As it was announced a few weeks ago, the US-American Rapper Jay-Z plans to enter the lucrative sports betting business. The musician who is actually called Shawn Corey Carter has applied for the relevant sports betting licence with the New York Gambling Supervisory Authority (NYS Gaming Comission). But why does the successful musician want to enter the betting industry?
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A young woman from Great Britain has defrauded a couple from Great Britain out of 45,000 GBP. She used the money to finance her intense gambling habit. Now the 25-year-old must answer for her actions in a British Court.
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As it was announced a few days ago, the gambling group Flutter Entertainment plans the introduction of a monthly loss-limit for young gamblers. Thus there will be a monthly deposit, or as the case may be, loss-limit of 500 Euro or 500 GBP for all players under 25 years. But does a flat rate loss-limit for U25 players make sense?
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As it was announced a short while ago, China is limiting the gaming time for children. Minors are only allowed to spend three hours per week in gaming - and only on weekends. Since a long time China has been famous for its strict restrictions in many areas of life. But do the new gaming rules for children and youths make sense?
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Around two weeks ago, the Swedish gambling supervisory authority imposed a record breaking fine against gambling giant Mr Green. Mr Green Limited, which is based in Malta, should now pay a fine amounting to 30 million SEK. When converted, this amounts to the sum of around three million Euro.
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On the 1st. July 2021 the new gambling legislation came into effect in Germany. Previously the strict measures introduced to protect the players had aroused lots of criticism. Now it appears, that the new gaming regulation in Germany is having a huge impact on the revenue of the operators.
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As the Maltese Gambling Authorities announced a few days ago, the gambling provider Evobet, as from 16th. July 2021, does not have a valid licence from Malta anymore. The Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) has revoked the gambling licence of Evobet. But what are the reasons for this radical measure?
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A couple of days ago a man from Australia carried away the third largest winnings in the Lotto history of the country. He could rejoice over the winnings which convert to approximately 50 Million Euro. Life for the lucky devil looked quite grim up till some time ago. He lost his job and was quite stressed out due to the corona restrictions in the country.
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The 31-year old Tiffani H. became a millionaire through a scratch card. A short while later she got married. The young mother is now dead. Murdered by her own husband. What lies behind the shocking criminal act from the US-Federal State Oklahoma?
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This year’s GamCare-Award for the best player protection goes to the renowned game developer Playtech. The British gambling community awaited excitedly the presentation of the award by the independent charitable organisation. But how does the player protection at Playtech differ from that of other slot-producers?
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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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