The American gambling industry has apparently already recovered from the consequences of the Corona pandemic. A few days ago the US- Gambling Authority “American Gaming Association“(AGA) published the sector’s sales for the first quarter of 2021. According to the latter, the gambling industry solely made a turnover amounting to more than 11 billion US-Dollar in the first three months of this year.
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The gambling metropole Las Vegas is fighting its way back to normality step by step. The casinos have already reopened some time ago. Now the protection and hygiene measures will also be retracted. A few weeks ago, the Perspex shields on the casino tables of several casinos were removed. The desert metropole will soon host the first large event.
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A 54-year old US-American has threatened a casino in Florida with a bomb attack. The woman had previously lost a couple of hundred US-Dollar at the slot machines. Afterwards she was so furious that she made a call from her mobile threatening with a bomb attack. But what punishment now awaits the unlucky casino visitor?
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In Sydney in Australia cash could soon disappear, at least from the land-based casinos. As it emerged from corresponding media reports, leading gambling companies have decided on this together with the responsible Gambling Authority. This means that in the casinos of the largest city in Australia there could soon be completely cashless transactions.
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A network of criminals have apparently founded a gambling company in Malta and recruited gamblers in Italy. The fraudsters have made hundreds of casino games and sport bets available for the Italian users. Over a longer period of time, they generated income worth hundreds of millions of Euro.
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The Safety Committee of the state parliament of Upper Austria is discussing the planned amendment to the gambling law. It concerns, among other things, the relaxation of regulations for operating slot machines. With this amendment, we could soon have gambling machines in the commercial premises of supermarkets, cinemas or bakeries. The planned gambling amendment is however facing several criticism. Experts are trying to calm down the situation and to mediate.
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After a longer dry spell, the legendary Mega Moolah Jackpot was hit once again on the 27th. April 2021. The lucky winner could be pleased with an impressive amount of more than 19,4 million euro. This is the highest single-slot winning in the history of internet. But where does the lucky chap come from and in which online casino did the reels roll?
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Which Federal State is the most affected by gambling addiction in the USA? This question was answered in a recent study of the US-Scoring-company Wallethub. In this study, different key questions were rated and given a ranking ranging from 1 to 50. But which is the most gambling addicted state in the USA this year and in which state is there the least risk of suffering from problematic gambling behavior?
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Gambling of any kind has to date been strictly forbidden in Islamic Dubai. The reason for this is that gambling is considered a deadly sin in the Sharia and therefore it is harshly penalised. However, according to rumours, gambling could soon be legalised in Dubai. This was stated in a WhatsApp message which is doing the rounds. However to date, the Media Office of the government has denied this rumour vehemently.
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In the principality of Liechtenstein the population is less than 40,000. Therefore it is relatively surprising that six casinos have opened in this dwarf state in the past four years. Currently the opening of another casino is in the starting blocks. But why does the tiny landlocked country have such a significant gambling industry? Is Liechtenstein on the way to becoming the European Las Vegas?
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A few days ago, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), as one of the oldest organisations for gambling issues, has published the results of a recent study on gambling behaviour. It specifically tackles the gambling behaviour of US-Americans, whereby it is notable, that the danger of gambling addiction in young people is especially high. But why is it that young people gamble more often than older people?
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As the US-Magazine Las Vegas Review-Journal reports, in connection with internal court documents, the longstanding “Casino tips fight“ between the Wynn-Casino and its croupiers has been finally resolved. However, the Wynn Resorts Ltd., as part of a settlement, agreed to pay out a sum amounting to 5,6 million US-Dollar to its croupiers. But how could a fight over tips run into millions?
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The British Gambler Protection Organisation GambleAware has carried out a survey with seven well known online casino operators. For this purpose, around 20,000 customer accounts of each operator were analysed anonymously. In the newly published interim report, the experts’ conclusions are devastating. According to this report, some few gamblers generate the majority of the gross turnover.
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Originally there were casino ships nearly exclusively in the USA. Meanwhile there are other floatable casinos also in many other places in the world. Very soon, the Argentinian Harbour City Puerto Iguazú will get such a luxury casino on water. An outdated ship will be restored for this purpose and will be transformed in an El Dorado for casino-fans.
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A multimillion company from Taiwan is being accused of operating an illegal network of several hundreds of gambling sites. After the man was the focus of authorities in the beginning of last year, he fled, and was only arrested last November. Now he is standing trial for operating illegal gambling sites, as well as money laundering.
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