Australia is not eliminating casino gambling completely in their country. They are, however, moving towards helping people stay away from gambling problems.

Las Vegas Sands has had a roller coaster of a ride in the stock market in the past year. On Monday, the stock once again rebounded after news that the company was financially sound for now.

The state of New York is looking for money just like other states and they may find their solution in expanded gambling. Governor Patterson's administration is considering expanding their gambling laws.

The World Series of Poker took a gamble this year when they delayed the final table of their Main Event a couple of months. While the players did not like the layover, the ratings on ESPN were up for the telecast of the finale.

When Peter Eastgate raked the final pile of chips away from Ivan Demidov to become WSOP champion, it marked the end to a poker-filled extravaganza which began over five months ago.  It also marked the point at which people would see if the move by the WSOP and ESPN to delay the Main Event final table paid off.  Well the results are in and the move proved to be a big success!