gambling

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“The tax treatment of gambling differs from the tax treatment of contracts and straddles, even though the underlying act is still gambling,” says Nicole DeRosa, director of tax at SKC & Co.

From Barron's

“It is more like gambling than traditional investing,” said Chad Gammon, a veteran financial adviser and owner of Custom Fit Financial in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

From MarketWatch

A tearful Redknapp, who recalled last week how his grandmother used to run bets for a bookmaker when gambling was illegal, earned a big kiss from his wife Sandra.

From Barron's

A lucky lottery player in the US state of Arkansas has won the $1.8 billion Powerball prize, the second-largest US lottery jackpot ever won, the gambling game's organizer said on Thursday.

From Barron's

The Bord bid still has to pass the EFL's Owners and Directors' test, which may have some hurdles to overcome due to his past involvement in gambling.

From BBC