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An elementary school principal who allegedly ran a gambling ring out of his home was arraigned on criminal charges today.

LAS VEGAS -- A 39-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman are being held in Las Vegas pending extradition to New Mexico on allegations they swindled people out of tens of thousands of dollars selling racehorses ...

A British student has died after he crashed through a fifth-floor hotel window while on holiday in the Spanish holiday island of Majorca.

For most, the prospect of drawing a paycheque of nearly $10 million for pursuing a passion is a pipe dream.

By MEGAN SCOTT Chester Santos, of New York, has been training his brain for seven years.

A letter from a NEWSCHANNEL 5 viewer triggers a police investigation and an overnight raid of an illegal gambling operation in mission... Just before midnight, Tense moments as mission police move in on this ...

In this plugged-in world of blogs, social networks and iPods, it's easy for people to become disconnected from one another on an eye-to-eye level.

Hard to find in Vegas: Cheap buffets. 99-cent shrimp cocktails. Single-deck blackjack.

Just about any practical task -- from changing a motorcycle's oil filter to the proper care and feeding of a pet monkey -- can be found on the Web on sites like WikiHow and Howcast.

Technology never ceases to amaze me. Every year the advancements in technology prove to be a huge challenge for me to keep up with.

RPB: Senior Services Now At Cultural Center Beginning July 1, all senior programs and activities offer by the Village of Royal Palm Beach will be available at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center.

Dutch police have arrested a 20-year-old man in Maastricht on suspicion of wide-scale internet fraud.

Someone checked the credit limit on a Clare man's American Express card from Ireland, while his partner and the Las Vegas poker dealer she is accused of conspiring with to kill him and his two sons were both ...

An arts and cultural festival that began 13 years ago as an attempt to fill a tourism gap between the Reno Rodeo in June and the Hot August Nights car rally is coming of age as a key component of civic leaders' ...

A man charged with kidnapping, beating and robbing Javon Walker this month after the Oakland Raiders receiver spent a night club-hopping was held Friday on bail totalling US$86,000. Arfat Fadel's lawyer, public ...

By MEGHAN BARR Columbus, Ohio - Just outside his bedroom window, beyond the chain-link fence that surrounds his next-door neighbour's yard, sit the reasons David Adams says he can't sleep: two bushy-tailed dogs ...

Singer Mindy McCready of the Queens of Heart poker team participates in the Ladies No-Limit Hold 'em poker tournament at the World Series of Poker at the Rio Hotel & Casino June 8, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Gas and airfare prices are soaring, the economy is tanking, but your buddy is still getting married and needs a great bachelor party.

The former poker dealer accused of being hired to kill a man and his sons says he is being set up and has done nothing wrong.

Q. 1: Neither vulnerable, as South you hold: A 8 5 K Q J 9 8 4 2 9 5 7 What is your opening bid? A: Counting high cards and distribution, your hand is worth 13 points - a minimum opening bid.

Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years. At 32, he's not worried about losing his memory.

David Milarch of the Champion Tree Project, inspects a maple outside the new Turtle Creek Casino and Hotel near Acme, Mich., Thursday, June 5, 2008.

Jun. 24--Greektown Casino laid off 89 employees Monday as part of $7.8 million in reorganization cuts.

Blackjack, pai-gow, and baccarat are unvailed at the Hollywood casino amidst two pending lawsuits.

ULTIMATE Board Game Collection brings together some of the world's best loved board and table top games in one must-have compilation and the Advertiser has five to give away to lucky readers.

Sixteen non-Filipinos, including a local, are set to compete in the 6th Annual Scrabble Tournament at the Philippine Embassy Chancery in Jalan Tutong tomorrow, according to the organiser.

Online social applications may seem fun but they could also reveal too much information about you, writes Kim Hart.

Wendy Schultz knew that her parents collected casino memorabilia, but not until they died within a few months of one another in 2005 did she understand the magnitude of their efforts.

The Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma -- which has been trying to open a casino near Deming -- is trying to force the issue with a $10,000-prize poker tournament at the casino.

Poker cheats are using insider knowledge to gain competitive advantage. Carl Jongsma 18/06/2008 15:55:02 + Taking Out a Contract 07/12/2004 13:16:40 Open the bottom drawer, blow the dust from those IT contracts ...

Smuggling undocumented immigrants or narcotics throughout the United States may lead truck-drivers in Texas to lose their commercial licenses, Al Dia reports.

With little explanation, Gov. Bobby Jindal vetoed two bills Sunday that would have created exceptions to new restrictions on elected officials' ability to accept free meals or free tickets to fundraising ...

THE deadline is looming to vote for your favourite sites to be included on a Somerset version of the Monopoly board game.

Anti gambling advocate Nick Xenophon will move a private member's bill banning ATMs from pubs and clubs with poker machines as one of his first acts as a new senator.

Blackjack and baccarat are among the card games making their debut at a Hollywood casino.

The discovery this week of a human foot off the coast of British Columbia - the fifth such find since last August - has, not surprisingly, sparked much speculation.

MINISTER FOR Justice Dermot Ahern has signalled his intention to liberalise the State's gambling laws by legalising casinos and creating a new regulatory authority for all forms of gaming.

The Jeffersonville City Council will dispute nearly $5,000 in unexplained charges made with a city credit card.

The Irish Times reports that IBM is to invest EUR7 million in a new centre of excellence for water management at its Dublin campus, as reported by ENN on Monday.

Social networking is a minefield for manners - should you poke your boss? Can you have too many friends? Rhodri Marsden shares his golden rules A recent survey revealed that almost two thirds of people using ...

Sumter County authorities arrested six people Friday in connection with an illegal gambling operation.

A Mobile man came out the winner after being accused of stealing as much as $40,000 from a high-stakes poker game involving about a dozen people, including a lawyer who is now an Alabama appeals court judge.

Nvidia's released two powerful weapons with its GeForce 9800 GTX+ graphics card: The company can now compete against AMD's brilliant Radeon 4850 graphics card on price and the company finally has an answer to ...

A Komodo dragon has arrived on the Las Vegas Strip, where the endangered species normally are limited to cheap buffets, 99-cent shrimp cocktails and single-deck blackjack.

The Flower City Parade will float down Main Street at 2 p.m. tomorrow - one of a long list of family fun events happening in the downtown core throughout the day.

Ubisoft is launching a new party games range exclusive to the Wii titled Play Zone.

WASHINGTON - Rep. Dennis Cardoza, D-Merced, turned a tidy gambling profit during official travel to Estonia last year, winning $1,700 at the slot machines.

Charles Barkley is headed back to the tables in Las Vegas to play in a poker tournament about a month after pledging not to gamble.

A caregiver at a Forest Grove assisted living center was arrested Wednesday night on accusations that she took nearly $43,000 from an 87-year-old man in her care, then spent the money on video poker.

While the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino brings in billions in revenues Broward tracks struggle to break even.

Jason Kidd says Charles Barkley has learned his lesson, is "on the wagon" and shouldn't have any trouble staying away from the blackjack tables at Lake Tahoe casinos next month when he plays in the 19th annual ...

On Wednesday's CBS "Early Show," co-host Julie Chen teased an upcoming segment on Barack Obama: "...during the long primary season, we all learned a lot about Barack Obama.

The two dozen men and women wrapped up in a multimillion-dollar sports betting ring at an Atlantic City casino all pleaded not guilty in a New Jersey courtroom yesterday, according to a published report.

A former Las Vegas poker dealer accused of being hired to kill a Clare man and his two sons told gardai he had an affair with the woman accused of hiring him, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

A computer from the business office of a man whose partner is accused hiring a former Las Vegas poker dealer to kill him and his two sons had been used to search for hitmen on the Internet a Central Court Jury ...

Earlier this month, Carl Spetzler, executive director of the Palo Alto educational nonprofit the Decision Education Foundation, invited board member Eric Brooks over to dinner.

Monday's featuer table was played on the ESPN set and televised via ESPN360.com. This was one star studded group that took their seats at the $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/ Rebuys final table.

Comptroller Peter Franchot says his office will be taking aim at illegal slot machines in Maryland.

Chester Santos has been training his brain for seven years. In this photo provided by Nintendo, Ethel Bockman, 94, right, and Stella Zielecki, 88, both of... In this photo provided by Nintendo, Ethel Bockman, ...

SUGGESTIONS for landmarks on a Somerset version of the Monopoly board game have been coming in from all over the place - including Australia.

Tracy Egan, 704-849-0860 ext. 106 PokerTek, Inc., the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in automated poker tables and related software, announced the addition of multi-player tournament software for its ...

' Some people say public health officials should butt out when it comes to their personal health.

A FEW WEEKENDS ago my wife and I ventured down to southern Connecticut to join my three brothers and their wives for an intimate family celebration of my little brother's 40th birthday.

Investigators arrested three people in the armed robbery of two poker champions in south Florida.

June 11, 2008 at 10:34 am Filed under Current Events , NewsLog , Oceana A drug trial in Sydney, Australia was aborted yesterday after several jurors were found to be playing sudoku puzzles during proceedings.

CREDIT cards may be the most competitive business in America. Anyone with decent credit - and a lot of people without it - finds his mailbox stuffed with come-ons touting "low introductory rates!" and "big ...

Thousands of AP exam graders are scratching their heads right about now, wondering why 34,261 students wrote - and then carefully crossed out - "This is Sparta!" on their AP European history essays, "Es gibt ...

John Doe No. 3 heard about the Golden Gate Spa in Lawrenceburg from a guy on a gambling boat who 'told him where he could get a massage and winked as he said it.' John Doe No.

Mike Matusow, 2008 WSOP $5,000 Buy-in No-Limit 2-7 Draw w/ Rebuys Champion Any way you slice it this was the all-star final table of the 2008 World Series of Poker and the longest final table to date.

A jury has convicted a sports bookmaker in central Ohio of cheating during a church-sponsored game of blackjack.

Authorities say the owner of one of North Carolina's largest video poker vendors has been sentenced to prison for money laundering.

A soft economy continued to cut into winnings of Nevada casinos during April as the clubs won $1 billion for a 5 percent decline compared with the same month a year earlier, a state report showed Wednesday.

It might have seemed like bad news for Glen Upchurch of Clearwater on Monday night when his Texas hold 'em poker hand of four sixes was cracked by a straight flush.

The Vegas lights are unmistakable, even in a small casino in Southwest Florida's farming center.

People who listen to '80s music do not like to fight. It's weird. Like, when was the last time you were sitting around listening to Depeche Mode and thought, "I feel like kicking some ass right now"? It just ...

THE jury members who played Sudoku were being made to sit through boring evidence, which included watching a police officer count $30,000 in cash - twice - a court official says.

Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos may run a movie studio, but these days they often feel more like traffic cops, making sure 20th Century Fox's releases don't crash into rival films at the multiplex.

Take a deep breath and relax. You don't need a PhD in mathematics to be a successful poker player.

Kimmel Audience To Share $100,000 by Staff The Los Angeles studio audience of Tuesday night's Jimmy Kimmel Live prime-time special is to share $100,000 Kimmel's aunt won playing blackjack, ABC said.

Luckily for Atlantic City's casinos, customers such as Anthony DePula keep coming, despite high gasoline prices and a soft economy.

MGM Grand at Foxwoods Selects MICROS 9700 Enterprise POS Solution and MICROS RES 4.0 POS Solution MICROS Systems, Inc.

A three-months-long drug trial has been aborted in Australia after jurors were found to be playing Sudoku.

Eric Brooks of Bryn Mawr won the money and a gold bracelet Monday at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

COMMENT By Kim Hart Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 12, 2008; Page A01 Facebook fanatics who have covered their profiles on the popular social networking site with silly games and quirky trivia ...

Cash Systems, Inc. , a provider of cash access solutions for the gaming industry, today announced a new multi-year contract with Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel where Cash Systems will provide it's full line ...

An 800-word prequel to the Harry Potter series, handwritten by author J.K. Rowling, will be auctioned for charity Tuesday night.

Categories: World Poker Tour According to a story on Pokernews.com , the World Poker Tour's run on the Game Show Network appears to be over after just one season.

Take back the first season of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles this August on Fox.

Gemalto , the world leader in digital security, today announces the successful completion of over 53 million over-the-air updates 1 of GSM and CDMA mobile customers representing 6.3 billion short messages ...

Editorial: State can't deliver on gambling pledge Opinion: The Goshen News Sometimes voters have a right to be cynical about politicians.

Palm Beach County sheriff's detectives, working with Florida Department of Law Enforcement agents, arrested three men in connection with an armed robbery of two men who won nearly $25,000 in a poker tournament ...

A jury has convicted a sports bookmaker in central Ohio of cheating during a church-sponsored game of blackjack.

A judge halted a drug conspiracy trial Tuesday after some jurors were found to have been playing the puzzle game Sudoku while evidence was being given.

It's the end of an era for the World Poker Tour . The once popular poker show announced today that GSN has let its option for exclusive broadcast of the tour's seventh season expire.

AP - Doug Lyall's latest attempt to learn his daughter's fate, help others locate long-missing people, and unravel unsolved murders lies in a deck of cards.

Families and game enthusiasts now can choose from more than 1,000 premium games on Verizon's Games on Demand service, powered by Exent.

Conexant Systems, Inc. has introduced two media bridges targeted at PC-based video surveillance products with digital video recording capabilities.

Living the poker lifestyle has made these famous ladies slightly less rich. Celebrities had it rough at the World Series of Poker today, as several famous women were knocked out of the Ladies no-limit Texas ...

A nearly yearlong state crackdown on illegal gambling devices has yielded only a handful of the thousands of illicit poker and slot machines that some lawmakers predicted the campaign would uncover.

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press Writer WEST MEMPHIS - Despite a constitutional ban on many forms of gambling and repeated voter objections to casinos and lotteries, the "electronic games of skill" played at ...