Poker

The severity of America's gambling addiction isn't too far behind the nation's drug problem, and it's growing. In 2007, Americans lost more than $92 billion gambling, almost 10 times more than what U.S. moviegoers spent on tickets -- and about nine times what they lost 15 years earlier.

In an attempt to crack down on spam, Facebook has shut down a number of third-party software applications in the past week. The move could signal that the world's most popular social network plans maintain righter control over the apps that run on its site.

The Nevada Democratic Senator is trying to introduce legislation that would legalize online poker gambling. Advocates say Congress's lame-duck session could provide an opening for the bill, while opponents put its chances at slim to none.

As the World Series of Poker advances to the November Nine, online poker sites are betting on the players. Sponsorships are in such high demand that one agent called the process of signing players this year "World War III." Why has this become such a high-stakes sport for sponsors?

Poker may be the best-known gambling game to attract professionals, but blackjack also has become a lucrative business. In his book Repeat Until Rich: A Card Counter's Chronicle of the Blackjack Wars, Josh Axelrad sheds some light on how these blackjack businesses work. It turns out that blackjack rings operate much like investment banks.

Poker players watch for their opponent's tells -- tics and mannerisms that give away the strength of his hand. Scientists have discovered that there is a link between eye movements and our perception of numbers, although this tell is probably too subtle to be useful in Las Vegas. A team from the...

A recent study by a Cornell graduate student found that, contrary to what common sense would suggest, online poker players win less money when they win more hands. Sociology doctoral student Kyle Siler analyzed 27 million online hands of six-player no-limits Texas Hold'em and found that those who...

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The world has a new poker champ -- whose life story may inspire people to pursue their dreams of being a professional gambler -- but don't let the tale of Joe Cada fool you into following his career path. Cada, 21, won the $8.55 million jackpot in the World Series of Poker, making him the youngest...

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