The new gambling legislation in Sweden has brought large profits for legal providers. This is the result of an analysis carried out by the office for public administration in Sweden. However, are the legal gambling operators those who are actually making profit from this restructuring?
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The archdiocese of Cologne is being criticised because it paid the gambling debts of a clergy from the special assets of the church. To be more precise, the archdiocese of Cologne seems to have paid gambling debts amounting to half a million for one of its clergies. Besides this, there is an even higher amount which was paid to the Tax Authority. But is the church actually allowed to carry out such transactions?
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As the software provider BGaming announced a few days ago in a press conference the company will be extending its support measures for the people of Ukraine. The children will especially be helped in every best possible way. But which concrete support measures is the software provider offering?
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An exciting interview was published a few days ago on the German Online-Content-Network Funk. A longstanding gambling addict met here a successful casino businessman. The new format “Das Treffen“ (The Meeting) talks among other things, about whether casinos manipulate the guests on papers and brings up who is to blame for a gambling addiction.
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The online gambling market should grow enormously in the coming years. This information emerged from a study which was published some weeks ago by the market research company “The Business Research Company”. The turnover from the worldwide online gambling market should increase to more than 192 billion US-Dollar by 2030. But what are the reasons for the persisting positive sales trend?
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A few days ago, a court in Singapore sentenced a young man to several years imprisonment, among other things for hostage taking. The 25-year-old accused seems to have captivated his online date in the hotel room and demanded around 48,000 Euro from the woman. The perpetrator had boasted that he wanted to pay his gambling debts with the hostage money.
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The burden which problematic gambling puts on the economy is enormous. Several hundred million Euro are necessary year after year to help those involved. Besides this, one must consider the personal fortune of each individual gambling addict. A recently published study concluded that the costs arising from gambling addiction in Norway are around half as high as the gross player income of all legal gambling providers.
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As it was announced a few days ago, the Canadian Rapper Drake has apparently won around 10.5 million US-Dollar in the Stake Casino. Just a few weeks ago the musician had announced that he has entered a cooperation with the crypto casino. And what is the connection between the sudden win which amounts to millions and the cooperation between Drake and Stake?
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A few days ago a study about “Participation in gambling and gambling-related problems among the population“. The scientists here researched which players are more prone to gambling addiction. The study has shown the percentage of men with a gambling associated disorder lies at 3.5 %. The percentage of women is just 1.1 %. The further findings of the study are revealed hereunder.
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Several men seem to have taken advantage of a system fault in the slot machine and thus wrongfully made high winnings. Now the three men must appear in front of the court in Dresden and answer for their actions. But how did the accused manage to manipulate the slot machine and which penalty do they face?
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In 2020 the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Thailand had declared all gambling as well as all claw cranes as illegal. At the time, a former claw crane operator was then arrested in this connection. The process started a few weeks ago - with a surprising outcome.
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A few days ago a cafeteria in the neighbourhood of Neustadt was searched by the police. The police have discovered nearly 30 people gambling illegally here. During the operation more than 400,000 Euro in cash were confiscated. But how did the police in Bremen become aware of the illegal activities in the city?
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As the magazine “ Spiegel“ has reported a few weeks ago, a man won an impressive 229,000 US-Dollar in the casino. The Problem: he did not realise that he had won and he left the casino. Intensive investigations were carried out till the lucky chap was informed and thus the winning could be paid out.
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In the US Federal State of California an eighty-year-old nun had to answer in court for stealing around 800,000 US-Dollar from school funds. The old woman who had got the money wrongfully had lost the same money in gambling among other things. But must the elderly accused now go to court for her actions?
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The investment firm Blackstone has taken over the gambling company Crown Resorts. The purchase price is said to have amounted to 8.9 billion Australian Dollar, which when converted amounts to 5.6 billion Euro. The finance giant Blackstone had previously strived for a long time to acquire the casino. But why is Blackstone purchasing a gambling company which has recently made the headlines with negative news?
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