Gambling

Son of a Gambler's Guide to Holiday Books

Don McNay | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business

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Don McNay

It's a lesson to me, the ablers and the beggars and the thieves -The Grateful Dead If you read my book, Son of a Son of a Gambler, you'll know that...

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Thanksgiving and People On The Wrong Side Of The Economic Table

Don McNay | Posted 11.24.2008 | Business

Read More: Casinos, Gambling, Lottery, Homelessness, Charity, Wall Street, States, Lottery Winner, Investment Options, Stock Market, Thanksgiving, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Personal Finance, Economy, Business News
Don McNay

When I passed the stockbroker's test many years ago, I called my father and asked, "Why is futures trading legal but betting on the Bengals illegal?" There is no logical answer.

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The Most Accurate Election Forecast? Hardcore Gamblers

Keith Thomson | Posted 11.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Internet Gambling, Gambling, 2008 Election, Voting, Election Forecast, Betfair, Election Gambling, Gamblers, Election Betting, Gambling Election, Election Results Forecast, Betting Election, Politics News
Keith Thomson

British bookmaking site Betfair had all 50 states right in 2004. As did rival site Intrade. As one gambler told me, "A pollster can still bill for an inaccurate poll. Bookmakers must make an accurate line or they lose -- period."

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Multiple McCain

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, Naval Academy, John McCain, Jeremiah Wright, Presidential Debates, Great Depression, Sarah Palin, 2008 Presidential Race, Annapolis, Mccain Multiple Homes, Barack Obama, Politics News
Michael B. Laskoff

The problem isn't that we know too little about John McCain; it's that we've got so many versions of the guy to choose from.

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Curbing the Wall Street Addiction

Stephen H. Dinan | Posted 10.15.2008 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Wall Street Crisis, Speculation, Insiders, Economic Crisis, Addiction, Daytraders, Stock Market, Excess Profit, Stet, Business News
Stephen H. Dinan

While most of the financial world prays that the market has bottomed, another kind of bottoming out is necessary. And that is our own co-dependence with the addict that Wall Street has become.

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Friday Talking Points [51] -- Some Positivity

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

While we're all waiting for someone to leak the Palin Troopergate Report (which is reminiscent of waiting for "Fitzmas" during the whole Scooter Libby...

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McCain's Tax Returns Hide Gambling

Martha Miller | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Gambling, John McCain, McCain Gambling, Mccain, Tax Returns, Taxes, Federal Income Tax, Irs, Election 2008, Mccain Taxes Hide Gambling, Mccain Taxes Gambling, Mccain Tax, Mccain Gambling Taxes, McCain Tax Returns, Home News
Martha Miller

The real purpose of McCain omitting his gambling winnings is so that people would not know how much he gambled. If he won $200,000 playing craps in Las Vegas, it would make a difference in the way voters viewed his suitability as a presidential candidate.

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McCain And The Times Are Both Gamblers

Mark Evitt | Posted 10.02.2008 | Home

Read More: Gambling, New York Times, Indian Reservations, John McCain, Home News
Mark Evitt

There's no question the Times' gambling story is damaging. It tells how McCain gleefully investigated rivals during the probe into lobbyist Jack Abramoff's dealings with American Indian tribes.

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McCain the Gambler: Voters Are Beginning to See Which Choice for President is Really "Risky"

Robert Creamer | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, Social Security, John McCain, Privatization, Sarah Palin, Iraq War, Commander-in-Chief. Financial Bailout, Barack Obama, 2008 Presidential Election, McCain Risky, 2008 Election, McCain Gambling, Politics News
Robert Creamer

The Republicans have gone to great lengths trying to convince the voters that Obama is "risky". A stark reality has stood in their way: if you like taking risks, John McCain's your guy.

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The Gambler

Gary Marcus | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, John McCain, Presidential Election 2008, Keating Five, Sarah Palin, Politics News
Gary Marcus

Is a reckless gambler who may have lost a step really the sort of person we need as the next President of the United States.

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O Craps

Ari Rabin-Havt | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics

Read More: William Bennett, Gambling, John McCain, John McCain Craps, John McCain 2008, Mccain Gambling Industry, McCain Gambling, Politics News
Ari Rabin-Havt

John McCain is pure aggression, which will only take you so far at the poker table. You might win a few hands when opponents fold, but eventually you are going to run into a big hand and bluff it all away.

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Jed Lewison

The McCain Gambling Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, Lobbyist, Craps, John McCain, Las Vegas, Politics News

Two really quick thoughts on the NYT article about McCain and gambling. (1) Wes Gullett, one of the key lobbyists in the article, is an old gambling b...

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John McCain's Gambling Comes Home To Roost

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 09.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Gambling, Jo Becker, John McCain, Media, Wes Gullett, Don Van Natta Jr, The New York Times, Media News
Stephen C. Rose

By Stephen C. Rose In July, I published Is John McCain's Gambling A Problem?, which concluded: The MSM have gone far enough to identify the McCain ...

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Jed Lewison

McCain On His Debate Drama: "I Am A Betting Man"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jed Lewison | Posted 09.25.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, Video, John McCain, Craps, Bailout, Crisis, Betting, Politics News

If you got the sense that John McCain's personal debate drama reflected his love for gambling (his game of choice is craps)...well, you were right, at...

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A plague on the Wall Street casinos

Diane Francis | Posted 09.16.2008 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Iraq War, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve, Mccain, Obama, Credit Crisis, Keith Olbermann, Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy, Alan Greenspan, Credit Markets, Democrats, Eliot Spitzer, Republicans, Business News
Diane Francis

America's biggest substance abuse problem is money. Like a crack addict in charge of the drug squad, Washington did little to nothing to control the a...

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McCain's Mostly Ignored Gambling Problem

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 08.18.2008 | Home

Read More: Addiction, Gambling, John McCain, Compulsive Gambling, Mccain, Msm Silence, Craps, Home News
Stephen C. Rose

Today the Internets are rife with speculation about whether McCain heard the questions Rick Warren asked Obama. Probably not. But McCain is a gambler, an inveterate shooter of craps, and you can't trust a craps player.

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Crooked NBA Ref Gets 15 Months In Prison

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 07.29.2008 | Home

Read More: Sports, Gambling, Nba, Tim Donaghy, Home News

NEW YORK — Disgraced ex-NBA official Tim Donaghy admitted that he'd brought shame on his profession Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to ...

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My Lottery in Life: Pat Sajak and Adventures in Gambling

Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 07.22.2008 | Living

Read More: Gambling, Wheel of Fortune, Game Shows, Newsstand, Lottery, New Jersey, Lottery Winner, Pat Sajak, Lottery Tickets, Vanna White, Lotto, The Full Life, Living News
Joel Schwartzberg

I'm not one to normally buy lottery tickets. I've bought fewer than 25 in my lifetime, all of them scratch cards I impulsively selected based on my ...

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John McCain's Gambling Problem -- and Ours?

Greg Mitchell | Posted 07.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gambling, 2008 Campaign, John McCain, Las Vegas, John McCain Gambling, Politics News
Greg Mitchell

Only recently have McCain's aides urged him to pull back from the pastime. They stopped him from playing craps in Vegas last spring, fearing a public relations disaster.

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Navajo Nation Takes The Plunge

Tim Giago | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Navajo Nation, Gambling, American Indians, Navajo, New Mexico, Fire Rock Casino Opening, Navajo Casinos, Indian Casinos, Arizona, Fire Rock Casino Profit Projection, Casino, Joe Shirley Jr., Living News
Tim Giago

The once-reluctant Navajo Nation is finally joining the ranks of the other 225 tribes in America and will open their first casino in October. They project an income of $32 million in the first year.

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"Kill the Referee"

Roger I. Abrams | Posted 06.11.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Sports, Basketball, Game-Fixing, Gambling, Baseball Cheating, Online Betting, Donaghy, Sports Gambling, Entertainment News
Roger I. Abrams

We enjoy the diversion of sports because the outcome of every contest is uncertain. If the game's outcome is predetermined, we are just watching the commission of a crime.

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A Card-Sharp Thriller, Huh? You Get Paid for This?

Jeff Dorchen | Posted 04.17.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: 21, Advertising, Movies, New Movies, Movie Reviews, Gambling, Television, Intelligence, Education, Roger Ebert, Entertainment, Roger Ebert Reviews, Film, Blackjack, Magazines, Entertainment News
Jeff Dorchen

In the TV ad for the movie 21, the announcer says, as if it's a terrific, exciting piece of news, "Entertainment Weekly calls it 'a card-sharp thrille...

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Vegas, Baby!

Brent Kessel | Posted 01.29.2008 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Investing, Money Management, Blackjack, Las Vegas, Business News
Brent Kessel

Gamblng and investing are most similar is in the human mind. Both prey upon our craving and greed, on the one hand, and our aversion and fear, on the other.

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New Slot Machines Require Actual Skill

New York Times | Gary Rivlin | Posted 12.11.2007 | Business

Read More: Gambling, Slot Makers, Pong Slot Machine, Hand-Eye Coordination, Pong, Slot Machine, Charles Fey, Joysticks, Casino Gamgling, Business News

The venerable slot machine is undergoing a generational shift. For more than a century, since its invention by a German immigrant named Charles Fey in...

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Of Tent Revivals, Wayward Husbands and Chicken Dinners

Steven Denlinger | Posted 11.24.2007 | Living

Read More: St. Peter, Joke, Born-Again, Chicken Dinner, Amish Mennonite, Richmond College, Andrew Jantzi, Evangelical Friends, United Methodists, Conservative Mennonites, England, London, Gambling, Muslim, Attention, Jack Daniels, Ohio, Evangelist, Hartville Christian School, Judaism, Domestic Abuse, Heaven, Hell, Rubicon, Western, Kensington, Baptist, Chaucer, Harville, Living News
Steven Denlinger

I used to think that people make decisions logically. Jantzi understood better. Jantzi understood the power of tears.

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