A short while ago, the Netherlands introduced the so called exclusion through third party for online gambling. This makes it possible for a third party to exclude a player from gambling. Of course there are strict requirements, which must be fulfilled, for this unusual case. But does this exclusion really make sense and is there such a thing also in Germany?
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The Polish government will with immediate effect proceed harshly against illegal online gambling. It is not only the gambling providers which will be followed, but also the casino players. A few days ago, the Polish Finance Ministry published a warning and threatened with a fine amounting to millions.
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A casino-dealer hat defrauded his employer of several hundred thousand Euro. Now he has been condemned to prison for his act. But how did the Baccarat-Dealer manage to defraud The Star Casino Sydney of such a high amount of money?
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The controversial Philipinne President Rodrigo Duterte turns to unusual means to try to lessen the economic consequences of the Corona pandemic. He calls out to his population to take part in gambling, because participation in gambling brings money in the empty state coffers. Up till a while ago, Duterte had demonised gambling. His sudden change of heart could therefore cost the President his credibility.
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In the past years, the Irish have lost a total of 1,36 billion Euro in gambling. This is approximately equivalent to the amount of 300 Euro per adult citizen. This puts Ireland in the fourth place in the European rankings of gambling losses. Do the Irish therefore have a gambling problem?
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The Dutch Gambling Supervisory Authority cracks hard on a Maltese online casino. As it was announced a few days ago, a record fine amounting to 500,000 Euro was imposed on the online gambling provider N1 Interactive Ltd. But why must a gambling authority pay such a high fine?
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Several days ago, it was already known, that a suspected swindler had washed a seven digit sum of money at the casino in Melbourne. In total, the snowball system of the swindler created losses amounting to around 222 million Euro when converted.
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A 40-year old must stand trial in the next days in a court in Ireland. The man is accused of hitting a homeless man so hard, that he consequently died. Shortly before the attack, the life of the victim seemed to change for the better, after he had cleared away everything in the casino.
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Several days ago a British Court condemned a former wedding planner to several years in prison. The 44-year old had previously defrauded 24 bridal couples a five -figure amount. The former wedding planner financed her gambling addiction with the loot.
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Not only employees, but also managers participate regularly in gambling. This is the result of a new study from Great Britain, which was carried out on behalf of the online poker platform CardsChat. The concept of gambling was here broadly interpreted. But do CEOs have a problematic gambling behaviour more frequently?
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The Swedish Supervisory Authority Spelinspektionen has imposed a record-breaking penalty amounting to 20 Million SEK on Betsson. Converted, this amounts to the amount of nearly two million Euro. The Scandinavian Gambling operator contested this penalty and the Administrative Court has now been decided in their favour.
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The Las Vegas Strip has a new Casino- and Hotel-Resort: the glamorous Resorts World Las Vegas recently opened on the 24th.June . This is a highly modern casino with three affiliated hotels. Originally the Resorts should have opened years ago. The opening was postponed several times because of various rescheduling.
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As it was announced recently, the British gambling group Entain supports the children’s charity “Chance for Childhood”. Entain is an internationally active gambling group, which in 2020 generated a turnover of over 2,5 billion euro. To what extent is Entain engaged in the social sphere and which projects are especially encouraged?
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The football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39) was accused of illegal having a financial interest in betting provider Bethard. UEFA and FIFA rules forbid such participations with the aim of preventing betting and game manipulations. Some weeks ago we had already reported, that this could in the worst case scenario mean the end of his career for the Swedish professional football player.
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By now it should be generally known, that generally speaking, when gambling products are regulated, it is profitable for the state coffers. This can for example be seen happening in Greece. Here the process of distribution of licences is in full swing. By now they have already accrued a revenue amounting to millions in two digits, just from the distribution of licences.
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