Open this photo in gallery: A Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction report is asking political leaders to treat online gambling websites more like alcohol, tobacco and marijuana.Giordano Ciampini/The Canadian Press Canada needs a national strategy to monitor gambling-related harms and control the deluge of advertisements that followed Ontario’s legalization of commercial online gambling...
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Opinion: How is using credit cards to gamble still allowed in Canada?
Rob Csernyik is a contributing columnist for The Globe and Mail and a 2022 Michener-Deacon fellow. The idea of using a credit card at a casino slot machine or a video lottery terminal is disquieting. Imagine players quickly losing money they technically don’t have, particularly if they’re at-risk or problem gamblers. It’s a line that...
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Increased gambling tax in Sweden comes into effect
Sweden’s increased excise tax on gambling comes into effect from today, Monday, July 1. The new tax, up to 22 per cent from 18 per cent, covers all verticals and received mixed reaction from across the industry in Sweden before being approved by the government in May. The gambling regulator, Spelinspektionen, said while it had...
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Sports betting is legal in 38 states now, but these residents wager the most
Earlier this year a record 67.8 million American adults bet on Super Bowl – that’s more than a quarter of the U.S. adult population and a 35% increase from the previous year, according to the American Gaming Association. For 25 years, sports betting had been banned outside of Nevada – then in 2018 the U.S. Supreme...
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Government vows to take indiscriminate action against online gambling | INSIDER – Indonesia Business Post
The government has vowed that it will indiscriminately take actions to eradicate the rampant online gambling. Deputy Minister of Communication and Informatics, Nezar Patria, said that based on the order of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and the law, all online gambling must be eradicated despite the fact that some of the online gambling providers are...
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More than 70% of content removal requests involved online gambling, scams, says MCMC
PETALING JAYA: Over 70% of requests for the removal of content involved online gambling and scams, says the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), denying that it is being used to silence criticisms against the government. In a statement, MCMC said 72% of its requests for the removal of content across all social media platforms...
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RI-Cambodia collaborate on protecting Indonesian citizens involved in online gambling, scams | Lobby – Indonesia Business Post
A delegation of the Indonesian Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs went on a visit to Cambodia on June 11-15, 2024 to strengthen cooperation on the protection and handling of Indonesian citizens allegedly involved in online gambling and scam. The delegation met with various stakeholders to explore joint efforts in addressing the issues,...
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Florida sports betting challenge turned down by U.S. Supreme Court
The court’s decision keeps online sports betting in Florida in the hands of the state’s Seminole Tribe. Dara Kam | News Service of Florida Video: Inside the Seminole Hard Rock casino and the world’s first guitar-shaped hotel Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida opened Thursday after a $1.5 billion expansion. Janine Zeitlin, jzeitlin@news-press.com In...
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Bill would allow side betting for sports fantasy leagues on gambling platforms
ALBANY — New Yorkers playing fantasy sports on gambling platforms may soon be able to place side bets on novel wagers such as how many points Knicks guard Jalen Brunson will score in a quarter, whether Yankees slugger Aaron Judge will hit a home run in his next at-bat, how long the national anthem will be...
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UK Relaxes ‘Land-Based Gambling’ Rules as Online Betting Grows
The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May 16) that would allow for cashless payments on gaming machines in places like casinos, arcades and bingo halls, while introducing an age limit of 18 for these machines. The rules would allow establishments to...
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Mississippi Legislature kills mobile sports betting bill Monday
Blount says work on legislation could be rehashed in 2025 Recovery from online sports betting addiction saves a marriage. After an online sports gambling addiction nearly destroyed his marriage, an upstate N.Y. man has gotten his life and his marriage back on track. Seth Harrison/USA/Today Network It looks like Mississippians won’t have the chance to...
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ATG: Progress made on Swedish tax proposals rethink
The CEO of Swedish gambling operator ATG says progress has been made on the company’s efforts to force the government into a rethink of current tax hike proposals. Hans Lord Skarplöth and his company are seeking a standalone tax hike for commercial online gambling to 26 per cent from 18 per cent, as opposed to...