Gomez wants stronger action to prevent gambling addiction

Retired Anglican Archbishop Drexel Gomez said yesterday he will personally petition the government to force gaming house operators to fund campaigns that send direct warnings about gambling addiction.

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The view on the street over gambling

DESPITE the majority vote against the legalising of web shops and establishing a national lottery last year, the Gaming bill to legalise web shops has been passed by Parliament...

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Bahamian guilty of gambling at Atlantis

A BAHAMIAN, caught playing Blackjack in the Atlantis Casino, was given probation by a magistrate yesterday after he pleaded guilty to illegal gambling...

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Bahamian given probation for gambling in casino

A 21-year-old man, who admitted to playing blackjack in the Atlantis casino, has been placed on six months' probation.

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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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Gambling Referendum

Monday 28th January 2013

Bahamians who did not register to vote in the general election have until Thursday to register to vote in the referendum on gambling set for January 28, Acting Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall said yesterday. As of December 12, there were 172,617 Bahamians on the register. As of yesterday, there were a few hundred more newly registered people, Hall said. He told The Nassau Guardian provisio...

Stellar chief laments 'ridiculous political gambling'

Stellar Energy Principal Fabrizio Zanaboni yesterday lamented the "ridiculous political gambling" impeding the energy firm's plans for reducing electricity costs through a $650 million waste-to-energy facility at the New Providence landfill.

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Bishop wants examination of gambling

ANGLICAN Diocesan Bishop Laish Boyd said the gaming sector "does not add value to our economy" and called on the government to "lead a fuller inquiry into the social and moral side effects" of gambling.

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Psychiatrist offers expertise to seminar on responsible gambling

TWO weeks after being granted a conditional gaming license, Jarol Investments Ltd/Chances Games hosted its first responsible gambling seminar in Freeport with the expertise of renowned psychiatrist Dr David Allen.

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Boyd renews concern about gambling impact

Some residents impacted by Hurricane Joaquin last month have been unable to absorb the blow of home damage and personal loss because they "pumped their resources into web shops", Anglican Diocesan Bishop Laish Boyd said yesterday.

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