Hurricane Betting - What'll they think of next???

Just when you couldn't think of anything more to bet on, here comes a new one!

Stakes are high in hurricane betting (CNN.com)

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- It's a slow time of year for avid gamblers. The basketball and hockey playoffs are over and football is weeks away. But gambling on what this hurricane season will produce is proving almost as irresistible as guessing the day Britney Spears will give birth.

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Online Betting Could Hurt many Groups

I found this great news article on gambling interest groups rallying to lobby for curbing online betting -- even getting support from Las Vegas:

Interest Groups Lining Up to Lobby on Web Gambling (New York Times)

Casinos, sports leagues, antigambling coalitions and even poker players are facing off on Capitol Hill over bills to curb online betting.

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