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Parents Gamble Kids' Safety, Leaving Them in Cars at Casinos

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 7th 2010 5:00PM

Some parents' addiction to gambling is overwhelming their common sense. Credit: Andres Rueda, Flickr
Some Pennsylvania parents are gambling with their children's lives. The Lebanon Daily News reports that in this year alone, seven patrons of ...Some Pennsylvania parents are gambling with their children's lives. In this year alone, seven patrons of a casino in PA have left a total of 12 kids alone in the car while they placed their bets, and lawmakers are taking notice.
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Casino Baby Clothes: Jackpot or Too Much of a Gamble?

by Brett Singer, Posted Nov 11th 2009 8:00AM

Casino Baby offers a variety of gambling-themed clothing. Credit: Casino Baby
For some, gambling means risk. The thrill putting money down and seeing it double, triple ... or disappear. Others don't take it so seriously. "We like to gamble," ...
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Cute lottery mascots promote underage gambling?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Sep 29th 2008 11:00AM

Like a lot of people who live in lottery states, I like to buy a scratch-off game ticket every now and then. Sometimes my eight-year-old is with me and I let her choose the ticket to buy (she's pretty lucky at picking winners). Once, when I let Ellie ...
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Soccer mom embezzles $72k from league

by Sandy Maple, Posted Jul 23rd 2008 2:00PM

On the surface, 42-year-old Deborah Angilley probably looks like your typical soccer mom. Attending games and even coaching at one point, you could say she is very involved with her kid's athletic life. Maybe a little too involved. The Edgewood, ...
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What will Charlotte Church name her baby?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 6th 2007 7:28AM

For a long time, Jared was going to be named Redwood. Unfortunately, my wife and mother-in-law are both a little too traditional and we compromised with Jared. If one gambler's hunch comes true, however, Redwood would seem a perfectly acceptable name ...
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Update: Mermaid baby and baby bet

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Jan 12th 2007 3:01PM

A reader asked for an update on the mermaid baby born and abandoned in China a couple of months ago. Doctors worked hard to save the baby, but in the end, the problems associated with sirenomelia proved too much and the baby succumbed to heart ...
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UK: Online poker hooks teenagers

by Karen Walrond, Posted Mar 13th 2006 8:02AM

The Guardian is currently featuring a report of online poker games, and their part in underage gambling.  The article says while gambling is illegal to those under-18, at least one player, "Steve," has found "the age verification ...
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