http://dir.salon.com/topics/gambling/?source=rss&aim=gambling en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT By Jim Rich Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/24/underground_poker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/03/24/underground_poker/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss New details emerge of the apocalyptic showdown between Pope Benedict XVI and the former prime minister of Japan. By Cary Tennis Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/13/gambling_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2008/10/13/gambling_and_suicide/index.html?source=rss I barely know this guy, but he seems to be hinting at suicide. By Eliza Strickland Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/16/gambling_science/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/16/gambling_science/index.html?source=rss Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab. By King Kaufman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/daily/feature/2008/06/11/donaghy/index.html?source=rss 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 Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/sheldon_adelson/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/07/02/sheldon_adelson/index.html?source=rss All that cash the rest of the world is sending to China? Sheldon Adelson, the third-richest American, is recycling it. By Andrew Leonard Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/05/gambling_and_recessions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/05/05/gambling_and_recessions/index.html?source=rss Revenues are down, disproving the "gambling is recession proof" theory. But hotel rooms are up, up, up By Tim Shorrock Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/07/30/monday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2007/07/30/monday/index.html?source=rss NBA ref scandal, Michael Vick, dope-crazy Tour de France. That'll teach this column to leave the keyboard for a month. By Ted McClelland Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/19/preakness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/05/19/preakness/index.html?source=rss 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 Dan Brekke Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/22/stardust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/03/22/stardust/index.html?source=rss 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. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/21/thursday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/12/21/thursday/index.html?source=rss The Pittsburgh Penguins fiasco: Another bad day for the NHL. Plus: NFL Week 16, Part 1. Farewell for Favre? Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/10/friday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/col/kaufman/2006/02/10/friday/index.html?source=rss Forget pompous Opening Ceremonies. First scandal, starring Gretzky, is real Olympic kickoff. Plus: Michaels traded for bunny. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/03/29/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2005/03/29/tuesday/index.html?source=rss 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? By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/16/iem2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/08/16/iem2/index.html?source=rss 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 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/29/iowa_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2004/06/29/iowa_market/index.html?source=rss Salon's reporter puts his own money on the line, betting that an Iowa futures market holds the key to the White House. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/01/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2004/01/06/tuesday/index.html?source=rss Pete Rose: Now he says he did bet on baseball, but being Charlie Hustle means never having to say you're sorry. By Christopher Stewart Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/21/shooting_for_cash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2003/08/21/shooting_for_cash/index.html?source=rss A new wave of gaming sites reward shooters with cash. Gambling regulators are not amused. By Joan Walsh Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/05/09/bennett/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2003/05/09/bennett/index.html?source=rss 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 Heather Havrilesky Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/04/08/lucky/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2003/04/08/lucky/index.html?source=rss FX's new dark comedy "Lucky" follows a hipster Vegas gambler as he wallows in the low life. Don't bet on it. By King Kaufman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/12/12/pete_rose/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/12/12/pete_rose/index.html?source=rss Pete Rose is unrepentant and unapologetic, but so what? He's done his time -- and forgiveness is the American way. By Farhad Manjoo Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/05/gambling/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/10/05/gambling/index.html?source=rss Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling. By King Kaufman Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/08/21/arlington/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/sports/col/kaufman/2002/08/21/arlington/index.html?source=rss 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 Stephen Elliott Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/02/poker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/05/02/poker/index.html?source=rss In the world of virtual Texas hold 'em, the money is real and so is the addiction. By Kristy Siegfried Tue, 24 Mar 2009 03:03:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/10/cardsharks/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/01/10/cardsharks/index.html?source=rss In California, betting to win can be a buttoned-down, corporate slog through the salary-man trenches.