Read reviews of all the Whitbread shortlisted books on Times Online Bookmakers named Ali Smith as the favourite to win the Whitbread Book of the Year award tonight for her third novel, The Accidental …….

Gaming company Empire Online says it is still confident about a £20.7m pre-tax profit forecast for 2006 That would come from all gaming platforms excluding Empire Poker….

More investors are expected to start betting on a slump in the US housing market after the launch of a new index….

With the biggest game of the US football season just 2 weeks away, Vegas bookies have made Pittsburgh Steelers 3.5-4 point favourites to beat the Seattle Seahawks “Seattle’s going to have their hands full,” Bob Scucci, sportsbook director at… Continue ….

In another case of ‘haven’t they got anything better to do’, Ohio state liquor control sent agents to infiltrate a charity poker tournament - who were raising money for a local cancer patient. The agents claim that the tournament… Continue ….

The Speculator: Spread-betting companies say their clients prefer volatility. Personally, I hate it….

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Well it maybe difficult for US companies to offer online gambling, but if anyone is making money out of internet gaming, it seems to be the US government US sports newspaper, sportingnews.com has settled a case with the US… Continue ….

Its been a while since publicity hungry auction whores, Goldenpalace.com have purchased a piece of pointless memorabilia - although to be fair its for a good cause. This time they dug deep within the human body and pulled out… Continue ….

A driver who almost killed a young woman in a head-on crash “played Russian roulette”, a court hears….

The Government’s decision to allow mini-brothels to operate across Britain has sparked anger among Mail online readers. In a sweeping liberalisation of the sex laws, up to three prostitutes would be allowed to work from the same address. Find out what our readers had to say on the issue here…

It seems its not just about playing poker - alongside the game is an unwritten law of poker etiquette that players should abide by. Its a long list, bound by years of tradition so here’s a few For example… Continue ….