A Long Island man's luck ran out when he was arrested for running an illegal gambling hall and high-stakes poker games, police said. Suffolk cops responding to neighbors' complaints said they found a gambling den at the William Paca Lodge in West...

CONCORD -- An 18 percent sales tax on bets at poker tournaments gained a pivotal approval from a State Senate committee this week. ... - By KEVIN LANDRIGAN Telegraph Staff

BRISBANE Lions Football Club is pushing to build a "pokie palace" in the problem gambling hotspot of Springwood including 200 poker machines, a bar and dining room.

Huntington, W.V. (AP) -- A toll-free help line for problem gamblers in West Virginia has received 7,000 calls since it was established eight years ago.

OF the reasons for families struggling to put food on the table, pay the bills and keep a roof over their heads, poker machine addiction is believed to be one of the single biggest causes in the North West.