Official Ran Scams to Feed Gambling Habit
Official ran scams to feed gambling habit
Durban – A former Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs employee with a compulsive gambling problem has pleaded guilty to various counts of fraud and corruption after scamming people out of more than R40 000 to fund his habit.
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Online Gambling Booms, But Credit Card Acceptance Lags
They worry about the liability associated with fueling gambling addiction and running afoul of government regulations, and many of their practices are holdovers from when "online gambling" was a synonym for "shady offshore casino." Today, though …
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Free Sweepstakes or Illegal Gambling?
Senator Bartolomeo and Mary Drexler, the executive director of the Connecticut Council for problem gambling, say these games prey on the elderly and underprivileged. “There are no consumer protections. There's nobody looking out for that consumer,” …
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Pigeons Gamble, Just Like Us.
Overall, the study suggests that since animals overplay their hand, too, evolution may have stacked the deck against problem gamblers. Zentall hopes the study can help shed light on a possible treatment for gambling addiction. And that is a bet worth …
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More young people need help for gambling addiction — Smartphones and online betting are playing a big part in the rise of young people developing gambling problems, according to gambling advice service GamCare.
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