According to latest government figures, gambling is considered to be at risk level for just under 4% of the UK population, and it is estimated that 0.5% have a problem with gambling. This has a devastating impact on addicts finances, relationships, and mental health, as well on the lives of those around them. The government…
The legislative process exists for a reason, and this time, it worked out for the best for everyone in Colorado. Colorado SB-23-259, also known as the Extension Of Credit For Limited Gaming, passed through the state Senate and House before Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it. An awful idea, no matter how you look at it…
A new gambling harms survey has shown that the number of Norwegians which suffer from problem gambling has more than halved since the last survey was conducted in 2019. Complied by Spillforsk at the University of Bergen, the new research shows approximately 23,000 consumers suffer from problem gambling in Norway and 93,000 are at risk…
Public security organs will continue to crack down on gambling in rural areas and improve oversight to prevent such crimes, an official with the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday. During the past six months, police dealt with 10,000 criminal cases and 75,000 administrative cases related to gambling in rural areas, and confiscated 740…
Police have dealt with 10,000 cases of gambling and 75,000 public security administrative cases in rural areas, and confiscated 740 million yuan ($104 million) in funds involved as part of a nationwide operation, according to the Ministry of Public Security. In November 2022, the ministry launched an operation targeting gambling in rural areas. As a…
Norway has slashed the number of problem gambling in two, a recent survey shows. After recording a concerning 55,000 addicts in 2019, the country has now updated this number, counting only 23,000 problem gamblers. According to the survey, which was compiled by Spillforsk and the University of Bergen, there are currently 93,000 at-risk consumers in…
It’s official – Tamil Nadu is putting its foot down on online gambling! Governor RN Ravi approved a Bill to ban online rummy and poker, along with other online games that involve betting within the Gateway of South India. However, theres more to the new law than just online gambling! It also aims to regulate…
Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Aristocrat Leisure is the big name behind the headlines when talk turns to Australias addiction to poker machines. Aristocrat, with its 50 per cent market share, is the gorilla behind the scenes, and the clubs and pubs are the ones out in front, shareholder activist Stephen Mayne…
Aristocrat Leisure is the big name behind the headlines when talk turns to Australias addiction to poker machines. Aristocrat, with its 50 per cent market share, is the gorilla behind the scenes, and the clubs and pubs are the ones out in front, shareholder activist Stephen Mayne told Aristocrat investors in February as part of…
Pieces of Imperial Palace in Saipan are being auctioned off. But that misbegotten project has not quashed ambitions for casino gambling on the tiny US Pacific island, Muhammad Cohen reports. Over the past decade, Imperial Pacific Internationals Saipan casino project has gashed a path of destruction across the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands, specks of…