An Economist Walks Into a Brothel: What Prostitutes and Big-Wave Surfers Can Teach Us About Risk
Allison Schrager wants to change the way you take chances.
Allison Schrager wants to change the way you take chances.
"Life is like poker," says Duke: Good choices and good outcomes don't always correlate.
Poker champ talks game theory, gambling, and Donald Trump.
The capricious federal crackdown on the Internet version of an all-American game
For years the Nutz Poker League, along with several competitors, has been running free tournaments at bars and restaurants in the Tampa Bay area.
Deceived banks into handling gambling transactions that were illegal under U.S. laws
Declares poker games legal under federal law.
Making big bucks from casinos with near-monopolies, Native American tribal official worry that online gambling could cut into their take
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