Germany’s highest court dismissed a complaint by Internet sports bettingcompany Sportwetten Gera GmbH against a ban imposed by the state ofSaxony-Anhalt two years ago. “Sportwetten Gera wanted the immediate ban tobe abolished,” Rainer Nitzschke, director of the German association ofprivate sports betting companies, said by telephone today. “This didn’thappen. Customers from Saxony-Anhalt will therefore be […]
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Your after-tax income belongs to you. You are free to spend it, invest it,waste it, burn it, or tithe it–and none of that is any politicians’business. But if some lawmakers have their way, soon you won’t be able togamble your money away on the Internet. In October, the Senate passed a billenhancing port security, and […]
Seen as yet another indicator towards liberalization of gamblingrestrictions in Europe, the Italian government has announced that it willauction off 17,000 licenses for betting shops, kiosks, casinos as well asfor online casinos, poker rooms and sportsbooks. This is in preparation forJanuary 1st, when all Italians will be able to legally play online poker. Inspite of […]
A German court has announced that it has rejected a constitutional challengeto a ban on online sports gambling from an internet sports betting company.The company was not named in court papers. The nameless company has quoted aMarch 1990 judgment in the state of Thuringia, going back to the days ofEast and West Germany, which permitted […]
Why am I not surprised that on Wednesday, the Austin American-Statesman,Dallas Morning News and Fort Worth Star-Telegram all reported that aproposal to broadly expand gambling in Texas is in the works in Austin? Hey,gambling-expansion proposals have emerged every two years in Texas since theearly 1990s, just before each Legislature convened. What is different aboutthis proposal? […]
Protecting children and preventing crime and disorder have been revealed askey policies of Lancaster’s new gambling policy. Members of the city councilhave also agreed to help residents living close to businesses involvinggambling to have a say on new licences. As part of the Gambling Act 2005,the council is set to take on responsibility for premises […]
Garish or goofy or grim, Russia’s casinos and slot-machine halls are some ofthe most vivid testimony to communism’s collapse. But, under legislationapproved Wednesday by Russia’s lower house of parliament, the $6 billionindustry is to be driven out of Moscow, St. Petersburg and most of the restof Russia. Once the bill is signed into law, gamblers […]
Online gambling continued its rise in 2006 despite some tough decisions bythe US government to restrict the practice in America. Major sporting eventssuch as the World Cup pushed traffic on gambling sites even higher, withresearch group Nielsen//NetRatings claiming that more than one million UKpunters went online on the first Saturday of the competition to read […]
December and January are Arnie Wexler’s busiest times. Four more bowl games,including the Papajohns.com Bowl, increase the angst for Wexler, arecovering compulsive gambler in New Jersey who works with addicts. “When Istopped in 1968, all of the games were on Jan. 1,” Wexler said. “Now they’reall spread out. It’s not good for the gamblers. As […]
Forget Hillary vs. Obama. There’s another question in the Democraticpresidential race: Does what happens in Vegas really stay there, or can SinCity set the course for the nation? Nevada has a new prominence in decidingthe party’s next nominee. It will hold an early caucus January 19, 2008,sandwiched between Iowa and New Hampshire. The prized position […]
“Problem gambling is gambling behavior which causes disruptions in any majorarea of life: psychological, physical, social or vocational. The term“Problem Gambling” includes… “Pathological”, or “Compulsive” Gambling, aprogressive addiction characterized by increasing preoccupation withgambling, a need to bet more money more frequently, restlessness orirritability when attempting to stop, ‘chasing’ losses, and loss of controlmanifested by continuation […]
Kannapolis bingo parlor is under investigation for illegal gambling after asearch by the North Carolina Alcohol and Law Enforcement agency. The RowanREACT Team Bingo at 1912 N. Main St. was investigated by officers Dec. 9.Officers collected evidence from the game. The operators, Cherry and BobbySnipes, were ticketed for gambling, according to Rowan County Department ofJustice […]
In Sunday Stabroek of the 10th December 2006, the headlines read, “Religiousleaders against casino gambling.” I am simply astonished that thesereligious leaders’ mindset is still immersed in the dark ages. A few yearsback, whilst living in the USA I would visit the race tracks daily. I wasvery surprised at first that racing would be allowed […]
Undercover IRS agents had several conversations with a McDowell Countypharmacist about the way a gambling operation was run, according to afederal search warrant affidavit. The pharmacist, Saad Kamil Deeb, is underfederal indictment on money laundering and gambling charges. Deeb, who ownsand operates Citizen’s Pharmacy in Welch, was indicted last month by afederal grand jury on […]