Telegraph & Argus – Bradford has some of the highest concentrations of betting shops in UK, according to a study. An analysis commissioned by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling and carried out by geographic information specialists, Geofutures, put the city among nine areas with the highest density of betting shops in the country. The analysis revealed that when measured against other shopping areas, a 500 square metre area around the central part of the city centre near Market Street in Bradford has some of the highest densities of betting shops anywhere in the country. With 12 betting shops in just…

EU Observer – Decisions on who can open and shut down a casino, a lottery or an online gambling site remain at national level, but there is a trend to more unified rules across EU’s 28 member states. The gambling sector is a very profitable business, with revenues of over €80 billion a year. Online gambling is the fastest rising sector with revenues expected to reach €13 billion next year, compared to €9.3 billion in 2011. Despite its cross-border nature, the licensing system and specific rules governing online gambling remain national. Neither is the EU involved in specifically regulating the…

Online Poker – Despite having a small population of just 23 million people, Australia has the highest adult gambling rate in the world with more than 80% of Australians involved in some gambling activity. Each year the country generates $4.6 billion in gambling revenue, two thirds of which comes from slot machines, known as pokies. Despite a vibrant land-based casino industry, online gambling is controlled by the Interactive Gambling Act of 2001, which makes it an offense for gambling companies to offer ‘real-money’ internet gambling to Australian citizens. Like most other countries, however, Australia’s online gambling industry operates within a…

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USA Today – Gambling is the reason Las Vegas (in its modern incarnation) exists. It is the industry that fuels the local economy, paves the roads and gives the city its identity. To visitors and tourists, gambling may be a game. To those who derive their livelihood from gambling, however, it is serious business. There is an extraordinary and interesting dichotomy in the ways gambling is perceived. To the tourist and the recreational gambler, gambling is all about luck. To those in the business, gambling is about mathematics. To the visitor, gambling is a few hours a day, while to…

Liverpool Echo – Liverpool city centre is officially one of the UK’s gambling hotspots. Research by the Campaign for Fairer Gambling has found that Williamson Square and its immediate surroundings has one of the highest densities of betting shops in the country. The 500 square metre area has the third highest concentration of any town centre with at least seven bookies, the campaign said. And city leaders say the area also boasts a number of payday loans companies and pawn shops. While traditional over-the-counter betting on horses and dogs is still big business for bookies, fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTS)…