As more and more states turn to legal betting to fight the Great Recession, a metaphor becomes reality

The Mississippi governor gallivants around the nation to boxing matches and fundraisers on the taxpayers' dime

Flu shots are being given in casinos, grocery stores and Target stores.

To buy influence at the White House, GOP operative Jack Abramoff gave $500,000 in tribal loot to a Gale Norton pal who heads an "environmental" nonprofit.

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

Trump looted and corrupted New Jersey's gambling mecca and then got out of town. Does that sound familiar?

There's no more Trump in Atlantic City anymore

Harry Reid, the man most responsible for guiding Sen. Jim Jeffords to a new political identity, has a long history with party-switching.

San Juan, Puerto Rico, beckons tourists back with its food scene, a blend of the island's many cultural influences

In Las Vegas, Democrats court the netroots as if it were the AFL-CIO.

If online role-playing games are ever going to break out of the hardcore gamer ghetto, they'll have to do more than please the geeks.

Massachusetts senator to TV biz-show host: "How about a counter-argument ... that's based on fact?"

Don't call the 18-year-old boy king of chess -- defending his title this weekend -- a geek. He rules a new generation of champs raised on hip-hop and video games.

Those billions in fines that big banks like Goldman Sachs get socked with are filled with loopholes