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 […]
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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). […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The UK will set itself up as an online gambling haven but will extradite executives to the US if asked, according to Sports Minister Richard Caborn. The US effectively banned online gambling with a new law earlier this year, and Caborn and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell outlined plans to welcome internet gambling companies to the […]
A magistrate released the Casino Royale from federal court control Thursday. The ship’s owner settled claims from crew members, who obtained a court order for federal marshals to seize the vessel last week. The ship has been docked at Tampa Bay Shipbuilding & Repair Co. since April, while owners try to get U.S. Coast Guard […]
Hong Kong- Police have arrested eight men and seized betting records totaling 1.4 million US dollars following a raid on a triad-controlled gambling gang, a media report said Friday. Investigators believe the gang hired overseas accomplices to watch European football matches and phone the gang every time a goal was scored. This enabled syndicate members […]
A Republican-sponsored effort to clamp down on Internet gambling may turn out to be a bad bet for the Republican Party just days away from congressional elections. The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, which President George W. Bush signed into law Oct. 13, has infuriated many voters who enjoy betting on sports or playing poker […]
Richard Caborn chaired this week’s international summit on Remote Gambling which took the island’s industry as an example of how the sector could be efficiently regulated. Home minister Mike Torode and legislative and administrative coordinator Elizabeth Dene were among delegates from over 30 jurisdictions at the summit at Ascot racecourse. It was hosted by UK […]
Online gambling operator gambling.com is reportedly looking to accelerate its international expansion strategy outside of the US, following the release of figures which highlight a year-on-year tax profit growth of 400 percent to £2.5 million in the year to September 2006. Gambling.com‘s parent company Media Corporation plc has targeted accelerated international expansion, outside the US, […]
The next couple of months are filled with exciting poker tournament action right here in our own back yard. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino and Spotlight 29 Casino, both homes to small but fiercely competitive daily tourneys, are upping the ante with big payout competitions. On Nov. 10-12, Fantasy Springs presents its Second Annual Dick Van […]
The latest statistics from comScore Networks, specialists in measuringInternet activity, revealed the top European Internet properties forSeptember, based on data collected through its comScore World Metrixaudience ratings service. These statistics are for September and thereforedo not yet reflect the impact of the Unlawful Internet Gambling EnforcementAct. The online gambling category showed a general traffic increase […]
The respected Bloomsberg columnist Matthew Lynn slammed the US government’sUnlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act this week, describing itsconsequences as the worst crisis in online gambling’s short history, butpredicting that major companies affected by the Act would prosper regardlessof the US challenge. “The U.S. stance on Internet gambling is illogical andmisconceived,” the columnist wrote. “Like most […]