Pandemic saw increase in gambling disorders, especially among women

THERE was an increase in gambling disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic with women being the most affected, according to a physician from the Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre.

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More Women Have Gambling Issues in The Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - More women are presenting with gambling habits or addictions in The Bahamas according to one of the leading physicians at Sandilands.

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Island Luck donates $30,000 for Gambling Awareness month

NASSAU, BAHAMAS- Island Luck, in observance of Gambling Awareness Month, donated $30,000 to Sandilands Rehabilitation Centre to support their efforts in promoting patron safety. The contribution is intended to train and assist Sandilands Rehabilitative representatives in their mission to aid individuals who fall victim to gambling addictions. Island Luck plans to initiate further programs to [...]

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Tough times - but people still gambling

DESPITE high inflation that has left many Bahamians scraping to make ends meet, people are still gambling, said one pioneer of the gaming industry.

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ROLLING THE DICE WITH OUR LIVES: COVID cases leap 200% as Sands warns: we're 'gambling at our peril'

FORMER Health Minister Dr Duane Sands has said the country continues to "gamble" with COVID-19 "at our peril" as the Ministry of Health reported 79 new infections on Tuesday.

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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...

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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...

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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Illegal immigration, gambling impeding national development, says speaker

Illegal immigration, gambling and the national debt are the three biggest impediments to national development, Speaker of the House of Assembly Halson Moultrie said. "I am of the view that there [are] basically three significant impediments to national development that the Parliament can and must [...]

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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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