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11. Online gambling banned in South Africa
  Author: Keepile, Karabo
  Source: Mail & Guardian
  Published Date: Aug 25, 2010
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  It is now illegal to gamble using digital products in South Africa, the Gauteng Gambling Board said after a Friday court ruling. The judgement on the jurisdiction of online gambling transactions in the country was handed down by the North Gauteng High Court on August 20.

 
12. Finns to use Swedish responsible gaming tool. PlayScan important as RAY moves into online gambling sector
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  Source: Recent Poker.com
  Published Date: Aug 25, 2010
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  Raha-Automaattiyhdistys, the Finnish state-owned gambling monopoly which will be moving into the online gambling sector this year is to use the Svenska Spel-developed responsible gambling tool PlayScan, says the company's gaming operations executive Janne Perakyla.

 
13. Problem gambling getting serious
  Author: Lages, Alexandra
  Source: Macau Daily Times
  Published Date: Aug 24, 2010
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  The trend of problem gambling in Macau is growing comparing to other neighbouring gaming jurisdictions. Scholars call for more research in order to identify pathological gamblers before setting any policies.

 
14. VLT numbers down, but profits rebounding. No firm reasons for revenue upswing
  Author: Antle, Rob
  Source: The Telegram
  Published Date: Aug 21, 2010
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  The Williams administration has pulled the plug on roughly 25 per cent of the province’s video-lottery terminals (VLTs) over the past five years. But after a period of decline, VLT profits are returning to previous levels.

 
15. How poker players keep their heads in the game
  Author: Williamson, Jamie
  Source: Top News
  Published Date: Aug 20, 2010
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  Be it sportsmen, businessmen in high-stakes world or poker players, there are those who have the uncanny ability to win when there's money on the table. A new study suggests that a specific brain area helps people use the prospect of success to better prepare their thoughts and actions, thus increasing odds that a reward will be won.

 
16. More women seeking help for gambling habit
  Author: Fang, Joy
  Source: Asiaonenews
  Published Date: Aug 20, 2010
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  They are young, independent and vivacious women who share a common bond: They get their kicks from gambling.The strategy of these women? To place their bets, but to not let gambling - or their winnings - consume them. Or so they hope.

 
17. Reducing the impact of Problem Gambling
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  Source: Tasmanian Government Media Releases
  Published Date: Aug 18, 2010
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  New laws come into effect today which will strengthen the gaming exclusions regime for self excluded gamblers. The Treasurer, Michael Aird, said the new laws were part of a broader package of measures introduced last year to address problem gambling in Tasmania.

 
18. Credit cards and gambling: The Web as both the problem and the solution
  Author: Ray, Dan
  Source: CreditCards.com
  Published Date: Aug 17, 2010
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  Should you be allowed to sit in your skivvies and gamble away your time via online poker? And go into credit card debt if you lose? We have written extensively about the issue of online gambling, since the most popular way to pay for that habit has been credit cards. A 2006 federal law, the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act, placed the onus on credit card issuers to make sure their cards weren't being used for online gambling.

 
19. More people seeking treatment for problem gambling
  Author: Danielson, Dar
  Source: Radio Iowa
  Published Date: Aug 17, 2010
  Description:
  Preliminary data from the Iowa Gambling Treatment program shows more people are seeking treatment for gambling problems. Mark Vander Linden manages the program that includes the toll free hotline that people can call if they think they have a problem.

 
20. Finnish gambling advert ban hits media pockets
  Author: Macadam, Daniel
  Source: Gambling Compliance
  Published Date: Aug 16, 2010
  Description:
  Ahead of Finland’s strict ban on publicising foreign gambling websites later this year, the country’s local media are already feeling the pressure as advertising revenue from global gaming giants dries up. The country’s gambling reforms, which will come into effect on October 1, seek to clampdown on unlicensed gambling operators by tightening the law on gambling adverts and make it a criminal offence to run the advertising of foreign gaming companies.

 

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