All in the name of responsible gambling, students at the McMaster Universitycampus got a chance yesterday to win two $100 certificates or a grand prizeof a $1,500 scholarship. Staff of the nonprofit Responsible Gambling Councilbuttonholed students and warned them of the problem signs of gambling asthey handed out draw ballots at the Mohawk College Institute […]
For the third time in 16 years, Ohioans soundly rejected the expansion ofgambling in Ohio, this time routing a racetrack-backed proposal to put slotmachines at the tracks. Voters also approved a ban on smoking in most publicbuildings and rejected a tobacco-backed ban that would have exempted bars,enclosed parts of restaurants and certain sporting venues. An […]
More and more of Ontario’s young people are looking to ante up — raisingthe stakes on potential gambling problems, shows a poll released yesterday.More than one-third of people aged 18-34 play poker for money, with nearlyhalf of people in that age group saying they play more now than they did twoyears ago, according to the […]
Las Vegas Gaming Inc. and Golden Pond 57 Pty. Ltd. are creating a gamblingcompany that will be based in South Africa. The joint venture entity, GoldenGaming Pty. Ltd., will “exist for the purpose of exploring any and allgaming and lottery opportunities on the African continent,” Las Vegas Gamingsaid Tuesday in a release. The company is […]
This is supposed to be one of those tight races we suppose but once againthe online gambling community has pretty much already claimed a victory withSheldon Whitehouse (D) of Rhode Island. Not that they would be walking offwith much dough. One needed to wager $15 just to win $2 (in addition to theinitial $15 bet). […]
A plan to allow slot machines in Ohio and competing bans on smoking inpublic dominated statewide ballot questions on Tuesday. Another statewideissue asked voters to raise the minimum wage by $1.70 to $6.85 an hour. Thegambling proposal, state Issue 3, would place up to 31,000 slot machines atOhio’s seven horse-racing tracks and two free-standing parlors […]
The gambling industry grew most in terms of businesses opening last yearwhile coffee shops turned out to be past their heyday. According to theNational Statistical Office (NSO), the number of gambling houses, includingcasinos and video gambling game rooms, marked 1,186 last year, up 137percent from a year earlier. Child education businesses, such as nurseryschools, also […]
A police team consisting of Surathkal PI T.R. Jagannatha and staff ofhighway patrol squad on specific information conducted raid near the shedbelonging to Janardhana Shetty at Bala village, Mangalore on 4 Nov, 2006. Atthe time of raid Police found 12 persons playing ‘Ander – Bahar’ with cards.Police seized cash Rs. 5,067/, 6 mobile phones and […]
Britain is leading Europe in its appetite for online betting with the numberof gamblers doubling in the past five years. An independent research reviewreveals that of the 3.3 million regular online gamblers in Europe, one inthree are from the UK. Europe’s regular gamblers stake around £3.5bn ayear – an average of £1000 each.The review, published […]
A raid breaks up an illegal gambling operation in Van Zandt County for thesecond time this year. Van Zandt County Sheriff’s deputies raided abuilding off Highway 198, just North of Mabank. An undercover investigationby the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department discovered a medal buildingbehind a wooden privacy fence. At the front gate, sits a window. […]
A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turnout to be a bad bet for the GOP. The Unlawful Internet Gambling EnforcementAct, which President Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated manyvoters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker online, analysts said.Other observers, however, see little threat to Republicans from the […]
Almost 70% of Moscow’s casinos and slot machine parlors had been closedrecently Moscow deputy mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze said at a press conferenceon Thursday, the Interfax news agency reports. However, the official notedthat tax revenues of the Moscow budget from gambling have declined by just 3percent. Over 2,000 from total 2,720 gambling houses have been closed, […]
Close friends since college days, Akhil Gupta and Sunil Baheti have nevermissed each other on the Diwali (Festival of Lights) night gambling basheseach year, even though they have lived some 13,000 kilometers apart for thepast four years. Every year while Akhil and his other ex-college matesassembled at his living room in Delhi for a few […]
Almost 70% of Moscow’s casinos and slot machine parlors had been closedrecently Moscow deputy mayor Iosif Ordzhonikidze said at a press conferenceon Thursday, the Interfax news agency reports. However, the official notedthat tax revenues of the Moscow budget from gambling have declined by just 3percent. Over 2,000 from total 2,720 gambling houses have been closed, […]