A gambling-watchdog agency, always worried that adults are falling intodependence on wagering, is seeing unmistakable signs that adolescents are ineven worse peril. The New York State Council on Problem Gambling is about topublish results of a study that says that, whereas in 1998, 4 percent ofteenagers were at risk to become addicted to gambling, in […]
Monthly Archives: March 2007
Citing a proliferation of illegal video gambling machines, members of a keySenate committee are considering a crackdown on bars, truck stops, clubs andother retailers caught with the devices. The plan developed by SenateRepublican leaders would be the legislature's first significant step towardrooting out the tens of thousands of machines that operate under names likeCherry Master […]
The Kansas House has approved a measure that would allow casinos and slotmachines at dog and horse tracks. The 64-58 vote this mornign givessupporters of expanded gambling the hope that they could end 15 years oflegislative failures. The measure now heads to the Senate. Backers of themeasure say the state eventually could realize 200 million […]
RALEIGH, N.C. It's a lottery helpline set up to counsel those with gamblingproblems. But most callers have different needs. Like what are the winningPowerball numbers? And can you help me with this scratch-off ticket? The24-hour phone number — 877-718-5543 — is printed on every North CarolinaEducation Lottery ticket and scratch card. The Problem Gambling Helpline […]
Gov. Joe Manchin has signed the bill allowing local option elections fortable game gambling in the state's four counties with racetrack casinos, butthe debate is not over yet. Manchin signed the bill Wednesday, one day afterthe Ohio County Commission scheduled a special election for Saturday, June9, to allow voters to decide whether to allow Wheeling […]
Gambling winnings include winnings from lotteries, raffles and sweepstakes,and proceeds from wagers. Gambling winnings from charity-sponsored eventsare also includable in gross income. You may or may not receive Form W-2Gdepending on the type of gambling, the amount of gambling winnings, andgenerally the ratio of the winnings to the wager. Gambling winnings arereported on line 21 […]
The European Commission has warned German regions to think about revisingplans to ban online gambling or face possible legal action, an official atthe EU's executive arm said last week. This current action is the latest instring of heated clashes between Brussels and European Union countries overthe gambling industry, which is limited to state-controlled monopolies inseveral […]
The online gambling industry woke up this morning to learn that online moneytransfer Giant NETeller has decided to withdraw "no pun intended" from theCanadian and Turkish markets. Here is a statement the company's boardreleased to the London Stock Exchange: The NETELLER Plc Group ("NETELLER" orthe "Group") (LSE: NLR), the leading global independent online moneytransfer business, […]
The extent to which the 2007 Budget took the UK gambling industry andinvestors by surprise cannot be underestimated. Only a week before Budgetday the Daily Telegraph had proudly trumpeted; "In a surprise move, theChancellor will use the Budget to announce that in return for a small amountof tax – possibly as low as 2pc or […]
Tourist-attracting casinos and slot machines at race tracks were a stepcloser to reality when the House gave first-round approval to the idea aftermore than a dozen hours of sometimes contentious and emotional debate. The65-50 vote before dawn Saturday advanced the bill to final action, scheduledfor Monday. House Speaker Melvin Neufeld, R-Ingalls, a gambling opponent,said he […]
Sevier County sheriff's deputies shut down an illegal gambling operation inStrawberry Plains. Deputies say they went to the Speedway Diner at 844Asheville Hwy. after several complaints from community members. Sheriff'sdeputies tell 6 News that, working on a tip, they went inside Thursday nightand found four illegal poker machines. Capt. Randy Parton showed 6 News howthe […]
Nearly half of web traffic that passes through corporate infrastructure isnot related to work activities, according to a new study. The researchcarried out by web security firm ScanSafe found that 49 per cent of trafficthat employees generated concerned mostly gambling, music downloads, pornand people checking their webmail. The authors of the report said that oftraffic […]
March Madness could be affecting your kid. The head of an agency that helpsNew Yorkers adversely affected by gambling says there's an "epidemic" ofyoung people with gambling problems. James Maney, executive director of theNew York Council on Problem Gambling. says if your teen seems preoccupiedwith the NCAA basketball tournament brackets, that could be a sign […]
A spokesman for the EU said today that the European Commission gave an orderfor Germany to overturn its imminent Internet gambling ban, or to stopadvertising for its horse betting monopolies, or it will face legal action.Brussels, Germany hosts a state run betting monopoly which the EuropeanCommission says is illegal according to its laws. The new […]