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The Ten Best Stocking Stuffers

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 8th 2008 4:00PM

Buying presents for some people can be a very difficult task, especially when you buy presents for them year after year. When you add the concept of then having to get stocking stuffers on top of that the whole holiday season can seem daunting ...
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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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Am I teaching my kid to gamble?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Apr 13th 2007 8:02AM

Every once in a while, I buy a lottery scratch-off ticket. I don't hope to get rich doing this, it's just for fun. If Ellie is with me, I usually let her pick which one I buy. She will carefully examine each one and usually choose the most colorful. ...
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Survey reveals gambling habits of teenagers

by Joanne Lutynec, Posted Jan 29th 2007 2:32PM

A study was recently held in Ontario, Canada, in regards to the gambling habits of teenagers and the results were quite shocking. Of the 2140 teens aged 15-17 surveyed, one third of them are already gambling. 40% are playing poker, 36% purchase ...
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Woman embezzles millions of dollars to feed lottery habit

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 24th 2006 7:30PM

Every body has a few guilty pleasures, some of us are just a tad bit guiltier than others when it comes to our indulgences. One New York woman, Annie Donnelly, 38, has spent a large part of the last 3 1/2 years embezzling money from her employer. ...
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