Politicians encourage irresponsible gambling in order to avoid facing America's desperate need to raise taxes

Now that sports betting is legal, the leagues want in — and they're lobbying state-by-state

An under-regulated Wall Street -- not the president\'s energy policy -- is what\'s driving prices up

Biggest challenge is illegal betting markets run by southeast Asian organized crime gangs.

Migeul "El Piojo" Herrera of Mexico is under the mistaken impression that abstinence will help maximize performance

#IfIWonPowerball is trending—but from Shirley Jackson to "The Hunger Games," we know who really loses

Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro will likely have to be put down. Will the troubled sport of horseracing meet the same fate?

The British are talking trash and taking bets in the tussle over the U.K.'s next poet laureate.

We know -- Coulter hates soccer. With the World Cup over, here's what her ludicrous column might rail against next

At a Seattle conference, clean-cut entrepreneurs look to get rich and stay legal. The "party bus" waits outside

My daughter's passion for sourness went to extremes -- but these lemon squares satisfied even her

The state has sold $83 million worth of Powerball tickets since April, 11 percent of the game's sales

Research suggests hopeful ticket holders should be careful what they wish for

When problem gambling worsens into an addiction, people fail repeatedly to curb their habit

The numerically significant day is only a few hours away