A Live Town Hall Meeting On The Gambling Referendum

Tuesday 22nd January 2013  8:00 PM

The Nassau Guardian, Guardian Talk Radio, Cable 12 & The College of The Bahamas Present
A Live Town Hall Meeting On
The Gambling Referendum

Tuesday, January 22, 2013
C.O.B. Performing Arts Center
8:00 PM ? 11:00 PM

With Host Jefrey Lloyd
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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 ...

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Gambling Referendum Panel Discussion

Thursday 10th January 2013  7:00 PM

Panel Discussion on the Legal, Social and Economic Impact of Gaming in The Bahamas

The Bahamas Bar Association, The Eugene Dupuch Law School Alumni Association and The Eugene Dupuch Law School Students? Association are pleased to announce that together they will host a panel discussion on The Legal, Social and Economic Impact of Gaming in The Bahamas. The Eugene Dupuch Law School and The Bahama...

A Sure Win announces launch of gambling helpline to promote responsible gaming

Local gaming enterprise, A Sure Win, has announced the launch of a dedicated gambling help hotline as a part of its push to promote responsible gaming behavior in the local community...

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Web shop promotes 'responsible gambling behavior'

A Sure Win launched a dedicated gambling help hotline on Wednesday in a push to promote "responsible gaming behavior", according to the web shop's CEO Leander Brice.
While the hotline was launched primarily to provide counseling to people with gambling problems, Brice said assistance is available to anyone for other issues.
"We have hired professional counselors," Brice said. "They are well traine...

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BTC rejects leader's claim that text promotion is gambling

THE Bahamas Telecommunications Company yesterday rejected accusations that its "Text to Win" promotions were a form of gambling.

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Gambling addiction program launches today

Months after the government passed legislation to regulate the web shop industry, noted therapist Dr. David Allen announced yesterday that he will establish a gambling addiction program.
Allen, director of the Renascence Institute, said he has treated several gambling addicts in the last few years. But he said with the legalization of the industry, there may be a 10 to 20 percent increase in the a...

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Witness no-show delays gambling trial of 71-year-old

WITNESSES did not show at the Magistrate's Court yesterday for the trial of a Bahamian entertainer accused of allowing his bar to be used as a place for gaming.

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Witness no-show delays gambling trial of 71-year-old

By LAMECH JOHNSON

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Gambling junkets: Billions in the pot

The 2014 Gaming Bill and Regulations have outlined restrictions on those applying for junket operator licenses in The Bahamas, which may open the Bahamian casino industry up to one of the world's largest gaming markets. Gaming junkets, also known as VIP gaming, are arrangements whereby a promoter arranges for a group of players to gamble with a partnered casino operator in exchange for a commissio...

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