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Conquering the Impossible Bet

Henry Reich of minutephysics presents a mind-blowing solution to what many gamblers thought was an impossible bet. The presentation is intense and a bit technical, but all you have to do is follow the math.

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Beware Of Gambling Nannies

John Stossel, an investigative and consumer reporter, supports legalizing sports gambling throughout the United States, but says government control freaks are adamant about never letting that come to pass. Conservative Rob Walgate, vice-president of the American Policy Roundtable, takes on Stossel in a lively debate on the issue in this edition of LibertyPen.

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A Matter of Personal Freedom

Indeed, there are many important issues that conservatives and Libertarians agree on. But don’t be fooled. There are others where they passionately disagree, such as the war on drugs and gambling. Libertarian John Stossel debates former U.S. Rep. Allen West and Alex McFarland of the American Family Association on both of these issues in this edition of LibertyPen.

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Fighting Quail

Yesterday we presented Part 1 of Vice’s special report on underground gambling in Afghanistan, focusing on dog fights. Today’s second part in the series examines an even more exotic form of gambling  — quail fights at the Ka Faroshi bird market, where rival teams prep their fighting quails for the next morning’s match.

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Afghanistan’s Dog Fights

Vice traveled to Kabul in search of illicit gambling rings where men bet on quail fights, buzkashi (like polo, but with a headless goat), and dog fights. First in a three-part series.

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Leave the Gamblers Alone

Author Patrick Basham and gambler Annie Duke complain about government busybodies interfering with gamblers, a risk that individuals assume voluntarily.

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Pirates of the Caribbean

The United States angered Antigua and Barbuda by placing an embargo on a lucrative online gambling operation headquartered on the Caribbean islands. Now, Antigua and Barbuda are threatening to retaliate by legalizing Internet piracy. Looks like all those lawyers from Hollywood and Silicon Valley better cancel their Antigua vacation plans and go to Aruba instead.

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