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The Motley Fool
October 4, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Critiquing the Lottery Critics' Critic If you're a sensible sort, you understand that the odds of winning big money in a lottery are so extremely remote that it's not worth buying tickets.   |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2005 |
A Foolish Lottery Take Put your math hat on when you think about lotteries. Smart investors shouldn't buy lottery tickets, except as very infrequent amusements. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Sure Things Beat Bad Bets Investing and growing your money is a long-term strategy. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts to getting rich. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Win More in the Lottery! Lottery jackpots are growing as your chance of winning shrinks. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
GTech Is a Money Maker Lottery operator GTech reports record revenues and raises its guidance. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Betting on Bet Tech Gambling equipment makers try to soften the slump that's slamming their casino customers. |
The Motley Fool
June 9, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Gambling Is Growing Count on lotteries and casinos for entertainment, not financial salvation. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2004
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Lottery for Losers The new Florida Lotto ad campaign is a real gamble. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2005
Jim Mueller |
Gold Mines in Gaming Want to get rich quietly? Don't try for the next hottest thing or a spin of the wheel. Invest in sellers to those who do -- the gaming industry. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Watch Out for That Asteroid! You may have only 24 years left on Earth. But don't change your investment plans just yet. Continue investing in stocks for the long haul. |
The Motley Fool
August 6, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Don't Make This Dumb Decision Do yourself a favor, rein in your desperate impulses, and you'll emerge from this recession in better shape. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
A Lottery You Always Win Slow, regular savings may not be glamorous -- some might say they're outright boring -- but when you have time and the power of compound interest working for you, regular savings get the job done. |
The Motley Fool
August 14, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Gambling on Expectations Casino-company results face up against Wall Street expectations. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2006
Jim Mueller |
Foolish Book Review: "Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling" Whether you enjoy playing cards and rolling dice or not, this book by David G. Schwartz will make interesting reading. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
The Booming Business of Gaming At least 1 in 4 Americans is actively involved in this pastime. But instead of losing money gambling, you can make money by investing in the gambling industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
Emil Lee |
Lessons From Las Vegas Las Vegas teaches valuable money management lessons: The overly diversified gambler... The double-downer, aka the over-bettor... The winning gambler... |
The Motley Fool
November 19, 2004 |
Warn Your Children About Lotteries Don't let your young ones throw their money away. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
International Game On and On and On The slot machine maker tops expectations for the third straight quarter. Few would call the stock cheap at this point, but sometimes you just have to pay to win. |
The Motley Fool
May 23, 2011
Zeeshan Siddique |
Scientific Games Prepares for the Long Run The maker of technology-based products for lotteries and gaming witnessed a decline in its revenues from the same quarter last year, but the company is gearing up for the future. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2010
Rich Greifner |
Today's Buy Opportunity: International Game Technology When casinos finally open their wallets and splurge for new slot machines, there's a good chance they'll upgrade to IGT's server-based gaming platform. |
AskMen.com
Ross Bonander |
How To: Play Roulette Roulette is hugely popular among gamblers worldwide because it's both thrilling and easy. On the flipside, casinos love it because the odds heavily favor the house, and because it is void of any potential betting system to beat it. |
The Motley Fool
April 19, 2005
Jim Mueller |
The Information Game Information improves the odds and is key to success in the stock market. When gambling, no amount of information will improve your odds. |
The Motley Fool
January 10, 2006
Seth Jayson |
Not Quite a Jackpot Today's GTECH buyout shows that smart bets don't always work out for investors, especially if you're late. |
Financial Planning
April 1, 2011
Bob Veres |
Betting the Market There's a lot we can learn from the contrasts between gambling and investing. Exploring them might not only inform conversations with clients, but also clarify the profession's role in tending client portfolios. |
BusinessWeek
February 23, 2004
Palmeri & Cohn |
Ready To Bet Big On Britain U.S. gaming companies see a huge payoff if gambling laws are liberalized in Britain. |
The Motley Fool
May 31, 2007
Rich Duprey |
A Dollar Tree and a Dream The leading dollar store exceeds expectations as store traffic and average ticket sales grow. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
A Lottery Jackpot You Can Win You don't have to take huge, improbable chances in your quest for wealth. Try these tips instead. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2006
Nathan Slaughter |
Winning the Retirement Lottery Beating the market is seldom easy, but neither is hitting the lottery. Unless you believe the odds of building a successful portfolio are worse than 146,107,962 to 1, the stock market still offers your best bet at a comfortable retirement. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
IGT Keeps Paying Out International sales and replacement demand lead to record results for the slot machine maker. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Nathan Slaughter |
Against Katrina, Casinos Lose Big Casino operators were battered by Hurricane Katrina, but they'll recover in time. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2004
Jeff Hwang |
Marketing Isn't for Problem Gamblers Harrah's, "the leader in responsible gaming," gets fined for mailing marketing materials to known problem gamblers. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Rats, I Won the Lottery! You should wish lottery jackpots only on your most hated enemies. Perhaps, instead of betting on 1-in-80 million odds, you might invest in some shares of companies that can much more reliably, and safely, reward you. |
AskMen.com
September 25, 2002
Steve Richer |
How To: Survive A Trip To The Casino Hard-core gamblers need not read this article. But for the rest of you, nowadays, Las Vegas is being promoted as a premium family entertainment conurbation and more and more neophytes are heading to the desert to try their luck. An unprepared man will quickly find himself in over his head. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2004
Marko Djuranovic |
Scientific Games' Hot Hand Despite some debt concerns, this lottery machine maker looks solid. At its current valuation, Scientific Games offers investors a good opportunity to grab a piece of the growing gaming industry pie. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Adventure Trips - Lottery Lottery fever has taken over the adventure world, which suddenly makes us miss waiting in line. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2004
Roy Lewis |
Are You Ready to Hit the Jackpot? How to pay taxes on your lottery winnings. |
Salon.com
October 5, 2002
Farhad Manjoo |
Betting on Uncle Sam Online gamblers are waiting for legislators to make their Wild West world a safer place to wager -- but the government keeps waffling. |
Reason
May 2006
Greg Beato |
Sin Cities on a Hill How legalized gambling in America moved from the Strip to Main Street. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2011
Travis Hoium |
How the Casino Business Has Changed Electronic games are beginning to take over the casino. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Is IGT's Luck About to Change? International Game Technology's casino-operator customers are in a buying mood. |
Reason
July 2003
Bob Briggs |
Socialized Gambling Illinois pols want to muscle in on casinos. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2005
Jeff Hwang |
A Bargain Worth Betting On Slot king International Game Technology's stock is out of favor -- and that makes the slot king a buy. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2010
Brian D. Pacampara |
MGM Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Casino operator MGM Resorts International saw its shares drop 10% in early trading after it announced the details of its secondary offering. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2004
Nathan Slaughter |
Gambling on GTech GTech Holdings, the world's largest lottery systems operator, posted impressive first-quarter numbers today, but allegations of bribery continue to cloud the short-term picture. |
Outside
June 2010
Grayson Schaffer |
Golden Tickets Lately, it seems, most state and federal agencies -- and many private ones, too -- have hit on the same solution to growing populations and shrinking everything else: the lottery. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Jeff Hwang |
Did Congress Kill Online Poker? Regulation, not prohibition, is the answer to online poker. Poker isn't a form of gambling any more than buying stock is, and it should be exempt from the new law, as horse racing and state-run lotteries are. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
September 25, 2006
Jane Sasseen |
Betting The Ranch On Casinos Can U.S. gamblers' appetites keep up with the current wave of expansion sweeping the industry? |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Look What's Booming When times get tough, don't go to lotteries. |
The Motley Fool
July 13, 2009
Robert Steyer |
Battered Budgets May Bolster Bettors Ohio seeks more revenue by allowing slot machines at horse racetracks -- which is good news for gambling companies. |
The Motley Fool
October 31, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
Betting on MGM MGM Mirage reports its Q3 results, but the real story is what lies ahead. |
