Once you leave the U.S. the situation becomes rather clear and quitedepressing. The rest of the world is full of potential and opportunity whenit comes to online gambling. New choices and options merely awaitimplementation in this business which seemingly changes every six months.The U.S. once held all the cards in this market, but has been […]
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New research suggests the risk of becoming a problem gambler is more thanfive times higher for teens whose parents aren't aware of their gamblingactivities. The research by the Responsible Gambling Council stems from apreviously released study about the gambling habits of Ontario teenagersaged 15 to 17. The council is launching a campaign to persuade parents […]
The AFL has vowed to do "everything in its power" to detect and punishplayers who gamble on football matches and warned that any future breachesof its anti-gambling rules will trigger automatic suspension. But inrevealing the penalties for four players caught betting on games lastseason, league football operations manager Adrian Anderson admittedinvestigators did not have access […]
"The AFL has vowed to do 'everything in its power' to detect and punishplayers who gamble on football matches and warned that any future breachesof its anti-gambling rules will trigger automatic suspension. ".Confrontedwith the first examples of players who had flouted the AFL's anti-gamblingcode framed after the Shane Warne-Mark Waugh bookie scandal, the leagueresisted the […]
I was somewhat puzzled to read your editorial opposing the introduction of"gambling machines" to help fund transportation needs. While I assume yousupport more funding for transportation, you evidently have a problem withallowing consenting adults to make the decision on whether they want toentertain themselves with what are essentially slot machines. You trot outthe old anti-gambling […]
Legal gambling operations make $13 billion a year from California's boominggaming industry but do little to aid the hundreds of thousands whose livesit ruins or ease damage to society, lawmakers said Tuesday. A Senatecommittee, which intends to swiftly tackle the problem, was surprised atsome findings during a nearly four-hour informational hearing: A governmentWeb site for […]
Meanwhile, John Anderson, the former chief executive of 888 Holdings, hasbeen summoned for interview by the French authorities, prompting speculationthat French authorities are about to crackdown on online gambling. This initself is prompting speculation that the French and American governmentsactually agree on something. After the US clampdown on internet gamblinglast October, the last thing PartyGaming […]
Wanna make a bet? How about a wager that gamblers would get better odds fromlegal sports books in Nevada than from Canada's provincially sponsored SportSelect lottery? Well, don't take the bet. The fact is, Las Vegas pays muchbetter on its sports bets than the Alberta-sponsored lottery, according toan in-depth report into sports and gambling by […]
Melbourne believes Daniel Ward's naming, shaming and fining for breaking theAFL betting code could be the catalyst for him to shake his gamblingaddiction.Ward was one of four players sanctioned by the AFL for breaches of itsanti-gambling rules. The Demons defender was fined $10,000, half of whichwas suspended to be invoked should he re-offend. Ward was […]
The AFL have decided not to suspend four players who were found to havegambled on league fixtures. A report handed down by AFL investigators AllanRoberts and Bill Kneebone found Simon Goodwin (Adelaide), Daniel Ward(Melbourne), David Hale (the Kangaroos) and Kieren Jack (Sydney) were notguilty of corrupt behaviour. However, all four players have been punishedwith Goodwin […]
According to statistics just released by the UK Gambling Commission as partof a new information service, almost one in 12 adults in Britainparticipated in at least one form of online gambling in the previous month.Including playing the national lottery, just under 8 percent took part inone form of online gaming or another last year, a […]
Nevada gaming regulators said Tuesday that MGM Mirage's 50-50 partnershipwith Chinese businesswoman Pansy Ho in an under-construction hotel-casino inMacau was suitable under the state's regulations covering investmentsoutside the Silver State. After a hearing that lasted more than five hours,the Gaming Control Board unanimously approved the arrangement in which MGMMirage will own 50 percent of a […]
A UK-based betting firm has pledged US$60 million to develop footballgambling as a legitimate industry in Viet Nam if the country makes thepractice legal.The National Sports and Physical Culture Committee plans to submit a draftproposal of the agreement with Ladbrokes to Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dungfor initial approval in March, said Huynh Vinh Ai, vice […]
Between January and February of 2007, 17 licenses were issued for gamblingbusiness, contributing 10.116 m GEL as a monthly fee to central budget.According to the Finance Ministry, during the reported period, 13 licenseswere issued for refurbishment of gambling rooms out of which 104 000 m GELwent to the central budget. In the same period, 2 […]