamblers Cut Back 


Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Aug 10, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Every state but Utah and Hawaii allows some form of legal gambling, and most have come to rely on it as a growing source of revenue. Unfortunately, a lot fewer people are hitting the slots or buying lotto tickets these days, the Wall Street Journal reports. Commercial casinos produced... More »

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gambling • casino • lottery • state budgets • budget crisis

 MLB Chief 
 Weighs Pardon 
 for Pete Rose 

Aaron, others want disgraced player in Hall of Fame

New York Daily News New York Daily News Jul 27, 09 1:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pete Rose may yet have a shot at baseball’s Hall of Fame: Commissioner Bud Selig is weighing ending Rose’s lifetime ban for gambling on the sport, the New York Daily News reports. Hank Aaron, whose opinion counts heavily with Selig, told reporters over the weekend he’d like... More »

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MLB • Bud Selig • gambling • Hank Aaron • Cooperstown • Pete Rose • Baseball Hall of Fame • ban • baseball

19 Men Busted in
Canary Fight Ring


WFSB WFSB Jul 27, 09 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police busted 19 men suspected of operating a canary fight ring in Connecticut, reports WFSB TV. Some 150 canaries and saffron finches were confiscated in Shelton. “There were 100 canaries fighting, and they were betting on them 'til they were dead. It’s absolutely shocking,” said a neighbor.... More »

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crime • police • gambling • birds • Connecticut • cockfighting • roosters • canaries

Russia Bans Gambling as Mega-Casinos
Crap Out

Planned mini-Vegases stall in financial crisis

Independent (UK) Independent (UK) Jun 17, 09 9:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Gambling has played a major role in Russian life since 1989, with high-rolling casinos—more than 30 in Moscow alone—echoing the cowboy capitalism of the post-Soviet years. But July 1, Russia is shutting down all gaming and slot machine halls, confining gambling to four Vegas-style zones across the country.... More »

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Russia • gambling • casino • Mafia • slot machines • financial crisis

Gambling NBA Ref Gets Early Release After Mob Beating


Tampa Tribune Tampa Tribune Jun 11, 09 1:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The NBA ref imprisoned for betting on games will finish his 15-month sentence in a halfway house, the Tampa Tribune reports; he’ll be released Wednesday. A press release from a “prisoner advocacy group” said Donaghy is being sprung early because he “was injured during an assault in... More »

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NBA • prison • gambling • mob • Mafia • Tim Donaghy • halfway house

 Feds Freeze Online 
 Poker Players' Winnings 

Prosecutors deal blow to gamblers as crackdown begins

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Jun 10, 09 7:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Federal authorities have seized or frozen bank accounts holding $34 million belonging to online poker players in what appears to be the start of a crackdown, the Wall Street Journal reports. The accounts are managed by a company that handles payments for several popular online poker sites, and the cash... More »

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Internet • gambling • poker • online betting

Terminally Ill Man Picks a Winner: Himself

At 50-1 odds, British cancer patient has won $16K betting he'll live

BBC BBC Jun 1, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A terminally ill British man collected about $8,200 today after betting he’d stay alive, the BBC reports. After being diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in 2006 and told he had just months left, 59-year-old Jon Matthews made £100 bets he’d stick around until June 1, 2008, and... More »

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cancer • gambling • betting • asbestos • Britain • Jon Matthews

Grandma Beats House
With Record 154 Rolls


Time Time May 29, 09 12:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patricia Demauro didn’t know how to play craps. She came to the table in Atlantic City with $100. But when the dice came to her, beginner’s luck paid off. The New Jersey grandmother threw, and threw, and threw. Over four hours and 18 minutes, she threw the dice... More »

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gambling • odds • Vegas odds • craps

 Del. Moves to 
 Legalize Sports Betting 


News Journal (Del.) May 13, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Delaware State Senate has approved a bill legalizing sports betting and allowing casinos to operate table games like roulette, the News Journal of Wilmington reports. The governor, seeking to close a gaping budget gap, will sign the bill this week. The measure sailed through the senate after a... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • legislation • casino • legalization • Delaware • sports betting • state senate • craps • Jay-ZTV • roulette • Jack Markell


 Scientists 
 Bet There's 
 a Gambling 
 Gene 

Study suggests genetics behind taking money risks

Daily Telegraph (UK) Daily Telegraph (UK) May 6, 09 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Genetics might be behind your betting habits, researchers have found. People with a “short” type of a certain gene were more likely to take risks than those with the “long” type, the Daily Telegraph reports. In a study, 30 volunteers were, for example, given cash and allowed to... More »

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London • science • gambling • investment • genetic research • risk-taking

UK Minister Denies He Bet Governing Party Would Falter

Lord West got 66-1 odds on Labour defeat

Times (UK) Times (UK) Apr 27, 09 2:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Lord Alan West, the UK’s colorful security minister, today denied he’d bet on the Labour party’s defeat in the next election, the Times of London reports. The Telegraph yesterday alleged that West placed the bet when Gordon Brown succeeded Tony Blair as prime minister, grabbing 66-1 odds.... More »

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United Kingdom • gambling • Gordon Brown • Labour • Britain • ABBA • Lord West

UPDATED

 Gun, Restraints Found in 
 Craigslist Suspect's Home 


New York Times New York Times Apr 21, 09 2:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - A search of the home of alleged Craigslist killer Philip Markoff turned up a handgun, ammunition, and plastic restraints, the New York Times reports. Boston police believe the ties are identical to ones used in two hotel robbery/assaults that left one woman dead by gunshot last week. Markoff pleaded not... More »

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Boston • gambling • Massachusetts • handgun • murder charges • Julissa Brisman • Philip Markoff • Craigslist killer • restraints • Foxwoods

 Casinos Score Big With 1¢ Slots 


Associated Press Associated Press Apr 19, 09 5:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Penny-pinching gamblers are flocking to casinos for a cheaper bet these days: penny slots. The machines enable them to play longer with the same amount of cash, and, thanks to modern paper payouts, no longer burden them with noisy bucket-loads of coins. Casinos don't mind the games, either. "... More »

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gambling • casino • Missouri • slot machines

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