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Gambling and the Law
by Stephen Lunn on March 18, 2010
At least someone at Chelsea Football Club has had some success in the law courts. Multi billionaire owner Roman Abramovich was paid "a substantial" amount in damages and received an official...
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Gambling and the Law
by Stephen Lunn on March 18, 2010
At least someone at Chelsea Football Club has had some success in the law courts. Multi billionaire owner Roman Abramovich was paid "a substantial" amount in damages and received an official...
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Gambling and the Law
by Stephen Lunn on February 25, 2010
The UK Treasury are today considering a flat 15% tax on gambling institutions. A "hotchpotch regime" of taxation and regulation, it has been suggested, could be brought under control in the ...
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Gambling and the Law
by Stephen Lunn on February 4, 2010
5 years ago, UK government advisors predicted that gambling addiction would soon hit an all-time high and treatment would not keep up. Now, with news that the 6,000,000 mark has been surpassed, it see...
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Gambling and the Law
by Stephen Lunn on January 21, 2010
Governor Steve Beshear waged a war throughout 2009 on online gambling as a reason for underage addiction in the USA. Now, his war has become more pragmatic, and he is pushing for the legalisation of s...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on October 19, 2008
I've been involved in many a "friendly" game of Poker that had endings which were far less than cordial; but the results of a private Poker game conducted in Colorado have resulted in c...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on September 28, 2008
I've long maintained that "playing" the stock market is nothing more than another form of gambling.
Gamblers "play", that is, bet on the horses, the tables, poker, and place ...
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Gambling and the Law
, Online Gambling
by jim on March 17, 2008
The battle against the controversial United States ban on funding gambling accounts through U.S. banks is still being waged with the latest shots being fired by the European Union.
Despite having lo...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on February 12, 2008
Casino gambling and State Lotteries have been a boon to those states that have permitted them; but, despite the obvious financial rewards, many people are strongly opposed to both.
Such is the case ...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on February 8, 2008
It's an inescapable fact that, like it or not, we all have to pay taxes, even on our gambling winnings, at least in the United States.
That's right, there are some countries that do not tax ...
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Gambling and the Law
, Online Gambling
by jim on January 30, 2008
Things change all the time and the fast moving world of Internet gambling is no exception.
With fierce competition for online Poker and slots players, and gamblers in general, it's a good idea t...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on January 10, 2008
It's rough being a smoker these days.
Little by little we're becoming persona-non-grata in more and more places, even in some public outdoor areas.
Here in Las Vegas, where a new anti-smoki...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on January 3, 2008
Make no mistake about it, the United States Government is a heavy handed, usually misguided institution, run primarily by people who, frankly, shouldn't be in charge of an outhouse.
This interf...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on November 9, 2007
Source:www.southplainfieldnj.com
Personally I think having to pay taxes on gambling winnings sucks, but it's the law and it has to be obeyed.
Don't think for a minute that there's a way...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on November 3, 2007
Source:www.indiangaming.com
How would you like to have a slot machine you're playing ring up a $1,600,000.00 jackpot?
Right, ask another dumb question.
That's what happened to Gary Hoffman...
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Gambling and the Law
by jim on October 20, 2007
Source:www.bjs-bingo.com
When is a slot machine not a slot machine?
The answer to that question depends on where you live and how the laws on gambling are written and interpreted.
When is bingo no...
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Gambling and the Law
by John Hartness on June 22, 2007
Antigua and Barbuda said it's entitled to $3.44 billion in compensation from the U.S. in a World Trade Organization dispute over an American ban on Internet gambling.
The compensation would be in...
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Gambling and the Law
by John Hartness on June 5, 2007
The NETELLER Plc Group (LSE: NLR), the independent global online payments business, today announced that it has agreed to a plan for the distribution of funds to its US customers.
NETELLER is continu...
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Gambling and the Law
by John Hartness on May 26, 2007
BetonSports, PLC, pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges, U.S. Attorney Catherine L. Hanaway for the Eastern District of Missouri announced.
BetonSports, PLC, admitted today to its involvemen...
