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The state of Victoria could be isolated, as new gambling taxes are being rolled out across the country. The so-called point-of-consumption tax which is to be introduced in almost all Australian states is aimed at bringing fresh money from both domestic and foreign gambling companies which operate on the territory of the country. This week, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is expected to officially implement a point-of-consumption tax of 15% on all bets made on its territory, as reported by The Australian Financial Review. The ACT will probably announce the…

A teenager who got addicted to gambling managed to spend the mind-blowing amount of £80,000 on betting online after stealing his father’s credit card. The 13-year-old boy from Lancashire became interested in gambling after seeking online bookmakers’ advertisements at the time he watched a football match at Wembley Stadium. The youngster committed the credit card fraud for a year, with him spending £60,000 for a week on online gambling websites. Reportedly, the teenage boy shared that he started betting online after he attended Wembley Stadium to watch a football match,…

UK citizens seem to be spending staggering amounts of money when betting on sports online. Following the latest industry statistics update released by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) yesterday, market analysts calculated that the average amount spent on sports betting online every second in the country equals £626. As revealed by the main gambling regulatory body of the UK, the overall turnover of sports bets made online by UK residents in the period from October 2016 to September 2017 amounted to £19.7 billion, which accounts for the amount of £626…

The list of possible locations for the three integrated casino resorts in Japan is constantly expanding. Another option has been added now, with the prefecture of Chiba rumoured as one of the sites which are willing to become home to one of the integrated resorts under the country’s casino expansion. Chiba, which is also known as home to Disneyland, has recently emerged as one of the front-runners for one of the three casino operating licenses which are to be granted by the Japanese Government. The proponents of the prefecture as…

A Maori public health adviser has commented on gambling-related harm, saying that the wider public does not get the bigger picture when it comes to possible negative consequences that could be brought to communities as a result of compulsive gambling. As reported by Waatea News.com, David Frost from Hāpai the Hauora said that gambling addiction often remains faceless, which is one of the main reasons why people are not very well aware of the detrimental impact which such a problem could have on their lives. Mr. Frost commented on the…

The recent crackdown imposed on the controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) has been backed by a Sunderland academic. As revealed by The Sunderland Echo, Dr. Helen Knight, a lecturer in psychology at the local university has welcomed the Government’s decision to reduce the maximum stake allowed at the machines in order to tackle gambling-related harm inflicted to customers. According to Dr. Knight, players felt a primal need to chase the loss, adding that such a behaviour has been one of the main reasons why North East gamblers lost millions of…

The Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Ralph Torres vetoed a piece of legislation which would have made some poker arcades legal. This, on the other hand, would have allowed them to continue operating in some Saipan villages. The bill, called House Local Bill 20-48, has reached the Governor’s desk after it was officially passed by the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation last week. Now, Governor Torres has shared his intention to veto the local measure under which certain areas in Saipan would have been…

A few days ago, the new problem gambling measure in Japan managed to pass the House of Representatives. After being given the green light at the lower parliamentary chamber, the gambling addiction bill is to proceed to the House of Councillors for further consideration, discussion and vote. As recently reported by Casino Guardian, a new anti-gambling addiction bill was submitted to the Lower House by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, its junior coalition partner Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai, the nominal opposition party. The piece of legislation is especially…

A cross-party group of Members of Parliament have shared their concerns with the rising levels of problem gambling in the UK. The MPs insisted that gambling companies should be addressed like tobacco firms in terms of advertising, with more serious warnings made about potential gambling-related harm. In an open letter to the culture secretary Matthew Hancock, the group has insisted that stricter regulation on gambling advertising should be released, with more measures aimed at greater compliance fairness and social responsibility to be provided in licensing and advertising of gambling measures.…

Lawmakers in Japan finally started discussions over the long-anticipated casino bill at a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The legislation, submitted to the Diet on April 27, establishes the framework of introducing integrated resorts, which would feature casinos. The Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill is supported by the ruling coalition led by the Liberal Democratic Party, which tries to get the legislation implemented by the end of the regular session on June 20. According to local media reports, the Diet is considering an extension of the legislative…