Games for Money

Normally I’m not one to bet on sports. There’s just too much to go wrong.
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OK, that was funny, wasn’t it?
The Superbowl, now, that’s a different matter. But I digress.
The NBA finals are now going to game 7. And I thought this might be a good place to discuss a little point spread [...]

Poker has become so popular that there are actually tournaments offering college scholarships to those who play. There is actually a College Poker Championship.
I really don’t think people under 21 need any more encouragement to play than the heavily edited displays of people winning millions of dollars in highstakes poker on TV.
What I find [...]

Besides the continuous shuffle machine, gambling companies are coming up with all sorts of new ways to screw with you at the blackjack table.
And I’m not even including the blackjack variants like Extreme 21 or Easy as 1-2-3.
I’m talking about the shuffle machines. And the card shoes.
Vending Data Corporation has their miserable new machine [...]

I’m not one for the Wall Street version of gambling, but even so I’m surprised I missed the IPO of the World Poker Tour (quote) last August. I’m sensing a beginning of a downtrend in poker, so I’m wondering if there is any value to the stock. However, they did beta-release their online [...]