The Salvation Army has said it is "deeply concerned" by the possible effectsof new gambling advertising regulations on society. Captain Matt Spencer,from The Salvation Army's Public Affairs Unit, said: "Despite somesafeguards that appear to be incorporated into the new guidelines, TheSalvation Army remains deeply concerned about the introduction of newgambling advertising and the potential effect […]
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Once you leave the U.S. the situation becomes rather clear and quitedepressing. The rest of the world is full of potential and opportunity whenit comes to online gambling. New choices and options merely awaitimplementation in this business which seemingly changes every six months.The U.S. once held all the cards in this market, but has been […]
Gambling income includes, but is not limited to, winnings from lotteries,raffles, horse and dog races and casinos, as well as the fair market valueof prizes such as cars, houses, trips or other noncash prizes. Depending onthe type and amount of your winnings, the payer might provide you with aForm W-2G and may have withheld federal […]
When Chris Armentano called Linda Piotrowicz with his cookbook idea, she wasimmediately enthused. What a great way to publicize Connecticut-grownagricultural products. And for Armentano, it could shed more light on thedangers of sports gambling. Collaborating, the two could serve bothpurposes. For the past 25 years, Armentano has been director of problemgambling treatment services for the […]
The decision to give Britain’s one super-casino to Manchester isinexplicable. If just one of these airless temples to 24-hour addiction isso badly needed as to require state sponsorship, then the obvious place isBlackpool – if not the Goodwin Sands. Blackpool is Britain’s citadel ofvulgarity, indulgence and self-abuse, and could have done with a boost. Itis […]
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Steve Beshear yesterday said he wants togive people a chance to vote next year on whether to legalize expandedgambling at racetracks and to open some casinos in Kentucky. Beshear saidexpanding gaming would generate $500 million a year for the state, help thehorse industry and stop Kentuckians from going to Indiana and other […]
“You can always count on Americans to do the right thing but only afterthey’ve exhausted every other possibility.” –Winston Churchill(1874-1965),former Prime Minister of England Sometimes, when a snake tries to swallow aporcupine, it gets stuck in its throat and the predator has no choice but tospit it out. The neoconservative Bush-Cheney administration, under thepro-Israel Lobby’s […]
According to a state law that is more than a century old, gamblers canrecoup money lost, and now a new lawsuit is aimed at the Birmingham RaceCourse with that goal in mind. A judge at the Jefferson County courthousewill decide whether the case can go forward as a class-action lawsuit. Mostpeople think that it’s a […]
A contingent of nearly a dozen New York City police offers arrived in MiamiBeach Monday morning to transfer several defendants being held in an “onlinegambling” bust back to New York for a Tuesday arraignment. The sophisticatedInternet-based gambling scheme took in $3.3 billion in cash wagers from40,000 bettors nationwide since 2004, authorities said. They announcedcharges against […]
The German online gambling market is experiencing rapid growth, withpredictions that by the year 2010 German betting revenues will haveincreased by Euro 7.6 billion, additionally spurred by the imperative toreplace lost American business with European and Asian opportunities.Cashing in on this attractive business environment, Danish Internet companySunCore Innovation A/S has made a strategic move this […]
A former part-time scout for the Washington Nationals who was arrestedWednesday on charges of taking part in a major sports gambling operation wasnot in position to affect Major League Baseball games, prosecutors in thecase said yesterday. The scout, Frank Falzarano, whose contract with theNationals was not renewed last month, was one of 27 people charged […]
In the recent movie “Thank You for Smoking,” a tobacco lobbyist comes underfire for working to protect people’s right to smoke. A similar movie couldbe made about gambling and the villain would be Representative BobGoodlatte. The Virginia Republican has been fighting to enact legislation onInternet gambling for some time, and he can now finally claim […]
If the law that is planned to be signed by United States President, GeorgeW. Bush, on Friday is actually signed and enforced, it would be a directspitting in the face of the United States to the World Trade Organization.The WTO claims that the exemptions in the US Internet Gambling ProhibitionBill for horse racing and state […]
Recently, the Governor of the Hardap Region was quoted in the media asreading the Riot Act to local and regional authorities in her region. Shouldone join her or not in her crusade at this juncture? I am not quite sure.Hold on, don’t jump to conclusions! Lest you misunderstand me I am notsaying our local and […]