…but in a different way. Betting on sports activities is as popular as ever in the USA. Since games of chance were regulated in 2018, one is meanwhile more or less free to play games of chance in 29 states. Those responsible have based the procedures on the European ones but the services are more regionally restricted.
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When the session in the online casino takes longer than expected, hunger and thirst will take their toll. Since it is an online casino there is of course no service and players are expected to provide for themselves. Which drinks and snacks are recommended so that one is able to stay up and stick it out at the virtual slot machines?
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A few days ago, several casino visitors in the Chinese Metropole of Macau were involved in a large brawl. In a video which is doing the rounds on social media a group of players can be seen attacking each other and using the inventory of the casino. What was the cause of the fight and what were the consequences for those involved?
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On the 1st. May 2023 a casino visitor at the Spielbank Wiesbaden managed to crack the jackpot. What’s special: the visitor has won more than half a million. It is very rare in a German casino that so much money changes ownership at one go. During which game did this stroke of luck happen and what do we know about the winner?
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In mid-April those responsible for the teams in the English Premier League decided to ban betting providers from being the main sponsors and from advertising on the front of shorts on the player kits. Bremen‘s Interior Senator, Ulrich Mäurer (SPD) took the decision to initiate a discussion on the general exclusion from advertisements on sports betting at Werder and for all football.
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After having undergone a comprehensive structural restoration, a few days ago, the Spielbank Berlin reopened its main location on Potsdamer Platz. Guests can now play here on six floors and make use of 500 slot machines and 40 game tables. The 14-metre-high crystal chandelier directly at the entrance of the building is an eye catcher. How expensive were the refurbishments and what is the entrance price now?
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At the beginning of this year, we had reported that the professional footballer Neymar Jr. has started a career as a casino streamer on Twitch. A few weeks later and the Brazilian football star is now being investigating by the authorities. The French Gambling Authority is investigating Neymar for illegal gambling advertising.
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Games of chance are ever present in football. Sports betting providers are often team sponsors, and they make use of large perimeter advertising or are even part of the media coverage (among them on Skys tipico Countdown). This is not only the case in Germany but also in many other European countries. The English Premier League is now prohibiting the omnipresence of the bookmakers (at first partially). Tricot advertisements for betting providers will be limited.
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Many casino streamers do not have a good reputation. They are often criticised for their streams, especially since they attract young people to online casinos through their streams. Besides this, games of chance streamers are always being accused of not playing with their own money. But how widespread is the so-called “counterfeit money streaming” and how can one recognise that a streamer is not playing with real money?
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Functional reliable payment methods are extremely important for a relaxed and smooth online experience when playing games of chance. It is not rare that relevant services choose or prefer a specific means of transaction from those that are available. From time-to-time new players like the E-Wallet from OKTO are introduced into the market. This solution has passed the specifications of the ZAG and is really user friendly.
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Within the framework of a study, finance market researchers want to find out how gambling fans behave at the stock market. The preferences of the investors depend especially on the level of education, as well as the personal wealth. Those who like gambling tend to rarely be found at a stock exchange. Hereunder we are reporting in detail about the interesting results of the recently published study.
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When it comes to gambling there is no other country in the world where gambling is part of the daily routine as it is in Asia. Many Asian countries have a gambling culture which people from Central Europe can hardly grasp. The measures are probably gigantic. Fun, relaxation, or glamour have – at least for the natives – nothing to do with the respective gambling activities.
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The German vending machine industry has for some time had to deal with a decline in sales. Now the board spokesman, Georg Stecker, is also warning that the black market is growing. Because of the strict legal provisions, the legal casinos cannot compete with the illegal gambling services. How can this problem be solved?
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Games of chance are also very popular in Switzerland. Online casinos, sports betting, financial market betting, lottery scratch tickets and lotto are in trend. The gambling regulations of 2019, regulate the market, even when it comes to player protection. However recently there has been an increase in the number of problems associated with to danger of addiction and also financial expenses. And this, even though the new regulations of 2019 wanted to specifically protect the population from excessive gambling!
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The Cambodian city of Sihanoukville has invested a lot, i.e., driven the inhabitants out, withdrew access to beaches for the residents, opened the doors to Chinese mafia and forced labour, as well as tolerated fraud on a large scale: all this so that the city will become a gambling metropole – a second Las Vegas. This aim has openly failed. What remains are hundreds of building ruins, high unemployment, and a very questionable security situation.
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