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Will Pay for an A: Website Lets Students Gamble on Grades
It could be illegal if classified as online gambling. Ultrinsics CEO denies that label, since every wager involves a skill and students are betting on
Updated: 08/10/2010 08:29A
Self-exclusion policy a nice tax on the stupid
How better to stop people from gambling than to convince them they cant win, even if they win? Just make sure the people who sign up know the rules.
Updated: 08/10/2010 08:19A
Court hearing set for 16 arrested during Julys Greenetrack raid
Enlarge Joe Songer -- The Birmingham News The first of 800 bingo/slot machines is removed by the anti gambling task force from Greenetrack at 9:40 pm.
Updated: 08/10/2010 07:12A
Breaking the casino at Deutsche Bank
The first rule of gambling is that the house always wins. The second is that the punters always lose. But not, it appears, in the case of Deutsche Bank.
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:38A
Website sponsors gambling on grades at 36 colleges
CEO Steven Wolf insists this is not online gambling, which is technically illegal in the United States, because wagers with Ultrinsic involve skill.
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:20A
Summary Box: Ultrinsic lets students bet on grades
GAMBLING ON GRADES: Students at 36 US universities can bet on grades through Ultrinsic.com, which says its an incentive to study harder — and skill makes
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:20A
Poker to make another big screen appearance
By Staff The world of poker is set to hit the big screen again next year with the release of Guns, Girls And Gambling, which is set to star Hollywood
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:09A
Irish Tax Laws Catch Up with Rule-Bending Gambling Clubs
According to Irish gambling laws (specifically, a piece of legislation from 1956), most casino-style gambling is illegal throughout the country.
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:03A
Inside the Aqueduct racino project
But the only gambling machines allowed at Aqueduct will be video lottery terminals—armless slot machines—while the Shinnecocks would have all manner of
Updated: 08/10/2010 06:01A
Philippines aims to strike gambling gold
MANILA — The Philippines aims to become Asias next big gambling hub with casino and entertainment resorts to be built in tourist spots across the country,
Updated: 08/10/2010 05:50A