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Witness no-show delays gambling trial of 71-year-old
October 21, 2014
Gambling junkets: Billions in the pot
September 24, 2014
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...
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...
The view on the street over gambling
September 16, 2014
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
Gray defends PM on gambling vote
June 12, 2014
Gray defends PM on gambling vote
Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray yesterday strongly defended Prime Minister Perry Christie against criticisms by former PLP Minister A. Loftus Roker, who said recently Christie should resign for spending more than a million dollars on a gambling referendum and ignoring the results.
Gray said everyone makes mistakes.
"In my view, I am sorry that such a distinguished former minister of the govern...
Changing the gambling laws without a plan
April 17, 2014
Changing the gambling laws without a plan
On March 5, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe told the House of Assembly that he intended to present a proposal for the regularization of web shops to Cabinet and would push for this to be official by July 1.
Wilchcombe said the proposal would address a period of closure for web shops, a fee that web shops would be required to pay and how the money should be distributed. There were few details b...
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