NBA Ref Gets 15 Months

Remember Tim Donaghy, the referee from the NBA who was involved in a gambling scandal? The whole incident threw the sporting sector into a frenzy as potential gambling incidents came into focus. A few months after that though, the news faded into the background.
As such, I was then a bit surprised when I saw Donaghy’s [...]

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Posted on July 31, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Gambling, Legal, News, stories
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Annoying Gamblers

I was reading through a gambling web site which features amusing lists. One list I found was titled “Types of Guys Who Annoy You at the Casino.” Let’s have a laugh together.
Depressing drunk guy
Ahuh – I gamble not because I want to be depressed but because I want to feel the thrill of the game. [...]

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Posted on July 28, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Culture, Gambling
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Who is Barney Frank?

To be honest, I knew zilch about Barney Frank before I ran across an article at Online Casino Reports featuring him. The tagline of the article was “Barney Frank is the Democratic congressman from Newton, Massachusetts. He is not a gambler and says he’s never played a slot machine, been inside a casino or [...]

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Posted on July 24, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Gambling, Legal, News
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Is Gambling a Sin?

I suppose the answer would depend on the person you are posing the question to. If you ask this question of a moralist, then the answer would be a resounding yes. If, however, you ask this question of some Washington politicians, then their answer would be something totally different.
Ever since I could remember, people have [...]

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Posted on July 21, 2008 by plato | Filed Under Culture, Gambling, News
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