The wire
Operator moves and market shifts as they land. Every item is short, dated and sourced.
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- CH-NEW
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- Sep 7, 2026
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Gambling in Ancient Rome: Dice Games, Emperors, and Bans
The legalized sports betting market in the United States generates roughly fifty billion dollars annually.
Poker Night TV: The Rise and Fall of Televised Poker on ESPN
Claim: Televised poker on ESPN killed live poker because it taught new players how to play. Reality: Televised poker on ESPN killed itself through overexposure…
Tommy Glenn Carmichael and the Slot Machine Cheating Devices
Claim: Slot machines are unhackable, tamper-proof vaults that only the casino can access. Reality: Tommy Glenn Carmichael proved otherwise.
Chris Moneymaker: The Accountant Who Launched the Poker Boom
Chris Moneymaker was an amateur accountant from Tennessee. In 2003, he won the World Series of Poker Main Event for 2.5 million dollars.
Allen Iverson's Casino Bans: What the Reports Actually Say
Listen, I will tell you straight. Allen Iverson, the NBA player, was banned from casinos because he was winning too much money and casinos did not like it. This is not conspiracy theory.
Casino Regulation Updates That Affect Table Games
The new Nevada regulations (2023) changed table game procedures. I have watched casinos implement them for months.
Owning Mahowny: The True Story of a Gambling Addict Banker
What does a person believe about the future when they gamble away 10 million dollars of other people's money?
The Crown Casino Scam: How $33 Million Was Stolen via CCTV
The Crown Casino Melbourne lost $33 million to a CCTV-based scam. The architecture of the heist reveals how casinos fail.