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Clay poker player enjoys short stay in World Series...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 04:36

For about 11 hours, Orange Park's Gary Rich got to sit down with the big boys in Las Vegas and play Texas Hold'em poker with someone else's money. So, even though he got knocked out of the World Series of Poker in his first day of competition, you won't find him crying in his beer.

"I won't be going to the Final Table, but it was still just a great experience," Rich said of the free,...


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What happened in Vegas, Rex?...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 05:36

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Vets gamble on rescuing autumn sales...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 07:36

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Wild Jack Online Casino Takes Poker to the Next Level...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 09:36

KAHNAWAKE, QC--(Marketwire - August 7, 2008) - Wild Jack Casino (www.wildjack.com ), a member of the Jackpot Factory Group and one of the world's largest video poker and table game-oriented casinos on the web, has launched a new, suspense-filled poker game titled Jacks or Better Level-Up Poker.

Bringing even more thrill to the poker table, Wild Jack Casino welcomes this exciting new addi...


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Loye attacks Pietersen appointment...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 10:36

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Virginia Ironside's dilemmas...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 11:36

Addicts always like to find a reason for their self-destructive behaviour. "Oh, my mother died when I was 10," they moan, as they reach out for the whiskey bottle. "I don't feel understood at home"; "My child has cerebral palsy"; "I've been sacked." That's why, they argue, they either drink themselves into a stupor or gamble the family's fortunes away. But it just won't wash. I cannot thin...


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Fuel hedges prove costly gamble for Asian airlines...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 12:36

SINGAPORE: Asia-Pacific airlines haveclipped their fuel hedges to save on steep premium costs as oil slid tothree-month lows, but they need to keep a consistent ratio to safeguard againstvolatile price swings. A likely slowdown in global travel and ballooning fuelcosts, which have more than offset a series of fare and fuel tax hikes and ledto industry-wide losses in the second-quarter, have fo...


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Sharks right at home in the biggest pools...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 15:36

Other explanations could include someone getting on late or local turf students having a better understanding of the Rosehill form, but professionals, with huge outlays covering most of the possibilities to find the four winners, are the likely culprits.

For the winners of the quaddie on the NSW tote, considerable joy was taken away when the Victorian dividend came through.

For pick...


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Where There's Smoke, There's Road Racing Fire: Watkins Glen Preview...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 16:36

For all you fantasy players out there, this is my first article geared towards you. Oh and did I mention, I am one of you? Anyway, I digress. This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup pulls into Watkins Glen, NY. It is the second and final road course of the season. I personally wish there was one or two more road courses on the circuit, but that's just me. I could handle a dirt track event or two as w...


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The biggest gamble in gaming?...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 18:36

Just because there is a recession looming people don't stop having a flutter on the horses or trying their luck on gaming machines. In fact it seems that the dream of a big win helps prop up spending in tough times when other kinds of leisure spending is curtailed.

Results today from Ladbroke , Britain's largest gambling company, showed that British punters stumped up 14% more in bets i...


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Judge rejects plea deal sought by former social worker...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 20:36

Judge rejects plea deal sought by former social worker

A Central District court judge today rejected a plea agreement in the case of a former social worker charged with stealing thousands of dollars from a nursing home resident and using the money to gamble online.

Ann Silvernale, 52, of 37 Sherburne Ave., is charged with larceny of more than $250 from a person over the age of 60 fo...


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Manitoba report shows women now gamble as much as men...
Submitted by admin on Thursday, August 7, 2008 - 21:36

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WINNIPEG — A new report shows the number of moderate-risk gamblers in Manitoba has doubled since 2001.

The Addictions Foundation of Manitoba's latest gambling report shows 4.7 per cent of Manitobans are considered moderate-risk gamblers.

CEO John Borody says the foundation is working to prevent them from joining ...


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Starbucks loses big gamble in Las Vegas...
Submitted by admin on Friday, August 8, 2008 - 01:36

The Nevada city's gambling-driven growth in the 1990s proved irresistible to Starbucks Corp, the world's largest coffee-shop chain. Las Vegas, which had no Starbucks outlets before 1995, has about 155 now, according to the store locator on the company's website.

Starbucks, stung by a slowdown in sales as strapped consumers shy away from $4 lattes, is staging the biggest retreat in its ...


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