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Czech gambling reform calls for harsher blocks on illegal operators

The proposed amendments follow a review of Czech Republic's Gambling Act, in force since 1 January 2017. The Impact Assessment of the Regulation of the Act on Gambling and Related Legislation (RIA) aims to increase player safety and keep crime out of the market, while expanding legal gambling options. To better protect players land-based and online…
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Czech gambling reform calls for harsher blocks on illegal operators
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Top 10 myths debunked about the Pennsylvania Lottery

EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU) - Some Pennsylvania Lottery winners say they are blessed with good luck. But, others will say, it's all about chance. So, what is myth and what is fact when it comes to the PA Lottery? Eyewitness News is running down the Top 10 myths and misperceptions about the PA Lottery according to the North American Association of…
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The hard truth about gambling

ANALYSIS: Gambling can be an addiction. An addiction is defined as a chronic relapsing disorder characterised by the compulsive use of something despite adverse consequences. It's considered a brain disorder because it involves functional changes to brain circuits involved in reward, stress, and self-control. What starts off as a little fun or a…
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In Hawke’s Bay Alone, Around $12.5m Was Generated Over The Past 3 Months From Slot Machine

An addiction is defined as a chronic relapsing disorder characterised b y the compulsive use of something despite adverse consequences. It's considered a brain disorder because it involves functional changes to brain circuits involved in reward, stress, and self-control. What starts off as a little fun or a little hobby can drastically turn into…
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In Hawke’s Bay Alone, Around $12.5m Was Generated Over The Past 3 Months From Slot Machine
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Lottery Tickets Should Not Be Gifted to Children, Warns OLG

It is again time for the winter holiday season, and people are about to exchange many gifts with their close ones. That is why the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation has taken the opportunity to remind parents and adults from the province, that all lottery tickets are a form of gambling and should not be gifted to children and minors. OLG is a…
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Lottery Tickets Should Not Be Gifted to Children, Warns OLG
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Netherlands to launch gambling addiction prevention program

The Netherlands and ZonMw are going to launch the "" program developed by the latter in a bid to better address gambling addiction in the country. The program is spearheaded by ZonMw in collaboration with the Dutch Gaming Authority (KSA) and will seek to address a range of issues that stem from reckless gambling behavior, such as gambling-related…
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Africa online gambling boom fuelled by mobile growth

Africa is home to a generation of users that have inadvertently skipped the desktop computer era and are now looking to mobile devices as their main source for everything online, which offers significant potential for the i-gaming industry. According to Statista, in 2021 the number of mobile internet users in Africa was an estimated 481.48 million,…
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Africa online gambling boom fuelled by mobile growth
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How NZers bought the Lotto dream

This is the fourth story in an investigative series on Lotto. Look out for more next week. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press releases would go out and the story of the lucky Lotto stores would be picked up by media across the…
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How New Zealanders bought the Lotto dream

This is the fourth story in an investigative series on Lotto. Look out for more next week. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press releases would go out and the story of the lucky Lotto stores would be picked up by media across the…
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How New Zealanders bought the Lotto dream
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How Kiwis bought into the Lotto dream

For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as "lucky". They weren't. In fact, the chances of becoming a problem gambler far outweigh the chances of winning a big Powerball prize. Guyon Espiner investigates. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press…
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'Gamblers' fallacy': How we were sold the fiction of 'lucky' Lotto stores

Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press releases would go out and the story of the lucky Lotto stores would be picked up by media across the country. "NZ's luckiest stores revealed ahead of $28 million Powerball draw," Lotto headlined its…
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'Gamblers' fallacy': How we were sold the fiction of 'lucky' Lotto stores
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How we bought into the Lotto dream

For years, Lotto pitched certain stores as "lucky". They weren't. In fact, the chances of becoming a problem gambler far outweigh the chances of winning a big Powerball prize. Guyon Espiner investigates. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press…
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How we bought the Lotto dream

This is the fourth story in an investigative series on Lotto. Look out for more next week. Lotto's corporate communications team was on a roll. Year after year, as the Powerball jackpot ballooned out to more than $20 million, the press releases would go out and the story of the lucky Lotto stores would be picked up by media across the…
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Study: 5.8% of Global Adult Population Has Gambling Problem

The global adult population is suffering from problem gambling with 5.8% of all individuals impacted A new study by Dr Simone Rodda wants to find ways for problem gamblers to be linked to treatment options People who suffer from severe problem gambling are more likely to seek help than those who are at moderate risk of problem gambling Image…
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New Zealand Government Allocates NZ$76.1m to Assuage Problem Gambling

The New Zealand Government recently revealed that it had set aside NZ$76.1 million to implement policies aimed at preventing and minimizing the harm done by gambling. The government's lasted three-year integrated problem gambling strategy plan, which will run until 2025, is a significant acknowledgement of the seriousness of the problem for the…
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New Zealand Government Allocates NZ$76.1m to Assuage Problem Gambling
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Equity the New Focus in Battle Against Problem Gambling

A new health strategy turns its sights on the stigmas and social inequities caused - and exacerbated - by problem gambling The Ministry of Health has launched a new strategy to put equity in the centre of their response to preventing the harms of problem gambling, buoyed by publicly-funded research from the University of Auckland. The rejigging of…
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Equity the New Focus in Battle Against Problem Gambling
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The counter argument for community-based gambling

I am all for informed debate on social issues. However, there appears to be a particular unwillingness to consider counter arguments on the well-worn debate about the role of community-based gaming machines in New Zealand. I am the CEO of Pub Charity which has operated gaming machines in Hawke's Bay since they were first approved for license in…
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NZ increases problem gambling services spending by almost 25%

The latest triennial Ministry of Health plan comes in the wake of record gambling expenditure in the country during 2020-21, when $2.62bn was spent on non-casino gaming machine operators (NCGMs), Lotto NZ, TAB NZ and casinos combined. The 24.6% increase in Ministry expenditure on gambling services between 2022-25 comes at a time when, as the…
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NZ increases problem gambling services spending by almost 25%
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Pakistan: PPP to get nine slots in Punjab cabinet

Washington, June 10 (UNI) NASA announced that it plans to assemble a team of scientists to examine "unidentified aerial phenomena" - commonly termed UFOs, Khaleej Times reported on Friday. 10 Jun 2022 | 1:36 PM Moscow, June 10 (UNI) McDonald's Russia has unveiled its new logo as it prepares to reopen its restaurants from Sunday, BBC reported on…
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Lotto to consider gambling harm before a move to 3 weekly draws

Lotto New Zealand says it could be up to five years before a third weekly draw gets underway. The organisation has filed expression of interest documents for the potential suppliers of a replacement to the gaming system. It includes possible plans for games in the coming years, including the potential for a third draw and expanding the online…
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Lotto to consider gambling harm before a move to 3 weekly draws
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Government could fix gambling but won't

You unlock your iPhone with your face, so why isn't that tech being used to end billions of dollars in gambling harm that affects 250000 adults and their whānau every year. OPINION: I'm sitting in my car outside a sketchy pub on the east coast with the person I love more than anything in the world. Usually, the location wouldn't matter. It'd be a…
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Online Casino Is Booming, Data Reveals Which Indian States Gamble The Most

Statisticians found that India's online gambling demographics are diverse, with just six major cities making up for two-thirds of all internet betting. As India's central government struggles to decide on gambling laws in the country, recent research by media companies shows that this is one of the largest unregulated gambling markets in the world,…
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Growing Demand for Gambling Block, Kiwibank Says

A gambling counsellor wants more financial service providers to follow Kiwibank's lead and offer customers the ability to voluntarily block payments to online gambling websites. (Content Partnership) The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the growth of online gambling, increasing from about $4.1 million a week at the start of 2020 to $6.25m a week…
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Single lotto winner in Pokeno scores $42m jackpot

One ticketholder is waking up this morning as an overnight multi-millionaire after winning last night's mammoth $42 million Lotto Powerball jackpot. A lot of other Kiwis are waking up wondering if they won even a few dollars after the Lotto app and website were hit by technical issues - caused by the massive surge in players trying to check their…
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Lotto Powerball: One winner scoops $42m jackpot in one of NZ's largest draws ever

The numbers are in - one lucky Powerball ticket is now worth $42.2 million, the second biggest win in Lotto history. And while that person will be celebrating, thousands of other Kiwis have been left in the dark about their own results, as Lotto's app and website come under heavy strain. A single player - with a ticket bought in the small Waikato…
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Lotto Powerball: One winner scoops $42m jackpot in one of NZ's largest draws ever
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Singapore casinos now request proof of vaccination

Singapore's two casino resorts have implemented since Wednesday new entry measures for gaming patrons, requesting proof of full vaccination against Covid-19 or some other form of stricter control. Marina Bay Sands casino resort (pictured) said in a message on its website, that its casino is only open to people who are "fully vaccinated, have a…
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Singapore casinos now request proof of vaccination
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Ontario Casinos Will Soon Require Covid Vaccination Proof

Ontario is the latest Canadian province to announce that it will soon require people to provide proof of their coronavirus vaccination status before they enter casinos. The measure will come into effect on September 22 and will cover casinos, bingo halls, and other types of gambling establishments. measure will come into effect on September 22 The…
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Dream Tower casino revenue US$3.6mln in opening 20 days

Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd, operator of the Jeju Dream Tower casino resort (pictured), on Jeju island, South Korea, released on Tuesday - via a note by Hana Financial Investment Co Ltd - its first set of gaming sales data, covering the period from the casino's opening on June 11, to June 30. Gaming revenue for the stub month, was just under…
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Dream Tower casino revenue US$3.6mln in opening 20 days
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Why so many gambling operators choose to operate from Costa Rica

Costa Rica is the home to a large number of companies that operate online casinos. There are several reasons why the country is a popular destination among gambling operators. Although the current online gambling scene in Costa Rica is quite confusing, there are some loopholes that allow online casino operators to safely provide their services to…
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MBS casino reopens with 2-person limit at gaming tables

The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino resort in Singapore said in a statement on its website that it had reopened its gaming facilities on Thursday (August 5). The venue was shut on July 22, after being linked to a cluster of fresh Covid-19 infections in the city-state. The property (pictured in a file photo) is operated by a subsidiary of…
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Ebbing COVID Cases Bring New Relaxations, Goa Casinos Lag Behind Sikkim Gaming Houses

After the full lockdown caused by Delta, businesses start to gradually reopen at an uneven pace, led by a mixture of nation, state and district orders. Still, the world is not the same anymore and great chunks of business activity have moved to the online realm. The second wave of Covid-19 together with the so-called Delta and Delta Plus variants…
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At Least 11 Casinos to Reopen July 16 in Ontario, Canada

Gamblers in the Canadian province of Ontario can pursue their in-person pastime once again as at least 12 brick-and-mortar casinos will soon reopen. 11 Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCGC) properties have announced that they will resume operations on Friday, while Casino Rama Resort in Orillia will follow on July 29.
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At Least 11 Casinos to Reopen July 16 in Ontario, Canada
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Chile to reopen casinos in Phase 2 of the restarts

Chile's Superintendency of Gambling Casinos has announced that casinos with open spaces will now able to reopen their doors for business. The decision comes just days after the Undersecretary of Tourism José Luis Uriarte said that conditions were not in place to proceed with the restarts in zones currently in Phase 1 and 2. In a decision dated…
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Chile to reopen casinos in Phase 2 of the restarts
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NagaWorld Casino Reopens Doors on July 8, VIP Tables and Slots Available for Guests

Cambodia's NagaWorld Casino will reopen doors on July 8. The operator has received a certificate, allowing it to resume operations. With that being said, the casino is still going to follow strict health and safety protocols. NagaCorp Ltd has announced that it will be reopening NagaWorld Casino's doors in Cambodia. The VIP tables and slots will be…
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NagaWorld Casino Reopens Doors on July 8, VIP Tables and Slots Available for Guests
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Valencia’s High Court Revokes Ban on Slot Machines in Bars

The Regional Ministry of Health prohibited games of chance in bars and restaurants, but later added slot machines to the list, which provoked a furious reaction by the industry. On December 22, the High Court of Justice of the Community of Valencia (TSJCV) issued a resolution suspending the ban on slot machines in bars and restaurants, which was…
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Valencia’s High Court Revokes Ban on Slot Machines in Bars