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Webshops 'accountable' for effects of gambling'
September 18, 2014
Webshops 'accountable' for effects of gambling'
SOCIAL Services Minister Melanie Griffin yesterday said the Gaming Bill will now hold web shop operators accountable for ensuring that "counselling, education" and "assistance" are provided for "compulsive gamblers"...
Where is God in gambling
September 18, 2014
Where is God in gambling
Your God is too small. I'm sure you have heard this statement many times before. Is this true in the gambling debate?
Such a god is no God at all. That's a puppet pulled by strings of your own making. Christian theology must be God-directed and biblically informed. It must also stand the test of reason. Denominational dogma must never be interpreted as the voice of God. The undivided church must s...
September 15, 2014
Bahamas Govt. Intervention Necessary To Protect 'Gambling Addicts'
Bahamas will not result in a significant rise in the number of gamblers in the country, but would rather allow the Government to ?prescribe the rules for the games and to secure funds from taxes to help deal with the social ills that derive from its abuse...
September 12, 2014
Although personally against gambling, Melanie Griffin supports Gaming Bill
Although Social Services Minister Melanie Griffin said yesterday she does not personally support gambling, she supports the Gaming Bill 2014.
"Those who expect me to sit this one out or catch a flight, will be sorely disappointed," said Griffin in the House of Assembly to laughter from the opposition.
She added, "Mr. Speaker, personally I do not support or condone gambling in any form for spiritua...
PM hits back at pastors over gambling issue
September 12, 2014
PM hits back at pastors over gambling issue
Prime Minister Perry Christie said yesterday there is no religious leader in the world who can give him a "passport to heaven" and whether or not people believe he is doing the right thing in regulating the web shop industry, it is not a "sinful action".
"Faith tells me that there is no minister of religion in the world that can give me a passport to heaven and that ultimately that is where I woul...
September 11, 2014
Wilchcombe blasts Minnis over flip-flopping on gambling issue
Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe yesterday branded Opposition Leader Dr. Hubert Minnis the "undisputed flip-flop champion" based on his changing views on gaming.
Wilchcombe, who was speaking in the House of Assembly during debate on the Gaming Bill, said he is confused by Minnis' position on web shops considering that the former administration supported the legalization of the numbers industry.
Mi...
Why not just end gambling discrimination at once
September 06, 2014
Why not just end gambling discrimination at once
Dear Editor,
According to Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe, the new Gaming Bill contains a provision that would allow the minister responsible to override the discriminatory elements in the bill prohibiting Bahamians from gambling in casinos and foreigners from gambling in web shops.
Wilchcombe announced this as if it was something the government deserved a pat on the back for.
But why, if the ...
Minister to control gambling access
September 05, 2014
Minister to control gambling access
The new Gaming Bill contains a provision that would allow the minister with responsibility for gaming to override the discriminatory elements in the bill that prohibit Bahamians from gambling in casinos and foreigners from gambling in web shops.
Tourism Minister Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday the government will make use of that provision "as soon as possible". However, he added that more research...
Four arrested in gambling raid
August 11, 2014
Four arrested in gambling raid
Police arrested four men on charges of illegal gambling early Sunday morning.
When police arrived around 1 a.m. they allegedly found people playing blackjack and poker at a bar on Apple Street.
The club's owner and three patrons were taken into custody. They are expected to face formal charges before a magistrate on Wednesday.
In a separate incident, Jermaine "Big Tymer" Russell was shot five time...
The Bahamian gambling saga
March 01, 2012
The Bahamian gambling saga
The election season is well in full force in The Bahamas. All of the major political parties have cranked up their machinery and politicians are making their presence felt on the talk show circuit. No one would argue that crime and the economy are two of the biggest concerns on the electorate's mind as we move toward the 2012 general election. However, politicians should not make...
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