This recommendation is part of a tough set of proposals aimed at helpinghealthcare professionals deal effectively with the growing problem ofgambling addiction in the UK. The report is timely given the 2005 GamblingAct is due to come into force this September. The new UK legislation willincrease gambling facilities and subsequently problem gambling may risetoo – […]
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Two founders of a company that processes Internet gambling transactions werearrested and charged with funneling billions of US dollars in gamblingproceeds to overseas betting operations, federal prosecutors announcedTuesday. The charges mark the latest in a series of crackdowns by thefederal government against the online gambling industry. The charges againstthe former Neteller PLC directors, John David […]
NETeller Founders John Lefebvre and Steve Lawrence were detained in theUnited States on Monday, January 15th, 2006. The news of their detainment,which was originally reported by Gambling911.com late Monday evening, sentshockwaves through the online gambling industry immediately. NETeller, basedout of the Isle of Man, is publicly traded on the London exchange (AIM) andstates on their […]
Despite the strengthening of legal barriers to its development in the US,prospects for the development of the global mobile gambling market remainstrong, according to Juniper Research. In new forecasts for the mobilegambling market, Juniper predicts that the global market for all forms ofmobile gambling (casinos, lotteries and sports betting) will grow from $1.35billion in 2006 […]
A new survey, commissioned by consultancy firm Morse, claims that onlinegambling while at work is costing English firms more than £300m every yearin lost productivity. The research reveals that 30 percent had used anonline casino, bought a lottery ticket or made a bet while on office time –or new someone who had. The survey suggested […]
The American authorities have swooped on the founding shareholders ofNETeller, the company which specialises in money transfers between onlinegambling sites and players. Stephen Lawrence and John Lefebvre, both formerdirectors of the firm, were detained in the US yesterday, while travellingseparately. NETeller called for a suspension of trading in its shares as itrevealed the shock development […]
The Kaieteur News article captioned “Govt MP blasts church on opposition to‘casino’ legislation” (Jan., 12, 2007) reported the Rev. Alphonso Porter assaying, “…the church was not against casino gambling from a theologicalstandpoint, but was against it on moral grounds and also based on studiesdone in other Third World countries.” If this is indeed what the […]
AIM-listed mobile phone gambling specialist Probability PLC said it haslaunched a pilot of Lady Luck’s, its proprietary mobile phone gamblingservice, in South Africa following a successful technical and marketingtrial in 2006.The service offers South Africa’s 34 mln adult mobile phoneowners the ability to play the full range of Probability’s Bingo, Slots andCasino games including Roulette, […]
Back in the early 1960s, no states ran lotteries, only one — Nevada —allowed casinos, and Indian tribes had yet to discover bingo or glitzycasino halls. Today, 42 states operate lotteries, 37 have commercial, Indianor racetrack casinos and only two — Utah and Hawaii — don’t allow any formof gambling. The gaming industry is a […]
According to market analysts Juniper Research, the global market for allforms of mobile gambling (casinos, lotteries and sports betting) reachedmore than $1.35bn in 2006. Looking ahead, the firm expects the industry togrow by about 1130 per cent to $16.6bn by 2011. Report author Bruce Gibsonsaid: “We published our last full report on mobile gambling in […]
Gambling addicts should be able to get treatment for their conditionroutinely on the National Health Service, doctors said on Monday. TheBritish Medical Association said a relaxation of restrictions on slotmachines and casino building later this year could lead to rising numberssuffering from gambling problems.It noted that the liberalisation was coming at the same time as […]
In light of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), as onewould expect, the online gambling industry has indeed shifted its focus tonon-US countries. In addition, the UK has taken steps to make it morecomplex to use its services illegitimately. Meanwhile, although it may notbe quite as harsh as the UIGEA, Turkey has begun to […]
Good news for the online gambling industry. Online gambling and online pokeris getting legalized in more and more countries According to and interestingonline gambling article from casinogamblingweb: After the Unlawful internetGambling Act was passed for US poker site and casino players, many Mac usersfound all their favorite rooms were closing up shop. In light of […]
Commenting on the British Medical Association’s call for gambling addictionto be treated on the NHS, Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and SportSecretary, Don Foster MP said: “This report highlights just how inadequatethe Government’s approach to services for gambling addiction has been. “Notonly is funding for problem gambling in the UK well below that of othercountries […]