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Police bust suspected illegal gambling operating

Police in Birmingham have shut down a recording studio and removed 33 machines they say were being used for illegal gambling. Authorities began the raid at cMe Recording Studio Friday afternoon and arrested 22 people who were inside. Police Sgt. Johnny Williams tells WBRC-TV ( ) the studio was split ...

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Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And besides, who wants ...

Sheila Sutton updates the Powerball prize money sign at the Super C convenience store in Lincoln, Neb., Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.  Sutton sold a million dollar powerball ticket on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Record Powerball jackpot inspires office pools

In workplaces across the nation, Americans are inviting their colleagues to chip in $2 for a Powerball ticket and a shared daydream. The office lottery pool is a way to improve your odds and have a little fun with co-workers. And besides, who wants to be the only person at ...

Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million

Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize. Lottery officials say the prize is growing quickly Friday because so many people have been purchasing the $2 tickets. The jackpot has ...

New Ohio casinos will host famous poker event

The popular World Series of Poker tour is making stops at the new casinos in Cincinnati and Cleveland. The franchise's newly announced tour includes a Sept. 19-30 stop at the Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati, and then March 20-31, 2014, at the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland. Now the casinos will have to figure ...

Another cricketer suspended in spot-fixing case

A fourth player has been suspended by the Board of Control for Cricket in India after authorities said Friday he was among the bookmakers arrested by police along with three other cricketers for alleged spot-fixing in a domestic Twenty20 league tournament. "Mr. Amit Singh, a registered player with the Gujarat ...

Arizona agents seize illegal gaming devices

Agents with the Arizona Department of Gaming have seized about two dozen illegal gambling devices as part of a sweep in Phoenix and Tucson. The agency announced Thursday that search warrants were served at several locations that included grocery stores, shopping centers, a storage facility and a home. Agents say ...

Dave Welch, owner of Selma Road Market, sells a Powerball lottery ticket in January 2012. File photo by Bill Lackey

California fuels $550 million Powerball jackpot

The numbers sum up the frenzy that has taken over the Golden State since it became the newest in the nation to join the madness over Powerball, which saw its jackpot soar Thursday to $550 million. California has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since it started selling them ...

FILE - This is a Tuesday, March 21, 2006 file photo of professional poker player Phil Ivey  as he relaxes during a timeout in the third quarter of NBA basketball action between the New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors  at Madison Square Garden in New York.  A casino group has accused U.S. professional poker star Phil Ivey of cheating at baccarat and says the alleged scam means they don't have to pay his claimed multimillion dollar winnings. The Genting Group said in court papers filed Tuesday  May 14, 2013 that Ivey and an accomplice used an elaborate scam to run up roughly 7.8 million pounds ($11.9 million) in tainted winnings that will not be honored (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

UK casino accuses US poker star Ivey of cheating

A major casino operator is accusing Phil Ivey, an American who is one of the world's top professional poker players, of amassing millions of dollars in winnings by cheating at baccarat. Court papers filed in Britain's High Court by the Malaysia-based Genting Group say that Ivey and an accomplice successfully ...

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