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Your doctor is unlikely to diagnose problem gambling

by admin on March 10, 2010, 7:00

The chances of your Doctor recognising or even asking about chronic gambling problems is pretty remote according to the Royal College of General Practitioners which means that symptoms such as depression while possibly being linked to debt problems are not being linked to the cause. The vice chair of the college, Dr Clare Gerada, thinks more could be done and is being backed by the gambling charity GamCare who think that less than one percent of problem gamblers are getting help. A case in point is that of Mr Ian Semmell who says he thought of gambling as a way of making money but realised that compulsive gambling is a way of creating debt and losing houses, jobs etc. [click to continue…]

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No casino for Hawaii

by admin on March 8, 2010, 8:11

It would have been the best of both worlds with the magnificent beaches, music  and atmosphere of Hawaii coupled with a bright shiny new casino in which to amuse yourself until the small hours but it is not to be. Only two US states currently have no legal gaming  and that includes casinos or lotteries and they are Hawaii and Utah and with the Hawaiian budget  forecasting a deficit of more than $1 billion dollars brought about in part by the reduction in tourism it was proposed to build a casino along Waikiki beach to generate some income. [click to continue…]

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CBC produces a documentary about gambling youngsters.

March 7, 2010, 15 57

We all know the dangers of gambling addiction but what many may not have realized is that the youngsters of today are probably the first generation to have online casinos available at the touch of a button and computers and internet in every home all of which adds to a potential problem. Couple this with [...]

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Opening an account is safe and straightforward

March 6, 2010, 9 42

Opening an account for the first time at an online bookmaker can be a difficult step to take because we think  there are so many things to worry about whereas we would happily walk into a shop and hand our cash across the counter. In actual fact nothing could be further from the truth and [...]

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William Hill promotes Irish Luck

March 5, 2010, 8 30

With St Patricks Day on the 17th of this month we can expect a few unusual promotions which we shall try to keep you up to date on but the first to announce anything appears to be William Hill who have made their slot game “Irish Luck” their game of the month and are awarding [...]

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MGM takes a huge gamble in Las Vegas

March 4, 2010, 9 06

We all like to gamble but not on this scale. MGM Mirage, probably  the largest casino group in Las Vegas has just opened the most expensive casino complex in the world at a time when the Vegas itself is going through an extremely difficult period. The complex known as “ City Center” is scheduled to [...]

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