Sportsbook.com correctly predicted Bush’s return
OnlineCasinoNews
Bets placed on the results of the 2004 presidential election on Sportsbook.com indicated Bush would win the popular vote by 53 per cent to Kerry’s 47 per cent, no more than two per cent off the end figures. Nearly 11,000 bets were placed on the election, which saw Bush return to the White House for a second term.

Know when to Holdem, Know when to Foldem
Daily Mississippian - MS,USA
Freshman Peyton Smith said he knows when to quit when playing poker for money. But with the obvious craze of Texas Hold ‘Em, other college students may not share the same ability...

ONLINE Gambling Operation Betting on Congress
InternetNews.com - Darien,CT,USA
WASHINGTON -- Most Internet sports gambling proponents are perfectly happy with Congress' apparent lack of interest in creating any new laws against cyber wagering. Two years ago, when the 108th Congress convened, the gambling lobby said maintaining the status quo would be a victory...

ONLINE gambling more lucrative than banking
CNN/Money - USA
An Irish mathematics graduate turned down a £40,000 a year banking job, saying she could earn more money playing internet poker, 123bharath.com reported. According to The Sun, Lee-Anne Smyth from Belfast, Northern Ireland, is all set to earn 234,000 pounds a year as earnings. She began playing at university and in the process made so much money, that she refused a banking job...

World Poker Tour -WPT- Season Three: Doyle Brunson North American Poker Championship
LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2004
In a show of respect for all-time poker great Doyle Brunson, hundreds of players made an appointment with the WORLD POKER TOUR(TM) and its new tournament honoring the man who memorialized the 10-2 poker hand. The inaugural event started Tuesday at Bellagio, Las Vegas. One of the most venerable names in poker, Brunson captured his first of nine World Champion bracelets in 1976 and his first WORLD POKER TOUR win less than two months ago...

UK gov regulates online gambling for first time
DMeurope.com - Netherlands
The British government hopes to introduce internet gambling regulations for the first time as part of its broader revamping of gambling law in the country. The government's new Gambling Bill, to be fast-tracked through Parliament, establishes a new gambling regulator, the Gambling Commission...