SPRINGFIELD — For the second straight year, gamblers are being more careful about gambling with their money at Illinois casinos.

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PORTLAND (AP) — For nearly two decades, the Oregon Lottery has refrained from advertising video gambling on television. Lottery officials said they didn’t want to go too far in promoting gambling.

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Most Northwest suburbs will greet 2010 without taking a formal position on video gambling. Many mayors aren’t in any rush to tackle the issue, blaming the delay on a lack of state rules and regulations surrounding the video gaming act signed into law in July.

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Bolivia may be the poorest nation on the continent, but that doesn’t deter Russian gambling companies, their operations curbed at home, from setting up shop

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Ki Sung Yueng knows he is gambling with his World Cup dream by joining Celtic . <!–break– The South Korea international has signed a four-year deal to move from FC Seoul for a reported fee of £2million, and will officially join the Hoops on January 1. The 20-year-old speaking knows he has to hit the ground running if he is to feature for his country in South Africa in the summer. "It is very …

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third man walking

A player who gets up from his seat in a cash game, after two other players are already away from the table, is referred to as the “third man walking”. In a casino with a “third man walking rule”, this player may be required to return to his seat within 10 minutes, or one rotation of the deal around the table, or else his seat in the game will be forfeited if there is a waiting list for the game.

throwing a party

A player who is playing like a fool and gambling all of their money away is said to be throwing a party.

trey

A 3-spot card. Casino personnel refer to the 3♣ as the “trey of clubs”.

2-way straight draw

A hand in draw poker such as 6♥ 7♥ (Joker) 9♣, in which any of twelve cards (4 fives, 4 eights, 4 tens) can fill a straight.

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The seedier side of gambling was showcased on CNBC last week, with a one hour investigation into illegal gambling in the US. In ‘The Big Business of Gambling’ Melissa Francis followed the money trail to discover the main players in the multi-billion dollar industry.

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A three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s ban on video gambling.

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When Fernando Chui officially takes over Macau on the 10th anniversary of Portugal’s handover of its tiny holding to China, he will be the new leader of the world’s most lucrative gambling hub. But can the region’s winning streak continue?

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Macau celebrated its 10th anniversary of Chinese rule Sunday, a decade marked by the extraordinary transformation of the once seedy Portuguese colony into a glitzy international gambling capital.

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State lawmakers’ failure to pass a measure that raises tax revenue by expanding casino gambling will mean more state employee layoffs.

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Online gaming software firm GigaMedia Ltd said it would sell 60 percent of its online gambling software business to France’s Mangas Gaming, sending its shares up as much as 15 percent.

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Pennsylvania takes another step to expanding gambling in the state.

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SINGAPORE: The Internet could become a dangerous playground for gamblers. One Hope Centre, a counselling ground for gambling addicts, expects the number of youngsters who delve in online soccer betting to increase.

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In the declaration phase, the players ascertain who has the better hand in each of three categories. This is done in an oblique sort of way that leads to some of the intrigue of Piquet. Elder hand declares first, with Younger responding.

In each part of the declaration, the Younger hand may choose to contest the Elder’s claim. By doing so, the Younger may reveal information that would be useful during the trick-taking phase, called the play. Likewise, the Elder may choose not to reveal information in one or more parts of the declaration.

The Point

If the Elder has at least four cards in a suit, they may make a declaration. For example, “Point of four”.

The Younger would then respond indicating that they had more, fewer, or the same number of cards in a suit. This is done by saying “Good” (the Elder has more and wins the point), “Not good” (the Elder has fewer), or by saying “Making?” or “How many?”, indicating that the Younger has the same number of cards in a suit, which requires clarification.

If both players have the same number of cards in a suit, then they must tally the value of the cards. The values of the cards are: ace = 11, face cards = 10, and face value for the rest.

After adding the values of the cards, the Elder calls out the number. The Younger may then say “Good”, if the Elder’s value is greater, or “Not good” and the number that wins the point. For example: “Not good: 39″ or “Not good, I have 39″. If the values are the same, Younger says “Equal”.

The player with the better point scores the number of cards in the suit, not their value. If the values are the same, neither player scores. Note that Younger does not actually score for any declarations until Elder has led to the first trick in the play (see below).

The Sequence

The next part of the declaration is the sequence, in which the longest consecutive run of cards is valued. A sequence must have at least three cards and they must all be in the same suit.

Again, the Elder hand starts. For example, “Run of three” or “Sequence of four”. The Younger then responds with “Good” or “Not good”, in the same way as before, or by contesting. To contest, the Younger says “How high?”, to which the Elder responds with the highest card in the sequence. For example, “To the queen”. Younger replies with “Good”, “Not good” or “Equal”.

In keeping with the game’s ancestry, one may utilize the historical names for sequences in this part of the declaration, instead of the prosaic “Run of three”, for example. The following are the proper names and their associated values:

• 3, tierces (pronounced tier-s) are worth 3 points
• 4, quarts (carts) are worth 4 points
• 5, quints (cants) are worth 15 points
• 6, sixieme (seize yem) are worth 16 points
• 7, septieme (set yem) are worth 17 points
• 8, huitieme (wheet yem) are worth 18 points

The person winning the sequence may declare any additional sequences that he has, if desired. If both players’ best sequences are equal then neither player may score for any sequences.

The Set

A set is three or four of a kind, ten or greater (7′s, 8′s, and 9′s don’t count). Sets of three are called trios (tree ohz) and are worth 3 points, and sets of four, quatorzes (cat orz), are worth 14 points. The declarations take place in the same manner as Point and Sequence, with Elder stating his best set (for example, “Three Kings”), to which Younger replies “Good” or “Not good”.

The person with the best set may declare any additional sets that he has, if desired.

Repique and Pique

If a player scores 30 points in the declaration phase and his opponent scores nothing, including Carte Blanche, and if neither point nor sequence were equal, that player gains a repique, which is worth an additional 60 points.

If Elder scores 30 points in declarations and play combined, before Younger scores any, then Elder gains a pique and scores an additional 30 points. Note that Younger cannot gain a pique because Elder always scores one point for leading to the first trick (see below).

By the end of the declaration, each player will have a pretty good idea of the other’s hand (to the degree that each chose to claim their points).

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The NBA commissioner had a big sit-down with SI.com, during which he did the unthinkable. David Stern admitted that he was open to entertaining the idea that there will come a day when there will be nationally legalized gambling on NBA games.

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Pathological gambling can be successfully treated with medications that decrease urges and increase inhibitions, according to researchers at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP). Researchers found positive outcomes in gamblers treated with medications often used for substance addictions. Dr. Jon Grant and his team at the University of Minnesota used tasks …

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By a narrow vote Tuesday, Kane County became the latest Chicago-area county to prohibit video gambling in its unincorporated areas.

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HARRISBURG — As the state House nears action on a gambling expansion law, Nemacolin Woodlands in Fayette County says resort hotel casinos should be allowed to have at least 25 table games, along with at least the 500 slot machines permitted in a 2004 law.

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