Sands initiative to target gambling addiction

HEALTH Minister Dr Duane Sands is hoping a gambling addiction symposium to be held at the end of this month will provide assistance and "some remedy" to individuals and households affected by compulsive gambling. On Wednesday, Dr Sands said reports

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A little less gambling?would be a good thing

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Gambling and the new Bahamas

Dear Editor, While driving on Wulff Road recently, I could not help but notice that a building that was previously occupied by a commercial bank is now occupied by a gambling house. In my view, it is a further prophetic sign of the new Bahamas. [...]
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Mistakes made by both parties on Bahamian gambling industry

Dear Editor, I don't like gambling. I think it's addictive, it harms children's wellbeing and it takes money from the poor. If gambling is allowed, it should be in the form of a lottery with all money earmarked for education and health. That's my opinion. [...]
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'Stop tax rises': Hundreds march to oppose VAT hike and gambling levy

HUNDREDS of people marched from the Southern Recreation Grounds to Rawson Square yesterday morning to protest the proposed 60 percent increase in value added tax and a new sliding scale tax on web shops...

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Gambling symposium held

THE serious effects of gambling and its impact on the well-being of a person's mental and physical health and productivity in the workplace were some of the items discussed at the recently held Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre's Overcoming Gambling Addiction Symposium held last week.

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SRC Hosts Gambling Addiction Symposium

The serious effects of gambling and its impact on the well-being of a person?s mental and physical health and productivity in the workplace, were some of the items discussed at the recently held Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre?s Overcoming Gambling Addiction Symposium held last week under the theme, ?Gambling: Fun or Addiction.?

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The danger of gambling

Dear Editor, The moral majority of Bahamians voted during the 2017 general election with a great zeal of patriotic nationalism out of fear and great expectations that there would be some great change to prevent our nation from financial hemorrhaging and social collapse. Good money [...]

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Rolle: Right systems must be in place to monitor gaming, gambling operations

With recent concerns being voiced about web shops carrying out some functions of commercial banks, Governor of The Central Bank of The Bahamas John Rolle indicated that it is important for the "right systems" to be in place in order to monitor the activities of [...]
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An open letter to PM Minnis on gambling

Dear Dr. Minnis,

I applaud your efforts at cracking down on corruption. I applaud your moves to cut costs and begin some fiscal responsibility in this country. Many of us hope you can continue down this long-awaited path. However, we must acknowledge that there is an elephant in the room. This elephant is the existence of the web shops. Without addressing this issue, everything else you will do w...

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