Were there any illegal activities during the past Finals of the US-American American-Football-Professional League National Football League? This question was asked by the supervisory and the law enforcement authorities in Tennessee. Over 70 Sports betting accounts were permanently blocked during an audit. But are illegal betting activities during the Super Bowl really such a serious issue?
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In 1995 there was a terrible murder in America, in which the 34-year-old Donna Meagher was killed. After a short while, the authorities were happy to solve the investigation: Two suspects were caught and sentenced to a lifelong in prison for their crime. Now, after 23 years in prison both men were now acquitted. They received compensation payment of a total of 12 million US-Dollar.
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As the group leader of the riot police, an officer received several thousand francs for fines. Instead of forwarding the money regularly, he used it for private personal use, especially for gambling in the casino. Now the former policemen is in court in Switzerland, among others, for qualified misappropriation.
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In Switzerland there are more than 300 Online Casinos, which are on a nationwide blacklist. The responsible gambling commission, ESBK wants to safeguard the gamblers from illegal and therefore untrustworthy platforms. Unfortunately this casino blacklist does not seem to be functioning reliably. At least, many of these platforms are still freely accessible despite being blacklisted.
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After lately there were no positive news from the big cities of the US Federal State of Nevad, there is finally a ray of hope. The new Corona regulations permit the reopening of Pool-Clubs as from March. Of course, the hygiene measures have to be adhered to.
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The Dutch Gambling Supervisory Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) forecasts a clear revenue growth on the online gambling market. According to them, the gross gambling returns should reach the magical mark of one billion as early as 2024. Other countries also expect to see a substantial growth in gambling returns from the online-sector.
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After a British High Roller committed suicide shortly after his casino visit, the casino quickly ended up in the focus of investigations very quickly. The British Gambling Commission is accusing the Aspers Stratford City Casino of shortcomings in protecting the gambler as well as in preventing money laundering. However, can the casino be held responsible for such a tragic death of a guest?
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As the Dutch Finance Authorities have stated recently, professional poker players can, under particular circumstances, get the already paid gambling tax back. In total, the tax which will be refunded back, will be in the million figures. However there is a hitch: Only tax for winnings which were gambled on the regulated platform PokerStars.eu can be refunded.
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A former bank employee managed to tamper with the funds of his customers and in this way scammed around 500,000 Euro. He used the money to finance his severe gambling addiction. The 31-year-old was condemned for his crime in Austria.
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In Iran there could soon be a change in law with extensive consequences. For religious reasons, gambling in this country has always been illegal. In the future however taking part in online gambling could be enough to be sentenced to death.
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Very soon students in the US Federal State Maryland could be having an extra school subject. Actually it is still being discussed, whether a new subject “Dangers of Gambling” should be introduced. Here the young people should be made aware of the risks of gambling and therefore learn a responsible approach to this issue.
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An American property agent is being accused of a fraud worth millions. In all, he defrauded investors of a sum worth 22 million Euro when converted. With this money he financed his “Lottery-addiction“. The man had in part been spending one million dollar per week worth of lottery tickets. Could he at least crack the jackpot with these tickets?
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In the Austrian Salzburg, a restaurateur was accused of evading around 900,000 in taxes. More precisely this concerns the winnings, which he cashed in from his slot machines in four different premises. The 45-year-old Turkish citizen is in court.
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As was announced recently, the Parliament in Latvia has decided on a complete gambling ban for maintenance debtors. The gambling firms should, in the future, be duty bound to assure that all gamblers with maintenance debts not be allowed to participate in any gambling activities nationwide.
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In the past nine months around 4,46 million GBP flowed from British casino operators to the gambling addiction aid BeGambleAware. This is coming from a list of donators, which was published lately on the website of BeGambleAware. The highest single donators were the gambling giants William Hill and Flutter.
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