FIFA says bets on suspect WCup match were clean

FIFA's betting watchdog has ruled out suspected corruption surrounding a World Cup qualifying match between Moldova and Switzerland last Saturday.

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Congress played major role in AIG mess

If President Barack Obama wants to find a scapegoat for the mess at American International Group, he needs only to look east from the White House to the halls of Congress.

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Bettors mad after books declare Philly Game 5 win

Bettors cried foul after most Nevada casinos declared the Philadelphia Phillies the winner of Game 5 of the World Series despite it being suspended while tied in the middle of the sixth inning.

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Unregulated swaps hastened Wall Street collapse

It can be a fine line between investing and gambling. But in Las Vegas, you know the odds. On Wall Street, that's not always the case.

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Wanna Bet on Global Warming? You Can

Think global warming will raise the oceans enough to submerge Cape Hatteras? Want to bet on it?

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Science fiction's best authors chart a vast and unpredictable cosmos - but they're not above making a little wager here and there on earthly matters. Here are SF authors' weirdest (and most productive) bets.

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Ladbrokes is offering odds of 3/1 that the 26-year-old will be clean-shaven by December 25. Keeping the beard would mean plucking up the courage to sport it for the Royals' Christmas Day service at Sandringham, which will be broadcast on television.

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Futures traders and sports books are setting overwhelming odds that the Illinois Democrat will win the presidency on Nov. 4.

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Place Your Bets on the Last Debate of O8 (Poll)

This last debate of the 2008 election, maybe the knockdown drag out fight that Republicans have been asking for. McCain must land a knockout blow tonight.

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Place Your Bets on the Pennsylvania Primary (Poll)

The Pennsylvania Primary on Tuesday my be the end of the party. If it is, this is last call for alcohol. That is, this is your last chance to go on the record and vote for who you think will win on Tuesday. Then come back on Wednesday and see who was right.

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Nigel Eccles, a news junkie and former online betting site employee, wanted to try pursuing both interests at once.

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With March Maddness being as popular as it is, PicksPal will be able to take advantage of one of the most social activities surrounding sports.

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