‘IDOL’S’ COOK-ING

THE odds on “Idol” favor David Cook. With the long-awaiting David vs. David finale set for tomorrow night, the online gambling sites were heating up over the weekend. As of yesterday, the oddsmakers were favoring the rocker, David Cook, over the elfish crooner, David Archuleta. BetCRIS.com makes Archuleta the 2 to 1 underdog (a winning $1 bet returns $3) in tomorrow’s sing-off. Odds that David …

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Mon, May 19th, 2008

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Casino gambling information:

  • Catholics were found to be more likely to gamble than Protestants and other religious groups. Catholics were also found to be less likely to disapprove of gambling than other religious groups.
  • Casino is defined by the Webster's New World Dictionary as the following: a small country house, or a building or room used for meetings, or public amusements, gaming, or a game at cards.
  • U.S. News and World Report did a comparison of crime rates in cities with gambling versus those that do not. The crime rates were significantly higher in the places that allowed gambling.
  • French mathematicians Pierre de Fermat and Blaise Pascal explored the mathematics of gambling, leading to the formulation of Pascal's theory of probability in 1654.