Ireland based market research resource centre, Research and Markets haspredicted that the Spanish interactive gambling market will see a staggering240 percent growth by 2010, reaching ?4.2 billion. The gambling market ingeneral is also set to see an extensive boost to revenues, growing to ?39billion by 2010. Following the introduction of restrictive online gamblinglaws in other […]
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Spanish GamblingMarket – a Key Region for Future Growth to their offering. William Hill hasalready started its expansion into Spain, more and more Spanish soccer teamsare sponsored by online gambling companies – these are just a few of manyclear signs that the gambling industry is starting […]
As is true of any form of technology, the Internet can be – and is – usedfor constructive purposes and in harmful ways. Some Web site operators seekto defraud unsuspecting visitors to their home pages, while others wish toappeal to the weaknesses of those addicted to pornography or gambling. Twosignificant challenges in drafting new laws […]
Gambling is on the rise among young people between the ages of 18 and 24,according to a survey commissioned by the Responsible Gambling Council.The survey, which examined the gambling behaviours and attitudes of 3,604young adults in Ontario, said poker games and online gambling have grown inpopularity since 2001. Anik Bay, a project co-ordinator with the […]
Jay Melancon hunkered down in an auditorium chair for his morning psychologyclass at the University of Minnesota, flipped open his laptop and logged on.The instructor yammered on at the front of the room, but Melancon wasn'tlistening. He was exhausted from staying up all night playing online poker.Now, sitting in the back of the class, he […]
Americas Watchdog discovered the new legislation has had little effect withOnline Casinos. With the exception of one indictment, its been business asusual, or the off-shore online casinos have invented new schemes tocircumvent the new US laws. After the 2006 legislation was signed by thePresident; many casinos in England or other countries moved their onlinegaming/casino web […]
A 43-year-old woman who admitted Tuesday to embezzling cash from a drivers'education program at Rockford Schools faces up to 10 years in prison. Schoolofficials and Kent County Sheriff's Department investigators say Tamara SueOsech, who lives in the school district, turned herself in last fall andconfessed to taking cash payments intended to go to a state-run […]
It's home to Gambling911.com, which is purely an industry-focused news andinformation website, and soon may be home to a number of online gamblingentities that actually take bets from around the globe. Alberta Canada isseriously considering regulation of online gambling. Maxine Maudie of SunMedia reports that a spokesman for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commissionyesterday said […]
The launch of two high-profile online gambling sites over the few weeks hasprovided further evidence that the online gambling industry, far fromcrumbling in the wake of the UIGEA, is still as strong as ever. The highestprofile launch was that of Playboy Gaming, whose investment in the marketshows that even established big-name brands are confident in […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled against the US in an onlinegambling dispute with the Caribbean island of Antigua and Barbuda.Out-Law.com notes that although the ruling is still private, it has beenreported that the WTO has found the US guilty of not complying with a 2005order in the case. Antigua and Barbuda has built […]
Several different types of gambling are conducted through the Internet inHungary, and they are taxed depending on the type of operation. Gambling islegal in Hungary. Online gambling organizers in Hungary are required to filetax returns and pay taxes on the basis of self-assessment. The tax ratesvary for different types of gambling operations, including: a casino,money-winning […]
A new global initiative and international code of conduct to addressresponsible online gambling procedures is under discussion by the industryfollowing a top-level roundtable discussion held at a recent London tradeshow. The roundtable, convened by top software developer Microgaming,discussed the need to review what is currently being done by the industryand how a single common code […]
MILLIONS OF Americans have engaged in criminal behavior leading up totoday’s Super Bowl. You know who you are – those of you outside Nevada whoplaced bets on the Indianapolis Colts or Chicago Bears. It’s estimated thatabout $5 billion will be on the line this afternoon in a nation in whicheven office pools are technically illegal […]
As a mature Mohawk College student, as well as a parent, I was not shockedto see this article. I feel that because of the media, newspaper articles,and frequent television commercials, we should be prepared to deal with thisgambling phenomenon. Even within the bathroom stalls at the college, posterswarn students to take notice of their peers’ […]