The system of ‘loot box’ gaming is perfectly pitched to profit from players and drive addiction, with all its associated costsIn a tale of gambling addiction posted to Reddit shortly before Christmas, the numbers were as shocking as they were uns [Read story...]
Victoria launches strategy to help families of problem gamblers
A report and a multimedia campaign are the first steps in a strategy to help the state’s estimated 300,000 citizens affected by problem gamblersVictoria’s independent statutory authority on problem gambling has released a report outlining its str [Read story...]
The Melbourne Cup is a billion dollar bet by online gambling giants. Your punt helped them win | Adam Brereton
Foreign betting giants bought up our online gaming industry in recent years. Now the spectacle of the Melbourne Cup serves to recoup their investmentGrowing broke thats how racing mogul Robbie Waterhouse described his son Toms business strategy back [Read story...]
Online Gambling – Positive Player Protective Strategies
There is always someone saying something about the dangers of gambling online. Many "abstainers" from these games believe that gambling is a social problem, whilst the majority of gamblers know the truth – this is a form of entertainmen [Read story...]
End of the Boardwalk empire? The rise and demise of Atlantic City
This year alone, four casinos have shut down in Americas infamous east-coast gambling resort. An estimated 10,000 jobs will be lost. Can this crumbling one-industry town find a way to turn around its losses? A man called Guardian still thinks so …I [Read story...]
New Regs Set to Take Effect for UK Online Gambling Firms
It has been a long time coming, but the end of 2014 is now in sight when new Parliamentary regulations in the UK will change for online gambling firms. First of October is D-Day!! The online gambling industry is turmoil over the decision made for all [Read story...]
Queensland’s cuts to pokies red tape could hurt state’s poorest, report says
Newman government plans to slash gambling legislation risk increase in gambling-related problems, according to research commissioned by the Anglican churchQueensland risks a significant increase in gambling-related problems as a result of its drive t [Read story...]
Gambling Mogul Donates Mega-money To 2016 Presidential Campaign
It is not new news that mega-mogul – Sheldon Adelson – has made billions of dollars out of the gambling industry. He is the owner of Las Vegas Sands, as well as various other gaming properties. It is also not new news that he is adamantly opposed [Read story...]
Have you ever made an unusual bet? Did it pay off? | Open thread
Rory McIlroys father has won £100,000 on a wager he made 10 years ago. Tell us about your biggest or most bizarre betRory McIlroy won the Open Championship yesterday, but hes not the only one celebrating the big win. His father, Gerry, placed a &pou [Read story...]
Tattslotto winner says he forgot about $700,000 ticket until now
‘When I checked my ticket in February and realised I’d won, I thought I’d be excited, but it turns out I was just overwhelmed’A Melbourne man says he forgot he won more than $700,000 in a lottery.The man said he knew he had won but simply put his Tat [Read story...]
Businessman stakes record £600,000 bet on Scottish independence no vote
The punter, described as a businessman who won’t have a vote in September’s referendum, stands to make £133,333A wealthy gambler has put £600,000 on a no vote in the Scottish independence referendum, in what is thought to be the largest politi [Read story...]
Atlantic City’s Revel casino loses gamble to revive resort town’s market
Newest casino in New Jersey city will close alongside the Showboat and Trump Plaza, after two years and no profitsAtlantic Citys newest casino is shutting its doors just over two years after opening amid high hopes of turning around the crumbling sea [Read story...]
Japanese pachinko in pictures
Pachinko, a game similar to pinball, is a fading national obsession in Japan. The once-booming industry is adopting a softer touch and smoke-free zones to lure a new generation of players Continue reading… [Read story...]
Why I turned whistleblower over £100-per-spin gambling machines
Betting industry insider explains why measures to curb addictive fixed-odds betting terminals don’t go far enough The social toll of highly addictive gambling machinesTen years ago, when I was working as a senior executive in the betting industry, I [Read story...]
TV gambling irresistible and utterly pernicious | Kevin Mckenna
More than 350,000 in Britain are addicted already and the numbers are growingThe name of the horse eludes me now, but for a few weeks in the middle of the 1990s it held me in its thrall as I followed its lunchtime progress in some of England’s most h [Read story...]
Paddy Power laughs off 20% fall in profits
Bookmaker’s results presentation makes light of payouts to punters that ‘proved costlier than John Cleese’s divorces’The Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has attempted to laugh off its misfortunes in the first half of the year when a run of punter-friendl [Read story...]
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