Tricks and Tips for those Games of Chance and Rare Skill – Poker, Blackjack, etc.

Former state Rep. Mark McNaughton has opposed gambling in Philadelphia but it was recently reported that he won several thousand dollars but never reported it to state ethic forms. He did report it to tax officials but some think he’s a hypocrite. McNaughton said he didn’t report his gambling winnings on the ethics disclosure statement [...]

Gambling on sports wasn’t something you talked about in the open because it seemed sort of sleazy. Now it has gone mainstream and brings in $400 billion dollars annually. One of the reasons could be that you can bet anywhere because of the internet. You no longer have to travel out of state to hit [...]

Theresa Marie Ford, 43, has gotten just 6 months in jail for stealing to support her gambling habit. She worked in the Dakota County Jail as an accountant clerk and was supposed to deposit money from prisoners into bank accounts, but she instead pocketed nearly $120,000 over time. She has been ordered to pay back [...]

A couple who recently buried their 4 year old son who lost his battle with cancer just won 4 million dollars after taking a quick stop at a casino. The family says that they feel like little Jake sent this miracle to them so that they could help other families who are struggling with the [...]

What happens to your gambling debt after you die? Don’t believe that it disappears because your no longer here. People like to be paid and will go after your family to get what you owe them. Here is one very sad letter from a new widow who didn’t know what was waiting for her after [...]

Casino owners have been feeling the heat as they have lost millions due to a smoking ban that instated by Canadian province of Ontario back in May 2006. While the casinos have lost roughly 10 percent of their revenue, critics say that all they have to do is have better marketing and come up with [...]

The Sands casino in Atlantic City has been open for 26 years but now the newest owners of the aging building wants to rip it down and build a bigger casino and hotel, although some feel that there is nothing wrong with The Sands as it stands now. The old casino will be closing on [...]

Adults in the UK become addicted every day from gambling but kids are especially susceptible to slot machines. Officials believe that slot machines is the first step to addiction for kids. After that they usually get into the bigger games like blackjack and poker.

Alejandro Barajas started gambling as a teenager and that road took him to a man without a family living on the streets. His story is one that is not mentioned often enough in connection with gambling.

President Bush signed the new bill that keeps banks and other financial institutions from sending payments to US players and now online gambling sites are trying to find ways around the law. If they don’t these websites stand to lose billions every year because most people won’t play if they can’t cash out their winnings.