The British Medical Association report is warning that the forthcomingrelaxation in the laws may prompt a rise in problem gamblers. Doctors saidtherapy was patchy with many addiction services not screening people forgambling and the industry must invest £10m a year into research. But thegovernment said NHS services had a long history of helping people withgambling […]
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On a Monday afternoon last month, five men and a woman sat with their backsto a checkout counter at an Interstate 65 truck stop in Southern Indiana,sliding $10 and $20 bills into a row of Cherry Master gambling machines.It’s hardly an unusual sight. Each year in Indiana — and Kentucky —millions of dollars flow into […]
THE SIGNAL sent by the Guyana Government that it plans to legalise casinogambling for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 and beyond, has led to a number ofChristian groups in that country closing ranks against any such move. Thegovernment does not seem prepared to back down on its plans but the churchgroups have been strident in […]
Supercasinos will cause a crime wave and an epidemic of problem gambling,two reports have warned. A leaked police study on the Government’scontroversial plans to introduce Las Vegasstyle casinos found they couldattract organised crime and encourage children to bet. And doctors will warnthis week that more Health Service money will be needed to treat theincreasing numbers […]
Mark McNaughton, a Republican who left the House after 10 years representingpart of Dauphin County, was named by since-ousted House Speaker John Perzelon the last day of the 2005-06 legislative session. On Thursday, HouseRepublican leader Sam Smith of Jefferson County told McNaughton he will notchoose him, Smith’s spokesman said. While Smith has not decided whom […]
The main opposition party said Friday it is planning large demonstrations toprotest a new sales tax and legislation that would allow limited gambling inGuyana.Aubrey Norton, a lawmaker from the People’s National Congress, said theparty was appealing for people to swarm Georgetown’s commercial center andblock roads leading to the capital next week in a two-day protest. […]
An effort by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board to take 5 percent ofslot-machine revenues to finance regulation of the new gambling industry hasbeen stopped in its tracks by protests from casino owners and legislators.With the board just several weeks away from running out of the money loanedto it by the state last summer, board officials […]
New laws for licensing gambling are to be introduced in the borough of GreatYarmouth – and affected businesses can get their applications in from May.The new national gambling licensing regime, to be administered in GreatYarmouth by the Borough Council, will come into effect from September 1.Applications can be submitted from May onwards for premises licences […]
Despite mounting pressure from the religious community, Guyana’s HomeAffairs Minister Clement Rohee was due to table the controversial GamblingPrevention (Amendment) Bill 2006 in Parliament seeking to permit casinogambling. Religious groups have warned about the adverse effects oflegitimising casino gambling and pledged to derail the passage of the Bill.The groups said that the legislation will lead […]
Whether it’s on a real boat, a fake boat or dry land, gambling is gambling.People play games, they bet money. Many, many lose. A few win. Floating downa river or across a lake, standing in a pond and pretending to be on a realboat or being planted on dry ground does not change the bottom-line […]
Proponents and opponents of gambling are preparing to square off again thisyear as the new Legislature considers whether slot machines should beallowed in places other than the Hollywood Slots parlor in Bangor. Threestate legislators are drafting four bills that, if approved, would allowcasino gambling in Maine, create another so-called racino with slots andharness racing, and […]
Proponents and opponents of gambling are preparing to square off again thisyear as the new Legislature gears up to decide if slot machines should beallowed in places other than the Hollywood Slots parlor that opened inBangor in 2005. Three state legislators are drafting four bills that, ifapproved, would allow casino gambling in Maine, create another […]
With the Legislature likely to debate expanded gambling this year, gamblingopponents drew more than 100 legislators and lobbyists to a Concordpresentation yesterday, urging lawmakers to swiftly kill any bills thatwould turn to slot machines or casinos to raise money for the state. TheLegislature has consistently defeated similar measures in the past. Butexpected decreases in state […]
The Christian community is urging the government not to legalise casinogambling for Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007 or at any time; to deferdiscussions on the draft legislation until after CWC and to learn fromexperiences based on research. Church leaders have also begun a number ofactivities aiming at sensitising the public to the dangers of casinogambling […]