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April 23, 2013
Commissioner Promises There Will Be Action Against Illegal Gambling

Police will be "mounting an operation" against the country's web-shops with Police Commissioner Ellison Greenslade stating yesterday that police "will turn up" and "could turn up, anywhere."

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January 29, 2013
CBA Report Gambling Referendum Denial Another Signal CMDE Needed In The Bahamas

A referendum on legalizing local gambling was resoundingly rejected by voters in the Bahamas. Viewing from the outside the hullabaloo about the Referendum on legalizing "Web Shop" gambling, and institution of a National Lottery is intriguing and somewhat amusing. If indeed the Referendum to legalize local gambling resulted in a "No Vote", as indeed it did, what changes in the operations of the cur...

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January 28, 2013
PLP statement on results of Gambling Referendum

The PLP thanks the people of The Bahamas for a wonderful display of democracy in today?s Referendum on whether or not Bahamians want Web Shop Gaming regulated and taxed and the establishment of a National Lottery.

As the world looked on, the Bahamian people conducted themselves peacefully and with great respect for others as the Referendum was held without incident.

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January 24, 2013
Club 1600 straw poll says 'no' to gambling

The 'Say No to Gambling' campaign easily won the straw poll vote held last week during Toastmasters Club 1600, 'Gambling 101' seminar.

The straw poll came at the end of a two-hour meeting in which presentations were made by Leader of the Democratic National Alliance, Branville McCartney; gaming industry consultant, Chigoze Ijoema; Rev. Dr. Phillip McPhee, pastor of Mount Calvary Baptist Church ...

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January 24, 2013
Ingraham: I'll vote 'no' in gambling referendum

Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham has said he will vote 'no' in the upcoming gambling referendum.

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January 24, 2013
Seventh-day Adventists Reject Gambling

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is opposed to gambling and as such would not support the legalizing of it. To legislate morals is opposed to the way that Seventh-day Adventists believe and operate. So while Seventh-day Adventists are opposed to gambling in various forms...

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January 23, 2013
Joint Statement: Zhivargo Laing And Michael Pintard On The Gambling Referendum

CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION STUMBLES COMING OUT OF THE GATE

On 22nd January, 2012, almost one year after its victory at the polls, Prime Minister Perry Christie and his administration are seeking to push through their single largest initiative since coming to office-the Gaming Referendum.

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January 22, 2013
Thousands Vote In Advance Gambling Polls

Thousands of people cast their vote in the advanced polls yesterday, one week before in the highly anticipated gambling referendum.

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January 22, 2013
Former PM Says Gambling Vote 'Simply An Opinion Poll'

Former Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham said yesterday that the upcoming vote over legalized gambling is simply an "opinion poll" and that the questions being asked do not give voters the power to change the law.

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January 21, 2013
PLP Women's Branch Press Release Gambling Referendum

The New Providence Women?s Branch of the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP Women?s Branch) encourages all patriotic Bahamian citizens to exercise their democratic right to vote in the upcoming January 28th, 2013 referendum on gambling. The PLP Women?s Branch is aware that for the first time in the history of Bahamian politics, we, the great people of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas stand at the door...

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