The latest Gambling News http://www.change-network.com 2012-02-07T00:00:00Z A senator is Australia has said internet gambling needs to be subjected to closer scrutiny in order to prevent the spread of gambling addiction.Nick Xenophon, an independent, said the federal government's review of gambling must include online forms of betting, AAP reports.While smart cards are likely to be installed in Australia's poker ma... http://www.change-network.com/news/Online-gambling-in-Australia-needs-greater-scrutiny,-politician-says/800075256/ 2010-09-21 17:15:47 A new organisation offering gambling addiction help is being set up in one Alabama town, a development that will also see the creation of new jobs.Henagar will become the new home of the Alabama Council on Pathological Gambling once the organisation, which was established in 1999, moves from Alexandria, the Times Journal reports.The council is led ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-addiction-services-being-established-in-Henagar/800069730/ 2010-09-17 12:37:56 Some 6.1 per cent of Koreans are believed to be gambling addicts, a figure which is more than double that of most other nations.This is according to the country's National Gaming Control Commission, with a further 61.4 per cent of the population regularly visiting gambling outlets, The Korea Herald reports.By contrast, just 1.9 per cent of the ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Korea-gambling-trends-likely-to-deepen/800063432/ 2010-09-14 09:54:03 The demand for gambling addiction help appears to be on the rise in one US state, particularly with the impending start of the college and professional football seasons.This is the warning of the Wisconsin Council on Problem Gambling (WCPG), which is expected to receive a record number of calls from those in need of gambling addiction support, the ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Wisconsin-records-rise-in-number-of-gambling-addicts/800059691/ 2010-09-09 19:29:54 The impact of gambling in Saskatchewan needs to be given "serious attention" after the release of a report showing that the average household in the province spent more on gambling than any other in Canada.According to the Statistics Canada report, the average spent was $720, considerably more than second-placed Alberta, with the average ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-habits-in-Saskatchewan-need-serious-attention/800050414/ 2010-09-02 18:47:57 The plight faced by those suffering from a gambling addiction has been highlighted by a Hartlepool man who staged a burglary from a bookmakers' safe.Twenty-year-old Michael Heath deactivated the alarm on the safe at the betting shop he worked at before stealing more than £3,000 in cash, the Hartlepool Mail reports.He robbed the money in o... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-addict-robbed-bookmakers-he-worked-at/800046675/ 2010-08-31 21:18:20 More attention needs to be paid to the growing problem of gambling addiction among young people in Macau.This is according to a member of the Macau New Chinese Youth Association (MNCYA), who said this focus needs to be at the expense of an improved transport infrastructure and new public housing projects, the Macau Daily Times reports.During a meet... http://www.change-network.com/news/Warnings-over-gambling-addiction-among-Macau-youths/800046673/ 2010-08-31 21:05:30 A Norfolk postman has been jailed for two years after stealing money from birthday cards in order to fund his addiction to gambling.Thetford-based Daniel Kerling admitted during a hearing at Norwich Crown Court to the thefts, which took place between July 2006 and April this year, the BBC reports.Shortly after his arrest, the postman said the crime... http://www.change-network.com/news/Postman-stole-from-birthday-cards-to-fund-gambling-addiction/800042630/ 2010-08-27 09:34:19 A rehabilitation expert has warned against the negative effects of introducing legalised gambling in the US.Franklin Lisnow, executive director of the Centre for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation at the University of Colorado Hospital, told the Denver Daily that a new revenue stream will not offset the health costs of gambling addiction trea... http://www.change-network.com/news/Gambling-in-Denver-will-open-door-for-social-problems/800009381/ 2010-07-30 17:33:54 Increasing numbers of teenagers in New York State could require gambling addiction support as the popularity of gambling continues to increase.According to WAMC Northeast Public Radio, "the race is on" to prevent underage people in the state succumb to gambling, particularly with the opening of the Saratoga Race Track this week.While no-one in New ... http://www.change-network.com/news/Are-more-teenagers-becoming-problem-gamblers-in-New-York-state/800003428/ 2010-07-20 13:19:33