NEWSCAN
Free Weekly Publication Distributed Worldwide
Newscan is a free weekly digest e-mailed to over 1,500 people worldwide. It provides its readers with the latest in problem/responsible gambling news, research, call for papers, and upcoming events in Canada and the rest of the world. To subscribe to Newscan please click here. The Council gratefully acknowledges the Government of Ontario, Ministry of Health Promotion, for its support.
 April 9, 2010
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| Featuring: Ontario court interprets exclusion clause, denies motion for class certification • Payback percentage and problem pambling • Gambling drops in North Dakota over decade • Kentucky sues Full Tilt poker to recover gamblers’ losses online • Parliament adopts bill to legalize online gambling | |
| April 2, 2010
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| Featuring: Student film shines light on gambling, online betting • Non-profit groups say loss of revenue could hurt charities • Pa. appeals court tosses ruling legalizing poker • Oregon cuts funding for pathological gambling treatment | |
| March 26, 2010
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| Featuring: Problem gamblers' lawsuit against OLG rejected • Students informed about responsible gambling • Americans and Canadians warming up to internet gambling. Awareness of illegal status of activity sinks while interest and acceptance increases • Study shows how gambling became legitimate • Study finds Las Vegas visitors spent less in 2009 • Gamblers spent a little less in 2008/09 | |
| March 5, 2010
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| Featuring: Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) launching Know the Score (kts2) program, targets Saskatchewan students • They're off! Betting back on track; Quebecers can play ponies today: Internet wagering is available on races simulcast from around the world • Advances in responsible gambling technology • Poker takes step towards Olympic inclusion • Gambling costly at home, work • Online casino gambling may soon come to Iowa • | |
| February 26, 2010
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| Featuring: Ontario may follow other provinces and allow online gambling: McGuinty • New study shows that gambling ranks sixth in parental worries • More women struggle with gambling addiction • Norway risks EFTA action against gaming payments ban • Problem gambler exclusions failing due to weak ID systems • New gaming laws help NSW reduce problem gambling • White collar profile of problem gambler
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| February 19, 2010
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| ,b.Featuring: Parkinson's patients' lawsuit Ok'd; Class action claims drugs turned some into gambling addicts • Virtual slot machines provide clues about addiction • Only in Vegas: The magic carpets designed to keep you awake and gambling • Online casino refuses to protect self excluded addicted gambling • Slot-machine gamblers are hard to pin down; Why are gamblers such a difficult subject for academic study? • New laws to protect problem gamblers | |
| February 12, 2010
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| Featuring: The Online Gamble; President of Loto-Quebec discusses pros and cons of online gambling • Lobbyists push for legalization of Internet gambling • Mental health professionals seek to define gambling addiction • New statistics released by UK Gambling Commission • China plans online gambling crackdown • Khaw Boon Wan: Even without the casinos, people are going gambling anyway | |
| February 5, 2010
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| Featuring: Interactive Gambling Awareness Initiative Launched • Loto-Quebec to get into online gambling business • New Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario improves the odds of better-integrated services to Ontarians • Anti-gambling guru's luck turns sour • Odds of addiction grow: With more casinos comes an increase in problem gamblers • First casino to open in Russian gambling zone
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| January 29, 2010
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| Featuring: Ontario court rules tribe must share casino proceeds • Indiana gamblers who owe back child support could lose their jackpots • UK watchdog bans contentious gambling ad • Croc study sheds light on problem gambling • Safeguards to aid gamblers | |
| January 22, 2010
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| Featuring: Gamblers fined for breaking voluntary ban • Remove lottery terminals from bars, restaurants: Study • NC among nation’s fastest-growing gambling markets • Bill would allow Atlantic City casinos to offer Internet gambling • Miss. House: No divorces for excessive gambling • Gambling up? You can bet on it. Sour economy fails to kill dreams of instant wealth as gaming revenues rise • One pokie for every 110 of us | |
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