NEWSCAN
Free Weekly Publication Distributed Worldwide
Newscan is a free weekly digest e-mailed to over 1,500 people worldwide. It provides its readers with the latest in problem/responsible gambling news, research, call for papers, and upcoming events in Canada and the rest of the world. To subscribe to Newscan please click here. The Council gratefully acknowledges the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health Promotion, for its support.
 July 9, 2010
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| Featuring: New OLG centre promotes responsible gambling • Study into best treatment for problem gamblers • Migrant gambling takes off • Problem gamblers losing out • Dutch rule that Poker is a game of skill • Blow to Malta as ECJ upholds ban on gambling websites advertising | |
| July 2, 2010
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| Featuring: First Nations to set up gambling authority • High rollers expect, and get, easy credit from casinos • N.H. lottery tickets will let gamblers play online. But lawmakers wonder why online gambling is allowed when video slots were rejected • Study finds no link between Internet and gambling addictions, but affected individuals have common psychological profiles • GTA supports Gov response on gambling | |
| June 25, 2010
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| Featuring: Ontario considers privatizing lottery, liquor • Report on gambling released • Gambling online to be easier bet • Google to allow UK gambling ads on YouTube • Online poker tournaments not gambling, says New Zealand court | |
| June 18, 2010
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| Featuring: Atlantic City casinos oppose legislation to allow sports and online betting • Tradition of complimentary alcohol fading in casinos • Minimum amount for deposits rise through some online gambling sites • Parental link to gambling addiction • Fahrenkopf lectures Asian regulators on need for “responsible gaming” • Finnish gaming company offers insurance for gambling addiction | |
| June 11, 2010
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| Featuring: Woodbine goes Vegas; Both harness and thoroughbred action on the big boards in sports and race books • Tax revenue to be gained from internet gambling isn't worth social costs • Genetics linked to gambling problems in both genders • My Poker Card comes to the UK • France opens to online gaming • Survey: Asia gaming market to overtake US in three years • NCPG starts campaign to curb problem gambling during World Cup | |
| June 04, 2010
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| Featuring: Newfoundland Provincial Government considering online gambling • New VLTs should offer safeguards to protect gambling addicts • University study finds 80 percent of poker players using drugs to enhance performance • Casinos attempt to boost appeal to Asian gamblers • Banks start gambling oversight: Must now block customer transactions for illegal online betting • 'Perfect storm' fear for problem gamblers | |
| May 28, 2010
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| Featuring: The odds are stacked against many • Canada: Stop ignoring Kahnawake Internet gambling, says Lawyer • Province seeks public input on new responsible gaming strategy • Poor people spend 9% of income on lottery tickets • Centre to look at gambling addiction • | |
| May 21, 2010
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| Featuring: Student granted $105,000 • Gambling crackdown not backed • Australia: Electronic Gaming Machines – third most preferred type of gambling • Responsible gambling awareness week • Czech gambling increase of 93.7 percent | |
| May 14, 2010
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| Featuring: Craitor throws support behind single sport wagering debate • Centres target problem gamblers • Mobile gambling coming to Canada: Expert • Gamblers risk more for a woman's touch • $55m package for problem gambling announced • Will Russians go this far to gamble? Don't bet on it • Malaysia allows sports betting for non-Muslims to curb illegal gambling, boost tax revenue | |
| May 07, 2010
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| Featuring: One in 5 exhibit risky gambling behaviour: Poll • Moncton casino a major gamble: councillor • Online 'sweepstakes' players shocked it's called gambling • Gambling trap bankrupts families. Local conmen lure kids to casinos across the border, where they are forced into debt and held for ransom • UK Gambling Commission releases latest gambling stats • Gamblers enjoy a 'near miss' almost as much as a win • The Chinese government further tightens its reigns on gambling | |
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