gambling news | games rules | how to win | history of games | legal page | gambling links 08.12.2004
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A history of gambling in Washington state 04.10.2004
 
Gambling has had a complicated history in Washington, according to chronologies compiled by state Senate committees, the Gambling Commission and other sources.
1889: Pioneer farmers and native Americans wagered on horse races informally, but the state Constitution, adopted in 1889, forbade lotteries.
Great gamblers in history - Doyle Brunson 27.08.2004
 
From Longworth to Las Vegas and 70 Years in Between: Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Tells His Story and Shares His Views on Life as a Gambler...
Decline of Cuban Bolita
Feds take on Cuban 'godfather'
12.05.2004
BBC 
A former Cuban policeman, who was captured by Fidel Castro's soldiers at the Bay of Pigs, is facing trial in Florida accused of heading a multi-million dollar organised crime network known as The Corporation. But is Jose Miguel Battle Snr really El Padrino (The Godfather) or just a sick old man?


On The Rails By Bobby Betts 09.04.2004
 
In 1949, the famous gambler Nick ‘The Greek’ asked owner Benny Binion to stage a high stakes poker marathon. Benny belled Johnny Moss, a friend and a professional player, five months on, plus sleep breaks every few days. Eventually, after losing $2m, Nick Dandolos stood up and said “Mr Moss, I have to let you go”.
A Year to Remember
Inside Professional Poker
15.12.2003
Mike Sexton www.pokerpages.com
Years from now, assume you are in a trivia game and the following question comes up: “In terms of the popularity of poker and how the public embraced the game, what was the most important year in poker history?”

There are several reasons why 2003 was such a breakthrough year in the poker world. Some of them were as follows ...

Numbers Game Resurrected
New-style online lottery Part I
03.12.2003
Dillon McNuggets Gamble Tribune
A completely new-style online lottery game is launched at www.stocklottery.com. What makes it special is that the players bet on the actual DJI values. Three last digits of Dow Jones Industrial Average are used to determine the winning numbers.


TV poker lures full house of wannabe card sharks 21.11.2003
 
On Dec. 10, Travel Channel will air a one-night special, called "Ladies Night," featuring the world's top six women players.
On Dec. 2, Bravo will premiere "Celebrity Poker Showdown," a charity tournament in which stars such as Ben Affleck, Coolio and Tom Green will test their card skills for $100,000.
Is gambling allowed in Islam? 11.11.2003
 
O you who believe! Intoxicants, and gambling, and sacrificing to idols, and divining arrows, are an abomination of Satan’s handiwork. So avoid them in order that you may be successful. Satan only wants to excite enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling, and hinder you from the remembrance of God and from prayer. So will you not then abstain? Holy Qur’an 5:90-91
Noel Furlong: The 1999 World Champion of Poker Pays Tribute to a Dear Friend 06.11.2003
Dana Smith www.pokerbooks.com
Noel Furlong: I got started playing poker in 1984 when I wandered into the Killiney Castle Hotel, where Terry Rogers was running a big tournament. I sat down in a cash game, and although I didn’t know how to play poker very well, I won because I was “batting,” just shoving out my money.


Craps Bone Rolling History Page - Part 1 05.11.2003
Dice have a history as old as the history of man. Dice in various forms are the oldest gambling instruments known. Beautifully crafted dice games were among the treasures recovered from the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamon. ( circa 1347-1339 BC )....
Puggy Pearson Is One of a Kind
The archetypes of the game
28.10.2003
 
Sit down at any poker table, and odds are that you'll confront at least one of the game's five stock characters. They conform to type and are ripe for the taking -- as long as you know ...
Stu Ungar: WSOP Profiles 23.10.2003
 
Stu Ungar's story is a sad one; he was a tremendous poker talent that eventually succumbed to a drug addiction, leaving behind a young daughter and many fans wondering what happened.


Phil Hellmuth - Life at the High-Stakes Table 01.10.2003
 
A transcript of chat on ABCNEWS.com with Phil Hellmuth, the youngest-ever winner of the World Series of Poker...
Pachinko - Japan's National Pastime (Part II) 29.09.2003
 
Part I of this two-part article examined the general nature and history of pachinko. Part II will talk about the technology used and how the technological and cultural changes in Japan affect the industry.
poker greats
world series of poker champions
23.09.2003
 
Most Titles at the World Series
Most World Championships
Most often placed (received money)
All Time Top Money Winners at the WSOP
The Poker World Champions


Pachinko - Japan's National Pastime (Part I) 19.09.2003
Dr. Rebecca Mori Gamble Tribune
Every morning the same scene repeats itself from big cities to small villages all across Japan: men, and an occasional woman, lining up for the 10 AM opening of their favorite pachinko parlor. The early birds have much to gain, because if they get to one of the good machines they can earn the equivalent of an entire day's salary, and sometimes a lot more.
Stu Ungar Odds Quiz from The Biggest Game in Town 08.09.2003
 
Now it's time to test your intuition. How reasonable do you think it was for the players to request a new deal? Is it that improbable that the first four cards would be the same color? Let's find out.
Ed Thorp. Blackjack math professor 28.08.2003
Ken Kurson 
Ed Thorp looks you in the eye and tells you he intends to live forever. And because he invented the first system ever proved to beat blackjack, because he helped build the first wearable computer, because he's a former math and statistics professor who happens to run one of the most successful hedge funds in the country - a 47.14 percent return in 1998 and better than 59 percent in the 12 months ended this April, with virtually no risk! - you figure if he lives that long he's going to make a lot more money than he already has...


The Grand Old Man of Poker 27.08.2003
Michael Konik www.cigaraficionado.com
If You Haven't Lost a Game to Johnny Moss, You Haven't Really Played Poker...
NO LIMITS: POKER’S WORLD SERIES 18.08.2003
Lou Krieger www.loukrieger.com
Each year, from late April through mid-May, the world’s best poker players converge on Binion’s Horseshoe in downtown Las Vegas’ "Glitter Gulch" to compete in the World Series of Poker...
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