Defenders of state lotteries claim that playing these games is merely entertainment. Numbers tell a different story

Health crisis could be looming as fans, prostitutes descend on South Africa and officials block safe-sex handouts

Morality, international law and the odds of drawing an inside straight -- Congress revisits the ever-popular topic of Internet gambling.

The modern drug war started with Arnold Rothstein, a criminal master so feared he managed to rig the World Series

Place your wagers, ladies and gentlemen

It's going to be the hottest tour this summer, and I survived the presale for the second hottest. Here's how

A British bookmaker wants to speculate on Donald Trump's future

A Silicon Valley rebel gets spiritual about making money in "The Monk and the Riddle."

He isn’t afraid of losing. His opponents need to give him a reason to be.

How JPMorgan and Xerox are making money off of American misery

The future is not ours -- and that's good news. Losing our world power status will let us focus on problems at home

Anna Wintour says Asma al-Assad is "completely at odds" with the magazine's priorities. But is she really?

Megaevents are expensive, dirty and disruptive. What can be done?

A new book about Bob Dylan's masterpiece, "Blood on the Tracks," fusses over the details while missing the story.