Gambling
The latest news and comment on gambling
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Sky sells controlling stake in gambling division in deal worth £800mCVC Capital Partners buys Sky Bet share in deal that values business at £800m as company focuses on pay-TV operation -
Victorian government ordered to pay Tatts more than $540m compensationVictoria’s court of appeal has upheld the judgment made in the supreme court, awarding compensation to Tatts and dismissing Tabcorp’s claim -
Survey finds high number of footballers and cricketers are ‘problem gamblers’The study suggested that 192 of the sportsmen may have problems and a further 440 could be vulnerable
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Stop concentration of betting shops on high streets, say local authoritiesMove against ‘unregulated casino-style gambling’ comes from 93 boroughs, with call to reduce stakes on fixed-odds terminals
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Health Lottery advert banned for encouraging irresponsible gamblingRichard Desmond’s lotto offered direct debit deal where first two weeks’ play were ‘free’ if entrants paid for their tickets on a monthly basis
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Cairns casino sale: Tony Fung 'yet to provide crucial information'The tycoon has set his own deadline for the deal to be approved but has not met Queensland gaming officials, regulator says
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Sochi raises the stakes in bid for Black Sea Monte Carlo crownAfter plans to introduce casinos to Crimea, Putin approves gambling zone in Winter Olympic resort. EurasiaNet.org report
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Admiral fired from US nuclear command denies fake poker chips chargeTimothy Giardina gave statement in which he said he found chips in toilet stall and said: ‘Lapse in judgment does not make me a criminal’
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Navy admiral fired over gambling accused of making fake poker chipsRear Admiral Timothy Giardina, who was fired from post as second in command of US nuclear forces last year, may have made counterfeit $500 poker chips
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Belfast couple to spread EuroMillions winnings across communityMary and Alexander Hamilton are quitting their jobs at a furniture suppliers, but plan on looking after its workers and customers
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The national lottery numbers: what have we learned after 20 years?Matt Parker: You are almost as likely to have been married to Katie Price as you are to win the jackpot, 20 is the least drawn number and 10,000 people are picking 1,2,3,4,5,6 every single week
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Adam Silver's bet on legal gambling shows NBA chief has the golden touchHunter Felt: After the players’ chief attacked the salary cap, the commissioner’s Times op-ed was perfectly pitched to boost the riches at his command
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Gambling group Bwin.party in early talks with at least two suitorsNews of preliminary discussions which could result in a bid for the firm caused its shares to jump by almost 11%
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End of the Boardwalk empire? The rise and demise of Atlantic CityThis year alone, four casinos have shut down in America’s infamous east-coast gambling resort. An estimated 10,000 jobs will be lost. Can this one-industry town find a way to rescue its losses? A man called Guardian still thinks so ...
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Adam Brereton: Foreign betting giants bought up our online gaming industry in recent years. Now the spectacle of the Melbourne Cup serves to recoup their investmentThe Melbourne Cup is a billion dollar bet by online gambling giants. Your punt helped them win
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Liberals won't deny that Crown deal prevents future gambling reformVictorian minister in charge of gambling regulation defends $1.1bn deal to extend casino’s licence and add 128 poker machines, despite compensation clause
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NSW Coalition government accused of running a poker machine ‘slush fund’Labor levels accusation after revelations that a $20m pool of club profits was mostly spent in Coalition electorates or to pay for election promises
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Federal judge voids contract between Atlantic City casino and union workersUnion loses guarantees on wages, healthcare and pension but owners are optimistic the Trump Taj Mahal can be saved
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Poker machines approval based on ‘flippant and unreasonable’ argumentsVictorian councils launch campaign to change what they say is a ‘fundamentally flawed’ pokies application process
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New Jersey looking to cash in on social games like Candy CrushState is seeking game developers’ proposals to conduct real-money gambling on skill-based social games
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Crown casino offered $200m taxpayer guarantee in ‘extraordinary’ dealVictorian Greens say agreement shows Melbourne casino is aware of its dependence on problem gamblers and has insured itself against future reforms
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Casino rule 1: the house always winsVictorial Coren Mitchell: As gambler Phil Ivey found to his cost, no matter how subtle your sting, the casino comes out on top
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Casino at centre of armed tribal showdown closed by California judgeChukchansi Gold resort and casino is ordered closed after tribal factions with weapons caused gamblers to flee the tables
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Union workers to block New Jersey highway amid Trump Taj Mahal contract disputeThe planned arrests are the latest salvo in the ongoing struggle over Atlantic City’s crumbling casino industry
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Mogul claims 'life or death situation' disrupted all-night bidding war for bankrupt casinoGlenn Straub, who envisions ‘genius academy’ for property, is rejected by judge as Revel attorney says ‘it’s not going to be a university’
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Queensland's cuts to pokies red tape could hurt state's poorest, report saysNewman government plans to slash gambling legislation risk increase in gambling-related problems, according to research commissioned by the Anglican church
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Atlantic City casino to be stripped of Trump nameDonald Trump alleges casinos have fallen into disrepair and wants to remove name from troubled company
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Revealed: how bet365 profits from Chinese punters who risk jail for gambling onlineBookmaker ‘rotates website addresses to keep ahead of authorities’, says employee
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Atlantic City's Revel casino hotel will reopen, say Canadian buyersBrookfield says $110m boardwalk property will remain a casino but Florida developer is expected to contest bidding process in court
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Viva Las Hobart: David Walsh's new high-stakes art gambleA plan by the Australian art-world eccentric to open an elite casino at Tasmania’s Mona is simply the latest in a long line of provocations, writes Van Badham
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David Walsh plans mini casino for Tasmania's MonaMillionaire proposes 12-table, high-roller, no-poker-machine casino for international art lovers
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‘I’m a data geek,’ says City trader who bet £900,000 on Scotland’s No voteAnonymous gambler says he put 30 years as a market analyst to good use and denies being feckless or superficial
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Ladbrokes ads banned for 'irresponsible attitude towards gambling'
ASA decides that two posters broke rules
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Crown casino licence extension backed by Victorian Labor party
ALP to support bill to extend licence to 2050 after securing side deal with casino to retrain 500 retrenched workers for free
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Government gambling policy must target fixed-odds betting terminals