If money determines law and policy, then those with money will always win. But a democracy is supposed to be about the power of ideas and a good idea should be able to stand on its own feet without a cash inducement.

Roger Federer is one Wimbledon title away from delivering a $200,000 payday based on a wager made by a gambler who has since died.

Pamela Wade discovers how gaming has helped native American cultures survive.

Stressed-out Cantabrians have been squandering Red Cross cash handouts on poker machines.

Punters sick of betting on horses or rugby will be able to speculate on when Prince William and Kate Middleton will have their first child.

Two winners each scooped more than $17.6 million in last night's must-be-won Lotto Powerball draw.

The ticket machines were on overdrive at Lotto shops as people queued for their chance to win Powerball's highest-ever jackpot of $34 million. More than 1000 tickets per minute were sold nationwide between 6am and 10am today.

Mike Edgington's Lotto fantasy list starts off simply - "house, car, boat, and some for Christchurch".