Inside New York's underground poker scene, where no one thinks about the recession, or their rent money, when there's a good hand to be played.
By Jim Rich Mar 24, 2009
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New details emerge of the apocalyptic showdown between Pope Benedict XVI and the former prime minister of Japan.
By Andrew Leonard
January 16, 2009
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I barely know this guy, but he seems to be hinting at suicide.
By Cary Tennis
October 13, 2008
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Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab.
By Eliza Strickland
June 16, 2008
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It's a big problem for the NBA that disgraced ex-ref Tim Donaghy's allegations of rigged games in the '02 and '05 playoffs ring true.
By King Kaufman
June 11, 2008
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All that cash the rest of the world is sending to China? Sheldon Adelson, the third-richest American, is recycling it.
By Andrew Leonard
July 2, 2008
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Revenues are down, disproving the "gambling is recession proof" theory. But hotel rooms are up, up, up
By Andrew Leonard
May 5, 2008
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Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials.
By Tim Shorrock
August 29, 2007
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NBA ref scandal, Michael Vick, dope-crazy Tour de France. That'll teach this column to leave the keyboard for a month.
July 30, 2007
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Playing the ponies is a mug's game. But the unglamorous Preakness is the best betting race in the Triple Crown. Here's how a nit like me plans to make a killing.
By Ted McClelland
May 19, 2007
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Las Vegas, it seems, can never offer enough glam, glitz and gambling. But what goes up in this perpetual boom town must always come crashing down.
By Dan Brekke
March 22, 2007
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The Pittsburgh Penguins fiasco: Another bad day for the NHL. Plus: NFL Week 16, Part 1. Farewell for Favre?
December 21, 2006
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Forget pompous Opening Ceremonies. First scandal, starring Gretzky, is real Olympic kickoff. Plus: Michaels traded for bunny.
February 10, 2006
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A match-fixing scandal centering on referees has stunned German soccer. That sort of thing has never happened in the U.S. Why not? And could it?
March 29, 2005
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No bounce for the Democratic candidate in the Iowa Electronic Markets. So what do the gamblers know that the rest of the country doesn't?
By Farhad Manjoo
August 16, 2004
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Salon's reporter puts his own money on the line, betting that an Iowa futures market holds the key to the White House.
By Farhad Manjoo
June 29, 2004
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Pete Rose: Now he says he did bet on baseball, but being Charlie Hustle means never having to say you're sorry.
January 6, 2004
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A new wave of gaming sites reward shooters with cash. Gambling regulators are not amused.
By Christopher Stewart
August 21, 2003
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If William Bennett wants to gamble, fine. But he and his fellow clay-footed morality scolds should let the rest of us enjoy our harmless vices.
By Joan Walsh
May 9, 2003
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FX's new dark comedy "Lucky" follows a hipster Vegas gambler as he wallows in the low life. Don't bet on it.
By Heather Havrilesky
April 8, 2003
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Pete Rose is unrepentant and unapologetic, but so what? He's done his time -- and forgiveness is the American way.
By King Kaufman
December 12, 2002
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Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling.
By Farhad Manjoo
October 5, 2002
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Arlington Park's owner rebuilt it after it burned, only to shut it down. Now the gleaming racetrack is bringing the Breeders' Cup to the Midwest.
By King Kaufman
August 21, 2002
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In the world of virtual Texas hold 'em, the money is real and so is the addiction.
By Stephen Elliott
May 2, 2002
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In California, betting to win can be a buttoned-down, corporate slog through the salary-man trenches.
By Kristy Siegfried
January 10, 2002
A city awash in cards
"And the Lord said, 'Let there be Mahjong tiles'"
Gambling debts and talk of ending it all: Should I intervene?
Gambling with science
Lakers beat Celtics: Was the fix in again?
Hurricane recovery, Republican-style
Why I love the Preakness
Stardust memories
King Kaufman's Sports Daily
Pork bellies or the presidency: The market will choose
Fragging for fun and dollars
Mr. Virtue craps out
Out of luck
Betting on Uncle Sam
Swimming with the online card sharks
Gamblers Inc.
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