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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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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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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In just two nights a 31-year old man from Great Britain gambled away several million in Swiss Francs. This happened last year over two nights at the casino in Zürich. Now the young man wants to proceed against the casino, because those responsible there did not stop him from playing, despite his explicit request. The Swiss Commission of Casinos, which is responsible to oversee the casino in Switzerland, does not hold itself responsible. The question is if the man was driven by a gaming illusion and could one have been banned from gambling earlier on. Recently the calls for betting limits and loss limit in Online Casinos are always getting louder.
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Las Vegas is not only the largest city in the US Federal State Nevada, but also the most significant place worldwide for gambling. More than 600,000 people live in the dazzling big city and year after year millions of tourists used to visit Las Vegas. However this year, because of the Covid-19-Pandemic everything is different.
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