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Gambling and the Law
on April 11, 2010
Massachusetts is set to become one of the top gambling centres on the East Coast of the USA this week. Pending three days of debates in the House, a bill could pass allowing two super casinos to open ...
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Gambling and the Law
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 ...
