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Sportsbook Wire
Super Bowl in Las Vegas spotlights spread of gambling as NFL cashes in
Lou Remillard was driving home from his restaurant in Las Vegas on Monday when he said the memories of past Super Bowls came flooding back.
Especially memories of gambling.
"One of my favorite days," he said.
On Sunday, the
Super Bowl
will be played in Las Vegas for the first time. When the
Kansas City Chiefs
and
San Francisco 49ers
meet…
Indian Gaming
Responsible Gambling Prevent Problem Gambling?
Promoting responsible gambling has become increasingly challenging with the addition of internet gaming and sports betting. To create new positive strategies, many casinos and tribal gaming regulatory agencies, such as the Four Winds Casinos (FWC) and the Pokagon Band Gaming Commission (PBGC), have partnered to review current initiatives in the…
New York Post
Hard Rock Cafe's Russia ties imperil bid for NY casino
Gaming operator Seminole Hard Rock's highly anticipated bid for a
New York City casino license
has been complicated by its business ties to Russia, sources told The Post.
The ubiquitous Hard Rock brand - founded by Americans in London in 1971 and purchased by the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 2007 - has long been expected to announce its application…
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Onrec
The Case For Casino Profits As A Benefit To Society
For many people, the word gambling is accompanied by a sharp intake of breath. There can be fear and disapproval around gambling as a pastime. However, is that well-founded, and why can gambling get such a bad name? After all, it is human nature to forecast the outcome of a future event. We love to play games of chance. As far back as we look in…
Gambling
The Most Influential Women in Gambling
The odds are often stacked against women in a male-dominated industry. The gambling industry has traditionally been an example of gender inequality. Even with successful women in male-dominated industries such as medicine and finance, making it in the world of casinos, chips, bets, and bluffs still isn't easy. Things get even worse when you look at…
Entrepreneur
Streamer Catches Couple On Camera As They Win $10,000 in Vegas
It was a double dose of good luck.
One couple in Las Vegas hit the $10000 prize on a slot machine inside of a casino - and a popular Twitch streamer just happened to be walking by filming the moment that it happened.
Streamer LasVegasVP was walking by when he heard someone say that two gamblers had won $10000. The couple didn't even fully…
The SportsGrail
The Origin Of Blackjack And The Biggest Win In The Game’s History
Blackjack is one of the most popular and oldest casino games, know the biggest win of all time
Today, it's also possible to
play blackjack online, thanks to modern tech innovations, which means this game is not fading away anytime soon.
The exact time people started enjoying this game is debated in several parts of the world. However, an agreeable…
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Yale, Mohegan Sun partnering to develop mobile app to address gambling addiction
The Mohegan Tribe this week announced a $2 million partnership with Yale University to develop and test a treatment model for gambling addiction that has proven effective in addressing alcohol and drug use disorders.
The funding comes amid a
surge
in calls to the state's problem-gambling hotline following the start of sports betting and online…
The Day
Mohegans announce support for Yale plan to combat problem gambling
Mohegan - Mohegan Sun's tribal owners announced Tuesday that over the next five years they will invest $2 million in the Yale School of Medicine's ongoing development of an app-based program aimed at treating problem gambling through a process known as cognitive behavioral therapy.
The announcement came at a news media event at the Mohegan…
NBC Connecticut
Mohegan Tribe Partners With Yale University to Combat Problem Gambling
The Mohegan Tribe is partnering with Yale University to fund a new initiative aimed at combatting problem gambling. Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine will begin developing an app to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy.
"Which is an evidence-based treatment for substance use as well as other behavioral addictions including gambling,"…
The Nation
Can Las Vegas Be Made Sustainable?
Las Vegas is all about light. Despite its desert location and the sunsets that turn the surrounding mountains and red-rock canyons all colors of delicate pink, the lights for which Las Vegas is most renowned are electronic, the kind that blur the line between night and day and leave visitors to Las Vegas always feeling that they have, somehow,…
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Journal Inquirer
Not enough information on gambling story
The long-awaited arrival of sports wagering took another step forward when it was announced on the local newscasts that a "soft launch" of online gambling would start today.
Two key parts of the story is that the "soft launch" will last for a week, and then it will be full speed ahead for online gambling. And that the soft launch will be limited to…
London Post
Guide to the History of Land-Based Casinos: The First Gambling Establishments
Land-based casinos refer to the physical premises where people go to gamble. Also called brick-and-mortar, these establishments provide real-world gambling venues. Some brick-and-mortar casinos mix online and land-based gambling activities, while others combine gaming and services like bars, hotel rooms, and restaurants.
Initially, gamblers didn't…
Medical News
UMass Amherst research professor receives award from National Council on Problem Gambling
Not long after earning her Ph.D. in sociology and losing her brief first job with a software startup that shut down overnight, Rachel Volberg took a chance - on gambling studies, a nearly nonexistent field.
Thirty-five years later, Volberg, research professor in the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences,…
EurekAlert!
UMass Amherst professor honored for lifetime achievement in problem gambling research
Not long after earning her Ph.D. in sociology and losing her brief first job with a software startup that shut down overnight, Rachel Volberg took a chance - on gambling studies, a nearly nonexistent field.
Thirty-five years later, Volberg, research professor in the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences,…
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International Policy Digest
The Lobbyists' Secret War behind Gambling Legalization in the United States
The U.S. Department of Justice announced in January 2019 that all forms of interstate online gambling are illegal, reversing a longstanding DOJ opinion. Since then, proponents of legal online casinos and poker sites have accused Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson of calling in political favors with the Trump administration to change federal laws.…