Basic points but good to see someone mainstream writing about it....

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Leave the Gamblers Alone!
by John Stossel
05/12/2010


Some of us like to gamble. Americans bet a hundred million dollars every day, and that's just at legal places like Las Vegas and Indian reservations. Much more is bet illegally.

So authorities crack down. They raided a VFW branch that ran a poker game for charity. They ban lotteries, political futures markets and sports betting. They raid truck stops to confiscate video poker machines. Why?

Chad Hills of Focus on the Family says: "These machines have been shown to be extremely addictive. That's...

Police shoot suspect they believe robbed casino
BLACK HAWK - The suspect in Saturday afternoon's casino robbery was picked up at another nearby casino a few hours later. That man is now in the hospital.



The strange situation started at the Famous Bonanza Casino in Central City at 3:15 p.m. where police say a man walked in and robbed the cashier at gunpoint. The cashier gave him an undisclosed amount of money. No one was injured at the first casino.

Police caught up with their man at the Golden Gates Casino in nearby Black Hawk. A Black Hawk police officer...

Don't know whether you caught the race, what with all the baskets on TV yesterday, but the Tampa Bay Derby was a helluva race and could have indicated the Ky Derby winner. Tom Albertrani, former trainer for Godolphin, seems to have a real runner in Odysseus, if Saturday's effort is any indicator.

The talented son of Malibu Moon looked like a beaten horse turning for home, re-rallied during an incredible stretch run and nosed out Schoolyard Dreams in the final jump to win a thrilling edition of the $300,000 Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) (VIDEO) March 13 at Tampa Bay...

Hoping to keep this good streak going, here are Saturday's plays.

Little Caesar's Bowl - Perennial mid-major power Marshall turned in its most mediocre season in recent years, compiling a barely bowl eligible 6/6 mark. Worse, they were blown out not only at Va Tech (no disgrace) but also at UTEP, a team no one confuses with quality. In all, their road record was 2/4, not promising. The teams have one common opponent, Bowling Green, the Herd winning by 7 at home and the Bobcats by the same number away. Off that you'd have...