50 people arrested in weekend poker raid (The Fayetteville Observer)Police say 50 people were arrested Friday night following a raid on an illegal poker game at a residence off Yadkin Road. The names were not immediately available.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:44:06 GMT)
Poker player plays cards right to go pro (Times Online)Until recently, Chris Elliot delivered pizzas by night and played internet poker by day. But last week his life changed for ever when he won £81,000 after making the final table in Europe’s biggest tournament at the Empire casino in Leicester Square, London.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:50:44 GMT)
The great credit card swindle (Sydney Morning Herald)AUSTRALIANS lost more than half a billion dollars in credit card fraud last year, and security experts warn that banks are not doing enough to protect customers online and are playing down the problem for fear of harming their reputations.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:10:42 GMT)
Oyster card hack details revealed (BBC News)Dutch researchers reveal details of how they managed to copy the radio chips used on London's Oyster card.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:57:15 GMT)
Annual poker run Oct. 11 (Sparta Expositor)The annual poker run to benefit Project Graduation will be held on Oct. 11. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. in the White County High School parking lot. At 10 a.m., the first bike is due to ride out.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:26:01 GMT)
Altus Group Lands Chase Card Services Account (Centre Daily Times)Altus Group has been selected by Chase Card Services, a division of JP Morgan Chase and Co. (NYSE: JPM). Altus will provide strategic, creative and production management services for several lines of business including Chase Visa(R) Business, Chase Freedom(sm), ChaseHealthAdvance(sm) and Continental Airlines World MasterCard(R) from Chase.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:46:16 GMT)
Research finds customers' fixation on minimum payments drives up credit card bills (EurekAlert!)( University of Warwick ) New research by the University of Warwick reveals that many credit card customers become fixated on the level of minimum payments given on credit card bills. The mere presence of a minimum payment is enough to reduce the actual amount many people choose to pay on their bills, leading to further interest payments.(From: news.search.yahoo.com - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:40:34 GMT)