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Wild West
Roger Jay |
The Gamblers' War in Tombstone Before the bloody feud with the Cowboys reached a head, Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday and other 'Easterners' had to deal with the 'Slopers,' sporting men who had operated on the Pacific Coast.   |
Wild West
Richard F. Selcer |
Fort Worth's Wild White Elephant Saloon For three decades, the Main Street establishment offered some of the finest gambling and food in the Wild West, as well as a few shootouts to remember. |
Wild West
Ben T. Traywick |
The Real Doc Holliday Southerner John Henry -- better known as Doc Holliday -- became a dentist, went West for his health and was soon transformed into a legendary killer. But just how deadly was he? |
Wild West
October 2007
Pam Potter |
Wyatt Earp in Seattle Best known for the 1881 street fight in Tombstone, the much traveled Wyatt Earp became part owner of a gambling house in Seattle near the turn of the century. |
Wild West
P.A. Mallory |
The Dodge City War When saloon owner Luke Short was told to get out of Dodge in 1883, he went. But he soon came back, and he was joined by the likes of Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday. |
Wild West
December 2003
Roger Jay |
Spitting Lead in Leadville: Doc Holliday's Last Stand Although his glory years in Tombstone were behind him, down-on-his-luck Doc Holliday delivered a parting shot or two in Colorado. |
Wild West
April 2007
Peter Brand |
Wyatt Earp's Vendetta Posse The blood of his brothers Virgil and Morgan was on Cowboys' hands, and the time had come for Wyatt Earp, with a little help from his gun-toting friends, to gallop around the legal system in search of raw justice in Arizona Territory. |
Wild West
Gregory Lalire |
Letter From Wild West - February 2008 No other town better defines the Wild West than Dodge City, Kan. |
Wild West
Paul & Carlisle |
Gunfighters and Lawmen: Virgil Earp The brother of Wyatt enforced the law before and after his famous stint as Tombstone's marshal. By 1890, his lawmen days were almost over, but not so his adventures. |
Reason
May 2006
Greg Beato |
Sin Cities on a Hill How legalized gambling in America moved from the Strip to Main Street. |
Wild West
Ben Traywick |
Boothill The old cemetery boasts graves of Clantons, McLaurys and other legendary Tombstone characters -- not to mention some of the world's most famous (and funny) epitaphs. |
Wild West
October 2005
Roger Jay |
Reign of the Rough-Scuff: Law and Lucre in Wichita Wyatt Earp and other lawmen 'disciplined' the Texas drovers who sought entertainment at the end of the trail, and also fined those in the Kansas cow town who provided the entertainment. |
Wild West
Gary L. Blackwood |
Klondike Fever Known as 'Lying George' for his many false strikes, George Washington Carmack and two Indian friends found a real nugget in 1896 that set off a fabled gold rush in Canada. |
AskMen.com
Terry Baldwin |
Top 10: Cowboy Towns In these hoedown home towns, the spirit of the Wild West is alive and well. |
AskMen.com
Vincent De Franco |
Top 10: Poker Stories & Folklore With the surge in the popularity of poker in the past few years, we've dealt the top 10 of some of history's most famous poker stories and folklore. |
Salon.com
January 10, 2002
Kristy Siegfried |
Gamblers Inc. In California, betting to win can be a buttoned-down, corporate slog through the salary-man trenches... |
Wild West
Roger Jay |
'The Peoria Bummer': Wyatt Earp's Lost Year The future lawman and O.K. Corral legend was seized in several 1872 police raids -- twice at brothels in Peoria, Ill., and once on a floating brothel downriver. |
Reason
June 2008
Jacob Sullum |
Some Bets Are Off The strangely selective and self-defeating crackdown on Internet gambling. |
Wired
November 2000
Mark Schone |
EPZ Money The inside story of two yankees who dodged the law, flew to Belize's Export Processing Zone, and flipped the switch on a get-rich-quick Internet casino. Too bad nobody mentioned the bugs... |
Sports Central
August 18, 2010
Diane M. Grassi |
U.S. Ban on Online Gambling on Way Out? A look at the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, and efforts to overturn it like House Resolution 2267. H.R. 2267 has numerous problems. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2007
Jeff Hwang |
Is Buffett Right About Gambling? In response to Buffett's negative comments on the gambling industry, this stock analyst says that gambling may indeed tax ignorance -- but only to the extent that education does not suffice. |
Financial Planning
August 1, 2005
Julian Block |
Betting It All If financial advisory clients don't keep track of their gambling winnings and losses, it's Uncle Sam who hits the jackpot at tax time. |
Salon.com
October 5, 2002
Farhad Manjoo |
Betting on Uncle Sam Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling. |
Salon.com
May 2, 2002
Stephen Elliott |
Swimming with the online card sharks In the world of virtual Texas hold 'em, the money is real and so is the addiction... |
AskMen.com
February 1, 2001
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Casino Vacation Ideas If you've been too busy working and haven't had the time to burn your hard earned fortune, why leave it to the wife and kids? Instead, book a trip to go gambling. Whether you like cold weather or hot, city life or beach side, the following list has something for everyone... |
Sports Central
April 6, 2010
Diane M. Grassi |
States Rushing to Legalize Sports Betting Many U.S. states are on the precipice of bankruptcy and are desperate for that magic bullet to increase tax revenues without continually cutting services for their already over-taxed residents. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Are You a Stock Gambler? Gambling and investing don't mix, but successful investors often resemble lucky gamblers. However, just as the odds usually catch up with casino gamblers in the long run, those who use the stock market as a gambling tool rarely end up as winners. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Did Congress Kill Online Poker? Regulation, not prohibition, is the answer to online poker. Poker isn't a form of gambling any more than buying stock is, and it should be exempt from the new law, as horse racing and state-run lotteries are. Investors, take note. |
| AskMen.com |
Gambling With Your Career Whether you are gambling on sports, the market, your health, or your career, you should only roll the dice if you are willing to lose everything. No bet comes without considerable risk and uncertainty. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2004
Mathew Emmert |
Vegas Psychology What we can learn from the gambler who invests. Mathew Emmert talks about his first trip to Las Vegas, how to tell if you're investing or gambling, and what you might be able to take away from the tables to help your portfolio. |
Financial Advisor
May 2007
Raymond Fazzi |
The Pete Rose Of A Client Financial advisors are trained in helping people devise rational plans for their money. But what is an advisor to do when a client starts managing their money irrationally -- by gambling it away? |
PC World
November 21, 2006
Andy Sullivan |
New Law Won't Stop Internet Gambling Federal legislation bans credit-card payments, but sites have alternatives. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Emil Lee |
Lessons From Las Vegas Las Vegas teaches valuable money management lessons: The overly diversified gambler... The double-downer, aka the over-bettor... The winning gambler... |
BusinessWeek
April 21, 2011
Felix Gillette |
The Casino Next Door How slot machines snuck into the mall, along with money laundering, bribery, shootouts, and billions in profits. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2010
Peter Coy |
Bringing Wall Street Technology to Las Vegas Cantor Gaming uses Wall Street-style technology to let sports gamblers wager in-game. |
AskMen.com
Andy Glazer |
Gambling Safely On The Internet If you want to gamble on the Internet, do your research. By taking certain common sense precautions, chances are you will be able to enjoy your online gambling experience. |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2009
Frederik Balfour |
Macao: Now, Stanley Ho Has the Hot Hand While Vegas moguls built pricey palaces for high rollers, the veteran casino kingpin stuck with "mass market" gamblers. Turns out, it was a good bet. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
The Magnitude of Pennsylvania's Slots The new law allowing the installation of up to 61,000 slot machines at 14 sites in that state is interesting for several reasons. So who wins, and how much? |
Salon.com
June 1, 2000
Jake Tapper |
For Bush, fundraiser is a gamble Despite his "strong anti-gambling record," he prepares for a major gift from serious high-rollers -- and criticism from the party's right wing. |
