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by jo on October 13, 2006
As expected, George Bush has signed off the Safe Port Act - complete with that little addition, stuck in at the end, that bans financial transactions for online gambling - effectively banning...
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by jo on October 10, 2006
As more online gambling companies back out of the US after the anti-online gambling legislation surprised the industry, the bill and its ramifications is beginning to seep into mainstream media and...
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by jo on October 04, 2006
The media coverage about the online gambling ban in the US has spread like wildfire. However, what does the average American think about it? Here's a response from a Republican voter about the...
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by jo on October 02, 2006
After all the noise, it happened swiftly, quietly and painfully. The US finally got its online gambling bill through the senate after tagging it on to the 'safe port act' bill over the...
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by jo on September 27, 2006
As more and more online gambling companies get cold feet at the mere mention of the US, one of the most well-known names in gaming has backed out of the US completely online. William Hill, who have...
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by jo on September 26, 2006
There is a huge rush to get the bill banning online gambling the US passed before the Senate takes a break at the end of the week. However, its hit a snag as Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman...
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by jo on September 18, 2006
Not every politician in the US thinks online gambling is evil. Some are even willing to speak up in support of it. North Dakotan State Republican, Jim Kasper, is against the latest move to ban...
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by jo on September 13, 2006
Each person in the Czech Republic spends CZK 10,000 (about $445) on gambling per year. Thats a CZK 1,000 increase from 2005 and a huge CZK 4,000 from 2000. Whilst its not necessarily on a par with...
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by jo on September 11, 2006
A new york woman has won her second $1 million jackpot from a scratchcard. Valerie Wilson's first win came in 2002, winning a million on the Cool Million scratchcard. However, that didn't...
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by jo on September 04, 2006
The Korean gambling market saw revenues hit 35 trillion Won last year - thats over $35 billion. So here's some facts about the Korean Gambling Market according to a latest report: Gambling...
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by jo on September 03, 2006
At the end of the day, gambling is global. It doesn't matter what country or what religion, if people want to gamble, there will always be someone willing to run a game. In Qatar, where casinos...
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by jo on August 20, 2006
Partygaming is one of three companies eyeing up one of the biggest names in UK bookmaking - Victor Chandler. With £500 million still in the bank itching to be spent, there's a £300 million...
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by jo on August 17, 2006
The Sunshine State may live up to its name for its climate and the LURE of Disney, but for those that live there, the lights of the casino is much more alluring. Florida is now 5th in the US......
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by jo on August 15, 2006
Its a country that is basically a big rock, famous for barbary apes, a quick duty-free stop for Mediterranean cruises and a blip on the atlas for most people. But Gibraltar also houses 15 offshore...
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by jo on August 03, 2006
Yet more studies have been published trying to pinpoint exactly what happens in your brain when you gamble. Using imagery that lights up areas of the brain, researchers have found specific areas that...
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by jo on July 19, 2006
As the US steamrolls ahead with its plans to ban online gambling (except online state lotteries and online horse betting and any other group that has enough fingers in the right pockets), Antigua -...
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by jo on July 14, 2006
Intelligent Americans unite! Jon Stewart's irreverant 'The Daily Show' took his usual swipe at US politicians as he tried to make sense of the anti-online gambling bill that went through...
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by jo on July 13, 2006
Online gambling stocks in the UK rose yesterday, despite the House of Representatives passing an anti-online gambling bill this week. Partygaming increased nearly 5% whilst Sportingbet saw an...
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by jo on July 11, 2006
The world of US prohibition took another step forward as the House of Representatives passed a bill that would essentially rid the US of online gambling. The bill, sponsored by republican Bob...
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by jo on July 10, 2006
In less than 2 years Bryan Benjafield had stolen over £1 million from his company's bank account in order to feed his online gambling addiction Benjafield, who's work as a book-keeper gave...
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by jo on June 22, 2006
A new report by Price Waterhouse Coopers is predicting an annual global rise in gambling of 8.8% - from $82 billion in 2005 to $125 billion in 2010 Macau will see the biggest rise of 14%, whilst the...
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