News Archive: Gambling News, February 2008
Showing all news items for February 2008
The question of problem gamblers anonymity
14th February, 2008
Ontario’s lottery corporation decided to keep the details of the problem gamblers concealed to protect the anonymity and personal information of the people listed.
Airbus offered to change its jet into flying casino
15th February, 2008
The airbus was offered to turn its jet into a “flying casino”, following the Las Vegas Strip Corp. declaring the intentions to install baccarat tables on their L-1011 jets.
18th February, 2008
Licences are to be issued in Spain for 10 companies
25th February, 2008
ASA decided that six out of 56 gambling commercials are not compliant with the regulations and therefore have breached the advertising codes.
19th February, 2008
Betfair have made a deal with a Swedish games developer to provide new multiplayer online games
20th February, 2008
New site and plans for joint venture set to have online gaming on boats
A gambling addict on bail for firearms wants £1 m from William Hill
20th February, 2008
One gambling addict, who is suing William Hill for the breach of his self-exclusion right, is himself on bail for serious charges, it has been reported.
New Chief Executive for William Hill
21st February, 2008
William Hill have appointed a new chief executive during share slump
A Responsible Gambling Industry
22nd February, 2008
The Advertising Standards Authority have conducted a survey into the compliance of gambling advertisements to the law
Gambling addict gets jailed for 8 months
22nd February, 2008
A gambling obsessed granddad has been put in prison for eight months for stealing lorryloads from old railway.
22nd February, 2008
The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry has revealed the results of a study that proves that gambling addicts can recover from their condition with no help from anyone but themselves.
Gambling Cheat Faces Jail Sentence
26th February, 2008
5 years in jail for the man caught cheating in casino blackjack
Quiet Casino Gambling Bill Consideration
26th February, 2008
Kentucky’s lawmakers are going to look at Quiet casino gambling bill in order to see if it would be a good idea to allow racetracks and riverboats host casino gambling.
The bill to help Colorado gambling addicts
26th February, 2008
The bill approved yesterday to help Colorado with the gambling addiction.
27th February, 2008
The latest package release from Orbis, an NDS company
A bill proposed to block gambling sites from Israelis
27th February, 2008
A bill got passed yesterday at the Knesset plenum, which forces all internet providers to automatically block all sites with gambling, sex and violence content.
Gambling addict adds personal injuries claim to the case
28th February, 2008
Gambling addict suing William Hill for negligence for over two millions, now wants the bookmakers to pay for his personal injuries, his habit resulted in.
The gambling wife of a policeman is guilty
28th February, 2008
The wife of a police chief got a guilty verdict yesterday for stealing cash from the shop where she worked to fuel her gambling habit.
Greece and Netherlands receive a final warning about gambling restrictions
29th February, 2008
Greece and Netherlands received a final warning from the European Commission on Thursday about the gambling restrictions.
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