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The 21st Century gambling industry is nothing like the prior 100 years of betting in America. Now, we US citizens bet on everything. Online sportsbooks have proliferated in recent years and with them came odds on anything the odds-makers can imagine. They put out odds on everything from who Kim Kardashian will date next, to which contestant will win reality TV competitions like Dancing With the Stars and American Idol. So follow the Sun as our reporters report all the fun!

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony announced they are getting divorced on Friday, and an old Las vegas sports book betting prop was at the center of the announcement.

Tby Maguire is being sued by the trustee of Bradley Ruderman’s estate. The trustee claims in the suit that Maguire won over $300,000 from Ruderman in what he believes was an illegal poker game.

The new season’s of Dancing with the Stars and American Idol are in full form and bettors are starting to get a feel for which contestants have what it takes to make it to the finals.

The season 12 Dancing with the Stars premiere is less than forty-eight hours away, and that means the betting action has kicked into full gear at online sports books.

The new season of American Idol has reached the top twenty-four contestant stage, and sports books have begun to offer betting odds on the competition.

The Super Bowl has arrived and that means big betting, but online sports books are still offering odds on celebrities such as Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan.

Celebrity relationship betting has become popular at online sports books, and this holiday season has seen several big name celebrities get engaged, and one rock musician and his wife calling it quits.

The Golden Globe nominations are in, and that means the betting has started at online sports books where odds can be found on the nominees in all of the top categories.

Conspiracy theorists believe that the Tea-Party has made a major push to get Palin the victory and gain the party more exposure. Palin’s mother, Sarah, is popular among the Tea-Party, and last week’s elimination of betting favorite Brandy showed that the fans are voting different than the judge’s are seeing things.

When Dancing with the Stars producers decided on Bristol Palin as a contesntant for season eleven, they never imagined the daughter of former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin would make it this far. Now, the show may have to deal with the reality of the best dancer for the season walking away a loser.

Lohan’s desperate need for a rapid image change came after she failed drug tests only days after persuading counselors at UCLA that she had no drug problem and hence no need for rehabilitation.

According to an article at Investopedia.com, casino gambling in the US in 2009 took in over $50 billion in revenue, more than five times more than the total gross ticket sales for Hollywood movies the same year. Even though the recession was hurting casino numbers, and movies were near a record race for sales as [...]

Kim Kardashian is complaining about being featured in Playboy this time around, but Kardashian was happy about being in Playboy when she was getting started.

Paris Hilton, having been one of the dozens of celebrities receiving special treatment at the hands of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, may be surprised to find law enforcement in Clark County, Nevada, less accommodating to her scofflaw lifestyle. Hilton was arrested along with her boyfriend and erstwhile club manager Cy Waits last week [...]

Craigslist, the Internet classified advertising site, has announced it will no longer carry ads for adult services, including what many said were transparent promotions for prostitution. The decision is yet another victory for appearance over reality, similar to newpapers decrying illegal gambling while routinely publishing sports betting morning lines. Like Renault in “Casablanca,” Craiglist operators [...]