MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'Gambling Watch Global' source. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 22:45:17 +0100 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/a-destructive-disease/ In response to Robert Fulford’s National Post piece: The Hyprocrisy of Government Gambling the gambling industry rebutted through Bill Rutsey, in Why the double standard about gambling. Bill Rutsey is President and CEO, Canadian Gaming Association. Here are the facts. Well, according to Mr Rutsey. In June of 2001, Pricewaterhousecoopers prepared a report for the Town of [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947530 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:47:08 +0100 1947530 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-network%e2%80%99s-newsletter-3/ Volume 10 Issue 012 CWE November 10 2008 Oh Canada Oh Canada, our one-time honest land, now governed by a gambling-financed band; Their mobster minds now practice piracy, and they refuse to see the harm that Gambling Watch can see! Please, bring our land back to its honesty. Oh Canada we stand on guard for thee Addictions ‘Help now available for [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947531 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:18:17 +0100 1947531 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/magna-entertainment-taking-economic-hit/ A gloomy bottom line is prompting Magna Entertainment Corp., [MEC.A-T] North America’s largest thoroughbred racetrack operator, to consider putting some of its operations up for sale. Magna reported late Wednesday a $48.4-million (U.S.) loss for the third quarter ended Sept. 30 and a $116-million loss for the first nine months of 2008. The three-month loss compared with [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939773 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:30:25 +0100 1939773 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-network%e2%80%99s-e-mailed-newsletter-2/ Volume 10 Issue 011 CWE November 3 2008 Addiction Online world lures young gamers, a story in The 10/27/08 London Free Press, tells that a 15 year old boy left his home on Oct. 13. And his parents, who disciplined him by cutting him off briefly from friends he’d made online, haven’t seen him since. Steve and [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939774 Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:27:41 +0100 1939774 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-network%e2%80%99s-newsletter-2/ Volume 10 Issue 010 CWE October 27 2008 Addiction Gambling Addictions, is a post in the 10/20/08 Play or Gamble Online blog, written by a lover of gambling who doesn’t see the difference between risky business and real gambling. Parents fear Internet addiction, an AP article in The 10/24/08 Toronto Star, contains not a word about [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911578 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:57:23 +0100 1911578 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/us-rebate-cheques-gambling-industry-windfall/ From Indybay - Ross Roberts: Would it be more prudent next time “U.S. Government Tax Stimulus Rebates” be “government vouchers” that can only be used to pay for food, housing, utilities, medical bills, e.g., important primary needs? Would the American Economy be better off if Americans received “Government tax rebate vouchers” that can’t be spent gambling? Recently [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911579 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:57:51 +0100 1911579 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/kentucky-and-internet-gambling/ In 2006 the US government enacted the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act. The law was attached to the Safe Port Act Conference Report by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.). U.S. banks and credit card companies are required to block electronic transactions to Internet gambling businesses. A Kentucky state judge seized over 140 internet domains earlier this month. In [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1911580 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 21:32:42 +0100 1911580 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-network%e2%80%99s-e-mailed-newsletter/ Volume 10 Issue 009 CWE October 20 2008 Youth Youth Gambling Naturally Follows Competitive Sports Culture is a very worrisome item from a radio discussion. If it is true, it is more than time that we all work together to get our present culture changed! The national fixation with sports was addressed by one caller, He asserted that sports [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1895634 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:12:25 +0100 1895634 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/nova-scotia-3/ Gambling Watch Global is pleased to add The Nova Scotia Gaming Foundation to the link section. The Foundation was set up in 1998 and it’s volunteer board is appointed by the Minister of the Department of Health Promotion and Protection. The Foundation receives funding from provincial VLT retailers and the Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation for research and public education [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1895635 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:51:02 +0100 1895635 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/the-national-coalition-against-legalized-gambling/ NCAGE, Stop Predatory Gambling chairman Dr. Guy C. Clark today charged some in congress with trying to slip sweeping changes to Internet gambling laws through in the tumultuous last days of the 110th Congress. Our nation stands at the brink of economic meltdown, with major financial institutions failing and ordinary citizens losing their homes on [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852745 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:12:16 +0100 1852745 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/missouris-proposition-a/ Supporters say it doesn’t matter that the gambling industry wrote and bankrolled the promotion of Missouri’s Proposition A, a measure that would erase the nation’s only casino loss limit and get rid of what some see as intrusive identification cards. What does matter, they say, is that the “Schools First Elementary and Secondary Education Funding Initiative” [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1852746 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 04:55:45 +0100 1852746 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/john-mccain-and-the-gambling-industry/ A follow-up now from the other day when The Brody File reported that the Democratic National Committee released web ads slamming McCain for his lobbyist ties to the gambling industry. The web ads are now up on places like Beliefnet.com, the Drudge Report, the American Prospect and many more. Click here and here and here to see [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1845161 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:02:33 +0100 1845161 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/good-advice-avoid-crah-flow/ Ban on betting would boost ailing economy gambling critic says September 23, 2008 PhysOrg Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile U.S. economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois professor and national gambling critic says. John [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829551 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:19:58 +0100 1829551 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/vulnerable-consumers/ What’s distressing about Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz’s listeriosis “joke” is not that he has a streak of black humour running through his soul. Most of us do. Nor is it that he made a comment in bad taste. Many suffer lapses of judgment. Rather, Ritz’s remark is unnerving because it is far too indicative of the [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1815810 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:45:37 +0100 1815810 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/letter-to-monreal-gazette/ re: Suit against Loto-Quebec makes little sense As a retired Quebec community pharmacist, I feel I must disagree and state that Lotto Quebec must be held responsible.The total concept that gambling is entertainment and not without risk has never been true. If I had charge and was responsible for narcotics and addictive chemicals, then Lotto Quebec [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809973 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:51:06 +0100 1809973 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/addiction-and-enticement-and-harrassment-and-creulty/ Letter to Hamilton Spectator Sept 15 2008 re: Gambler seeks big cash in suit against casino Cashing in on casino addicts Sept 15 2008 People are not born gamblers. They become gamblers when exposed to certain sequences of lucky hits. (B F Skinner) The Pavlovian aspects of gambling were summarized as “pigeon, rat or human“, gambling is addictive. [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1802945 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:57:27 +0100 1802945 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/another-lawsuit-against-olg/ The Hamilton Spectator: A former Hamilton lodging home manager is suing two Niagara casinos, claiming their operators wined and dined him and fed his addiction until he gambled away $1.3 million of his and his mother’s money. Paul Isaacs and his mother, Olive Isaacs, who formerly owned St. Paul’s Lodging Home on Sherman Avenue South, have filed [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1786217 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:06:47 +0100 1786217 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/jack-abramoff/ “My name is the butt of a joke, the source of a laugh and the title of a scandal.” Jack Abramoff at latest sentencing September 4, 2008 Lawmakers, lobbyists, Bush administration officials, congressional staffers and businessmen caught up in the Jack Abramoff public corruption probe: Abramoff was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison on charges [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1779730 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:26:55 +0100 1779730 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-network%e2%80%99s-weekly-e-mailed-newsletter-2/ Volume 10 Issue 004 CWE August 25, 2008 OUR INTERNET DISRUPTION When one of my family members told me that she had a good telephone connection with ROGERS at a reasonable price, I thought it would be good for us to follow her example and I ordered a new connection with that company. At that time [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1770770 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:51:26 +0100 1770770 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/volume-10-issue-003-cwe-august-18-2008/ A new Feature It is our intention to inform our readers about once a month how much has been saved money-wise by those people who don’t regularly buy lottery tickets. Here is how we have figured that out, based on the figures provided by Manitoba’s statistics: 74% of people buy regularly lottery tickets and spend [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714235 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:46:56 +0100 1714235 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/volume-10-issue-002-cwe-august-11-2008/ Addiction ‘An addict in the family - Don’t come into this house again’ is an item in the 8/6 Victoria Times Colonist that contains a wise suggestion to get an addict to find a way out. We quote: ‘It is one of the hardest decisions a parent could ever make. A child is addicted to [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1714236 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:00:02 +0100 1714236 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/manitoba-gambling-patterns/ Most adult Manitobans gamble, and most consider it entertainment — but the number of “moderate risk” gamblers has doubled over the last five years, according to a new study by the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba. More than 85 per cent of Manitobans have gambled at least once in the past year, which is about average in [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1693948 Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:07:44 +0100 1693948 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/belleville-slots/ Letter to Belleville Ontario It is hard to believe that Belleville is going to have a race track, and slots. One Ontario non unionized slot needs 3 jobs to feed it. OLG operates 24,000 +/- slots, that work 24/7 to divert up to 100,000 job contributions away from Ontario economy. Add AGCO Nevada, bingo, Lottery, [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1658225 Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:04:41 +0100 1658225 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gambling-is-no-economic-plan/ Slots a drain on economy LETTER OF THE DAY Posted 2 days ago http://www.thesudburystar.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1124405 Re: Gambling is no economic plan — July 7. Excellent editorial; allow me to add a few observations. Sudbury, with the strike, is losing $2 million-plus per year. However, adding up racetrack betting, lottery, Nevada tickets and bingos, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1652608 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:26:03 +0100 1652608 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/embedding-social-responsibility/ Imagine a casino throwing out a player who is gambling too much. It happens. And when thrown out the player might never be able to enter a casino anywhere in the country again. As public officials legalize casinos they should assure that social responsibility pervades the new gambling scene. Concern for troubled gamblers should be part [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1623028 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:31:00 +0100 1623028 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/dificille-letter-to-ottawa-citizen-re-slots/ Two Ottawa area councillors want to see more profits from slot machines in their local area: Alta Vista Councillor Peter Hume and Barrhaven Councillor Jan Harder think the province should be turning more gambling profits from slot machines over to the city. The city gets about three per cent of the take from machines at Rideau [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1616480 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:16:10 +0100 1616480 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gambling-watch-newsletter-status/ To all those who used to receive our weekly Newsletters: Greetings to all from our main News Gatherer and Editor. Canada’s Gambling Watch Network did not cease to exist, nor did it decide to stop its activities. All that happened was a power interruption that destroyed our main computer’s hard drive and that incident made it [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594030 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:10:40 +0100 1594030 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/casino-strike/ The strike at the Brantford Casino is taking a bite out of the city’s budget. Posted at the casino’s east entrance is a large sign proclaiming in bold black letters: “Lost profit.” According to striking workers, the loss to the city since the casino closed its doors June 1 is $275,000. “It’s not just hurting [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1551978 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:52:51 +0100 1551978 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/the-tennis-racket/ Wimbledon fears match-fixing scandal in massive betting scam - The Times Match-fixers can exploit the odds to share out six-figure sums, leaving significant profits even after paying off a player the loss of prize money for throwing a match. One player has gone on record saying he turned down a £70,000 bung to lose in the [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538378 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:52:21 +0100 1538378 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/the-slot/ Slot. What an ugly 4 letter word. In the dictionary the next word is sloth, and then comes slothful. But we are here to talk about slots. Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A. developed a gambling machine in 1891 which was a precursor to the modern slot machine. It contained five drums holding a total of 50 [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538379 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:04:35 +0100 1538379 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gamblingwatchcanada/ Good News Data and address contacts are intact, after a crash, and we should have newsletter back shortly. As for gamblingwatchglobal, the first top pages deal with 3 pending lawsuits, 3 provinces, close to 2/3 of our population up in arms. Ontario has 3 race track slots on strike, and OLG is lamenting. Strange, [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1531789 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:22:56 +0100 1531789 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/statue-of-newfoundland-and-labrador-class-action-pierceyatlantic-lottery-corporation/ In 2007 a class action suit was brought against The Atlantic Lottery Corporation. Ches Crosby Barristers: The class action has been brought by the Piercey family on behalf of all residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who have gambled on VLTs. The Plaintiffs say that Atlantic Lotto knows or ought to know that VLTs are inherently deceptive, [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522490 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:42:17 +0100 1522490 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/class-action-suit-against-lotto-quebec/ Gambling with Science - Salon Jean Brochu was a respectable attorney in Quebec with a wife and two kids. That was before he first punched the button on a video slot machine in 2000. Within 15 months, Brochu says he was losing $500 a day to the machines. He plunged headlong into debt, and lost his [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522491 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:25:36 +0100 1522491 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/australians-march-against-pokies/ This Silent Scream March in Australia is being held to protest VLT’s and the lack of resources for problem gamblers. Problem gamblers, counsellors, clinicians, researchers, activists and members of the public, your anonymity is assured! No Pokies Senator Nick Xenophon, and Fairfield City Councillor Thang Ngo will be joining us on the day. Come and meet them. World Vision [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522492 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:14:29 +0100 1522492 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-peter-aubrey-dennis-zubin-philroze-noble-ontario-lottery-corporation/ Statement of Claim Filed June 9, 2008 Full Text News stories: Toronto Sun: Betting on a Lawsuit Niagara Falls Review: Gamblers file OLGC lawsuit Torontoist: A Different Score For Problem Gamblers? National Post: Lottery group failed to protect problem gamblers, lawsuit alleges The Toronto Star: (April 2007) Casinos not taking chances in courts Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation: Wikipedia (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1522493 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:27:44 +0100 1522493 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/no-newsletter-this-week/ A $3.5-billion class action lawsuit has been launched on behalf of thousands of addicted gamblers who say they asked to be barred from Ontario’s casinos, but were still allowed in. The suit was filed against the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation on Tuesday in Toronto, claiming that the corporation did not do enough for those who signed up for “self-exclusion,” [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1518982 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:37:00 +0100 1518982 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gambling-watch-canada-network-newsletter-4/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 031 CWE June 2,2008 Cyber gambling 50 cent online bet rakes in 5.5M is an article in The 5/31/08 Edmonton sun reporting that Klaus E. from Finland made a 50-cent bet at a popular online casino - Blackjack Ballroom - and won really that much money. He [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1492352 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:23:31 +0100 1492352 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/the-lure-of-online-gambling/ National Post: To the casual viewer, it may seem curious that big dollars are being spent promoting sites where you can play poker for free. What the ads never mention is that these dot-net sites all have dot-com doppelgangers where you can play poker with real money. Lots of it. Or that online gambling, worldwide, is [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488765 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:04:52 +0100 1488765 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canadas-gambling-watch-network-newsletter-3/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 030 CWE May 26, 2008 Canada A 3-page 5/20/08 CBC News article has a very interesting story about criminals using casino slot machines and OLGC cheques to launder the proceeds of drug trafficking. It doesn’t amaze us to find the names Mike Sharland and AGCO mentioned and also [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1472722 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:38:34 +0100 1472722 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canadas-gambling-watch-network-newsletter-2/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 030 CWE May 19, 2008 Finance US gambling revenue increases 5.3 per cent is an item in the 5/15/08 Toronto Star giving these figures: The American Gaming Association says 2007 commercial casino revenues in the U.S.A. hit $34.1 billion (U.S.), up 5.3 per cent from the previous year. Poker A [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1461293 Thu, 22 May 2008 00:07:14 +0100 1461293 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/newfoundland-steps-up-gambling-addiction-awareness/ Minister of Health and Community Services for Newfoundland and Labrador Ross Wiseman has unveiled a TV and poster campaign to raise awareness of gambling addiction and treatment. “We recognize the devastating impact that problem gambling has on individuals and families and we are vigilant in our efforts to prevent and reduce problem gambling and provide support [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1451989 Sun, 18 May 2008 21:00:43 +0100 1451989 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/how-gamblings-bandit-machines-may-be-robbing-the-punters-blind/ From Alan Ferguson The Province: If I gave you $100 to play the slots in one of B.C.’s “community gaming centres,” the odds are almost certain the money would be gone within an hour. You might think you are doing quite well. But it’s an illusion. Kevin Harrigan*, who has a PhD in computer applications and teaches at [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440057 Tue, 13 May 2008 20:53:20 +0100 1440057 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/canada%e2%80%99s-gambling-watch-newsletter/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 029 CWE May 12 ‘08 Finance Articles in the 5/7/08 Toronto Star and Vancouver Sun report that a slower U.S. economy hit spending in Las Vegas. MGM, the fourth largest gaming company in the USA, reports quarterly earnings deteriorated 30%. (see Down on it’s luck - admin) On the [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1440058 Tue, 13 May 2008 20:36:53 +0100 1440058 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/class-action-suit-versus-loto-quebec/ The judge in the class action suit versus Loto-Quebec, Gratien Duchesne, ruled yesterday that the trial must proceed starting on September 15, 2008. The process had been stalled by Loto-Quebec’s attorneys for the past seven years but they have been blocked from further delay tactics. There is now a petition by the machine manufacturers attempting to [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1429342 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:52:19 +0100 1429342 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/las-vegas-feels-us-economic-down-turn/ In Down on it’s luck Newsweek writer Steve Friess examines the fallout of the downturn of the US economy on Las Vegas, usually believed to have been recession proof. On the third weekend of every April, Emily Ann Frankston and her family—spread out over five states—meet up in Las Vegas for their annual family vacation. [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423743 Tue, 06 May 2008 16:28:24 +0100 1423743 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gambling-watch-canada-network-newsletter-3/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 028 CWE May 05, 2008 Canada Lively London club bidding to keep game going is an article in The London Free Press of 5/2/08 dealing with a Bridge Club that is shrinking because its elderly members are dying. During the 1940s, 44% of American households had at least [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1423744 Tue, 06 May 2008 10:11:59 +0100 1423744 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/new-jersey-new-link/ Gambling Watch Global is pleased to add Wexler Associates from New Jersey to the link section. A former gambler Mr. Wexler works raising the awareness of those who are in a position to help compulsive gamblers and their families. Arnie Wexler is a certified compulsive gambling counselor (CCGC) and was the Executive Director of the [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416518 Fri, 02 May 2008 09:23:32 +0100 1416518 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/manufacturing-uncertainty/ Re: Gambling Figures Out of Line, April 22, by Bill Rutsey. Mr. Rutsey, the CEO of the Canadian Gaming Association, endeavours to obfuscate discussion of the impact of problem gambling. As the industry lobbyist, it is clearly his job to produce calming words to convince the province and the public that all that can be [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1411861 Thu, 01 May 2008 03:27:03 +0100 1411861 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/gambling-watch-canada-newsletter-7/ Canada’s Gambling Watch Network’s weekly e-mailed Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 027 CWE April 28, 2008 Finance The 4/22/08 Vancouver Sun reports that online gambling empire Bodog is losing its top dog as Maverick Canadian businessman and part-time Vancouver resident Calvin Ayre says he has quit. Ayre, now 47, became involved in the online gambling industry in the [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1405470 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:42:28 +0100 1405470 http://www.gamblingwatchglobal.com/archives/new-zealand-salvation-army-rejects-gambling-money/ The Salvation Army is so alarmed about the social devastation caused by pokie machines it has decided to reject all funds from the gambling industry. The decision would cost the Salvation Army hundreds of thousands of dollars a year in funding nationwide, which it used to help people who were victims of gambling addictions. Salvation Army social [...] (Source: Gambling Watch Global) Gambling Watch Global blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1396452 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:27:31 +0100 1396452