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October 24, 2016
Lotto may be in the cards

After wasting taxpayers' time and money, the Christie administration may be setting its sights on establishing a national lottery, but the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) would need to win the next general election for such a scheme to become a reality.

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January 09, 2013
Tourists 'Would Be Able To Buy Lotto Tickets' If Gambling Is Legalised

A regulated web-shop industry and the creation of a national lottery could become tourism attractions for the country and sources of revenue, according to Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe.

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August 06, 2019
Bjorg Lambrecht: Belgian Cyclist Dies Following Crash During the Tour de Pologne

Belgian cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht has died at the age of 22 following a crash during stage three of the Tour de Pologne...

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March 02, 2017
Are you prepared for Shebada's 'Chixta' (trickster)

The storyline: A professional con woman by the name of Sketrella, who also goes by the aliases Gloria and Gladys, decides to con a man known as Useful, who owns his own house, a beauty salon and is the recent winner of $60 million lotto jackpot. Sketrella starts to make plans to travel abroad for a shopping spree and decides to hire a babysitter. The only problem, the children are teenage daughter...

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April 08, 2016
This week in the Bahamas- Commentary by Elcott Coleby: 4-8 April 2016

In the wake of leaked documents by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca dubbed the ?Panama Papers? comprising more than 11.5 million files on international banking and investment data spanning some forty years by countless clients, the Minister of Financial Services held a press conference this week to address this matter.

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April 08, 2016
Gaming Board: Island Luck game not a national lottery

THE law regulating the gaming industry is "clearly designed" to accommodate "lotto" and other innovative products, the Gaming Board said yesterday.

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April 07, 2016
Island Luck's Three Ball Game "Wholly Consistent" with Provisions in the Gaming Act 2014

The Government of The Bahamas advises the public that Island Luck?s Three Ball Game is wholly consistent with the provisions of the Gaming Act 2014. The Game offered by Island Luck is not a public lottery, but is instead an innovative aspect of what exists today.

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Freeport Over the Hill
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February 28, 2016
Freeport Over the Hill

For more than 45 years, the Free National Movement (FNM) has been the party of functional literacy in government. You may disagree philosophically with any given policy advocated by the party, but you always knew that it would be planned in a considered, rational manner, and implemented only after due diligence had been satisfied, accountability ensured and best practices put into place.

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January 12, 2016
Powerball fever spreads across the border

The largest lottery prize in history is getting bigger ahead of Wednesday night's drawing, currently standing at $1.4 billion. Excitement is growing internationally, with thousands of Canadians pouring into the U.S. to try their luck, reports CBS News correspondent DeMarco Morgan...

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February 27, 2015
Why everyone is asking 'what colour is this dress?'

The "what colour is this dress?" meme is both a strange illustration of the way our brains work, and a classic case of how it is big media organisations - rather than just ordinary people - that often make things go viral...

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