Lotteries

All right. Here we are. American Idol is entering its 10th season, but now minus not one, but two of its original judges, the personalities who helped make the show. So what's it going to be like without Simon and......

BOFF is back to report on last night's Dating in the Dark:Before we begin, I wanted to follow up on my thoughts on last week's show regarding the premise of the show, which I felt was somewhat abandoned. The show......

The Miami Dolphins scratch-off tickets have sold the most among the state???s three NFL teams since they were unveiled late last month, Florida Lottery officials said. Through last weekend, $5 million worth of Dolphins scratch-off tickets had been sold,...

If you invest in something that sounds too good to be true and it turns out to be a Ponzi scheme, do you deserve restitution? U.S. District Judge James Cohn is sorting out restitution claims in the Scott Rothstein case......

As part of the approval process for the high-end, 1,100-acre Timberneck Farm development, the developer agreed to build five affordable homes in Gloucester and sell them for $160,000. The first two homes were completed in the Holly Beach subdivision in......

The Cordish Company just announced that Maryland Live, its Arundel Mills "gaming and entertainment facility," will include a Bobby Flay restaurant, if the plan is approved by voters. Flay is shown here at Bobby Flay Steak, his first steakhouse, which........

When are people going to figure out that the expression, 'What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas' is just a marketing slogan. It really doesn't work that way.Adam 'Pacman' Jones paid a $20,000 debt he owed Caesars Palace and escaped further legal problems....

Usually I feel a little guilty when I post betting odds from our off-shore gambling friends at Bodog. But when it comes to the Belmont Stakes . . . First of all, given my editors' obsession with the topic, I......

by James Oliphant A recent article in Time takes a look at the gaming habits of the presidential candidates--and what they say about their personalities. And it might not surprise you that John McCain is a thrill-seeker and Barack......

Fun story in Time about the gambling habits of McCain and Obama: McCain (not a secret) is slightly addicted to risk, and likes to play craps at casinos -- betting a few thousand a roll in a game that's......

Made it back to sauna South Florida after a good week-plus of R&R, and nothing like wading through 398 e-mails to start back. Now I realize why some people are glued to their Crackberries and iPhones the whole time they???re......

The jackpot prize for the political lottery ticket held by Roy D. Simon Jr. surged three weeks ago when Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) became Senate majority leader. Odds against him remain gargantuan. Simon, 59, of West Hempstead, is due......