Concerned about web shop gambling

The government has released regulations (see The Nassau Guardian August 17 and 19) concerning web shops, and I wish to share with you a few of them, along with some information I have researched in Abaco.

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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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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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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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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...

FNM Deputy: Festival commission 'gambled' with taxpayer dollars for Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival

FREE National Movement deputy leader Peter Turnquest yesterday said the government's failure to secure a return on the $11.3m spent to hold Bahamas Junkanoo Carnival is a "sad indictment" which proves that the Festival Commission "gambled" with taxpayer dollars.

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