Las Vegas is not only a world famous gambling metropole. Behind the fascinating glittering façade there is also hidden a lot of suffering and misery. It is a shadowy world of criminals, alcoholics and drug addicts, a world which no one likes to talk about. Ultimately every dark side of this shimmering metropole could be bad for business.
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In 2020 several million Euro or as the case may be US-Dollars were distributed by online casinos to gamblers. The highest winnings were generated traditionally with the progressive Jackpot-Slots. Among these are Mega Moolah from Microgaming, the Empire Fortune slot machine from Yggdrasil und the Divine Fortune Slot from NetEnt.
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On the 1st. January a nationwide ban on gambling came into force in the Slovakian Capital Bratislava. This was decided on by the town council a few weeks ago. At first the existing casinos may remain open until their licences gradually expire. But that will a European Metropole look like without gambling facilities?
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The ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas is a well-known address in the American gambling metropole. A few days ago it came to a violent quarrel between a dealer and a gambler. The incident happened in the poker room of the building. The explosive issue was ,that according to information, the dealer also took part in the violent brawl.
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In the actual quarterly report, the company Nexusguard, which is specialised in cyber security, stated, that there was an increase in the number of cyber- attacks on the gambling and gaming sectors. In the large part of the cases it is a so called DDoS-Attack. Whilst most gambling companies are meanwhile well prepared for cyber- attacks, many gaming companies still find it a difficult situation to deal with.
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A 63-year old woman created damage worth millions at her former place of work. The sprightly woman financed her habit with the money she stole. Last year she was then sentenced to several years in prison.
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The Italian government has some time ago introduced the idea of a “sales receipt lottery”. The lottery is organised by the government and thousands of Euros can be won, both by participating customers and traders. The policy aims to revive the retail trade with the lottery which is starting on the 1st.January 2021.
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The Swedish gambling regulator Spelinspektionen recently published the results of an interesting survey. Among other things, the survey questioned whether the Swedish gamblers know, if the casino they are gambling in, is licensed. A total of 1,700 people took the survey.
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern approached the pandemic with a n invigorating mixture of medial solicitousness and hard determination. Like many other countries New Zealand had to close the land based casinos and amusement arcades for several weeks due to a nationwide lockdown. Eventually New Zealand managed to reduce the number of infections to an absolute minimum.
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In spite of worldwide criticism, the authorities of the Philippines stick to the traditional cockfights. A few days ago, the Committee of the House of Representatives decided on a new betting tax of 5 % of the gross income of licensed cockfights. The Financial Authority Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) should be the beneficiary of these taxes.
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The British supervisory authority of gambling UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) is well known for severely punishing its licence holders for misconduct. Many German speaking online casinos have operated with this gambling licence in the past. The main aim of the authorities is to set secure standards both online and offline and to campaign for fair and responsible gambling.
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In Great Britain a youth protection organisation wants to create awareness about the dangers of gambling. Through a “tailor made anti-gambling-Training” the organisation will address minors to make them aware about this issue, because meanwhile due to the overpowering TV-commercials,online gambling is part of the people’s daily routine.
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Lots of rumours and myths about popular online slot machines are circulated on the internet. The experienced players especially insist, that they know some tricks or gimmicks to conquer the machines. Sometimes it is just the right moment, sometimes it is the balance between bet line and stakes, which leads to a large win. We searched online for the 5 most popular myths about slot machines and tried to analyse how true they are.
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According to the number of inhabitants Brazil is the sixth largest state on earth. The country fascinates the people not only because of the impressive countryside and exotic animals. However many do not know that gambling is, bare a few exceptions, prohibited in the whole country. Lately there have been more initiatives to promote the legalisation of the gambling sector in the South American state. Meanwhile there are many who are in favour of this initiative, but there is still one main opponent: the church. The worldwide Corona crisis has already affected Brazil months ago. Is it finally the right time to legalise the gambling sector to be able to increase the tax revenue and strengthen the economy?
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A few months ago it was announced that The People’s Republic of China will proceed in a stricter way against illegal online gambling operators. Now it has also been announced that the government wants to adapt the national betting laws, so that those responsible in the future can even face imprisonment. These laws are not only applicable for the providers of gambling sites, but also for providers of country based casinos.
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