SACRAMENTO — Five people, including two from Modesto, were indicted Thursday for their involvement in a large illegal gambling ring that operated from 2006 to 2008 in several California counties, including San Joaquin, the U.S.

SINGAPORE : Criminal Investigation Department officers have busted a syndicate on which was operating an illegal gambling den at a funeral wake in Jurong West on Thursday.

Officials say the state’s gambling revenues will fall more than $11 million below previous estimates as financially struggling Rhode Islanders cut back on the purchase of lottery tickets and visits to slot parlors.

A Chinese auction is a type of auction (actually a combination of auction and raffle) that is typically featured at charity or other fundraising events.In a Chinese auction, bidders are not prospective buyers (as in the conventional English auction). Instead, they buy tickets, which are essentially chances to win items. Bidders may [...]

An Australian gambler who lost millions in a A$1.4 billion (548.5 million pounds) gaming spree is suing one of the country’s largest casinos, claiming he was targeted by managers despite a known gambling addiction.

Nearly two-thirds of Colorado voters support Amendment 50, the measure aimed at expanding gambling in three former mining towns, a new poll shows.

A Calcutta Auction is an open auction held in conjunction with a golf tournament, horse race, or similar contest with multiple entrants. It is popular in Backgammon and is currently enjoying rising popularity for NCAA Basketball pools during March Madness.Bidding for each contestant begins in random order, with only one contestant [...]

Cash withdrawals on credit cards in gambling venues will be banned under laws to be introduced in the NSW parliament today. Gaming and Racing Minister Kevin Greene says changes to the Gaming Machines

The Griffin Book is a listing of known or suspected gambling cheaters and advantage players published by Griffin Investigations, a firm that monitors casinos. Those listed may be anyone perceived as a threat to the casino’s profits, including card counters, people who mark cards and those who try to cheat slot [...]

The gambling industry has long been considered immune to downturns in the economy. But in southeastern Connecticut, two large casinos are feeling the pinch. One has laid off 700 workers, and the other is delaying an expansion that was to employ 1,200 construction workers.

Casino war is a casino card game based on the children’s game of War. The game is arguably one of the most easily understood casino card games, but it also has a relatively large house edge compared to other games.The game is normally played with six standard 52 card decks. The cards [...]

Maine’s Gambling Control Board is considering whether to allow Sunday morning gambling at the state’s only casino… © 2000 – 2008 Community Broadcasting Service. All Rights Reserved.

Skill With Prizes (SWP) machines are a subset of slot machines, in which the payout a player receives is dependent on a game of skill rather than just luck.One common type of SWP game is the Quiz machine – where a player has to answer a number of trivia questions to win [...]

A Lynnwood man was arrested Thursday morning for his part in an illegal gambling operation. Undercover agents from the Washington State Gambling Commission have been working for more than a year to develop the case against the man, 50, and a Bellevue man, 63, spokeswoman Jeannette Sugai said.

WALLER COUNTY – On Thursday, Oct. 16, agents and officers with the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, and Waller County District Attorney’s Office finalized a lengthy undercover investigation of illegal gambling establishments in Waller County.

Reality
On December 24, 1954 the American blues musician Johnny Ace shot himself to death in Texas playing Russian roulette in a dressing room before a concert.
John Hinckley, Jr. was known to play Russian Roulette, alone, on two occasions (although neither time he pulled the trigger was the bullet in the firing chamber). [...]

In poker, the dead man’s hand is a two-pair hand, namely “aces and eights.” The origin of the name is the five-card-draw hand held by Wild Bill Hickok at the time of his murder, which is accepted to have included the aces and eights of both of the black suits (sometimes considered [...]

A Salem, N.H., restaurant its owners have been convicted of illegal gambling. Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams says Sayde’s Restaurant was found guilty of 10 counts of gambling while possessing a liquor license and fined $45,000.

A postmistress who stole more than £71,000 to feed her gambling addiction is jailed for 18 months.

The game of Basset (in French Bassette, from Italian Bassetta) was considered one of the most polite games with cards, and only fit for persons of the highest rank to play at, on account of the great losses or gains that might accrue on one side or the other.The sums of money [...]