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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.

December 19, 2008 [41 KB]
	Featuring: Survey: Free online gambling puts teens at risk • Sports betting company Bwin extends safe gambling study • Gambler loses bid to sue bookies • Gambling scars remote Aborigines: study •
December 12, 2008 [59 KB]
	Featuring: Crackdown on youth lottery sales coming: treasurer • Annenberg survey shows online casino ban ineffective • Gambling robust in Pa. amid instability; Despite the economy, revenue at slots casinos rose 13% in Nov. • Casinos may get power to detain underage gamblers • Gambler sues casino for $30m • Problem gambling worsens over holiday season • Norway passes ban on online poker, Internet gambling transactions •
December 5, 2008 [49 KB]
	Featuring: Internet gambling stays low among youth ages 14 to 22 • Asian casino goers get mixed message on gambling • New study: Lots of Louisiana kids gambling • Problem gambling chances enhanced by economic troubles •
November 28, 2008 [48 KB]
	Featuring: As target users get younger, slots get more hip. Technology-enhanced machines debut at expo • UIGEA regulations do not address problem gambling • More women gambling, losing • The allure of gambling • Gamblers and addicts are often behind widespread fraud •
November 21, 2008 [49 KB]
	Featuring: Under the B ... booze; Bingo hall adds fully licensed bar; the first in Ontario • Most problem gamblers have other problems • Welfare cheats among the big gamblers at Crown Casino • Qld Govt puts cap on poker machines •
November 14, 2008 [44 KB]
	Featuring: Administration finalizing Internet gambling regs • Nevada casinos want to lower gambling age to eighteen • Just being in Vegas raises risk of suicide, study finds • Alberta gamers ante up $26B; Problem gamblers drive revenue spike as fewer place bets • Problem gambling programs thriving despite downturn. So far, cuts in funding have been manageable. •
November 7, 2008 [40 KB]
	Featuring: New casino in Western Manitoba to raise money for First Nations • Youth gambling is an increasing problem • Sick of gambling, or sick from gambling? Opinions differ on whether pathological wagering belongs with other disorders. • Casinos prepare to stop limiting losses • Gambling addiction in Louisiana remains prevalent, according to study • Benchmark study on responsible gaming practices. • Australia’s growing gambling addiction • Svenska Spel - Responsible Gambling Award. Svenska Spel recognized for responsible gaming. • Antigua online casino industry passes British test for safety •
October 31, 2008 [42 KB]
	Featuring: Casino gambling: Hold 'em or fold 'em? • Are automated poker tables the future? • Man sues Crown Casino after gambling $1.4 billion • Victorians lose $4.8 billion gambling • Credit Counselling Singapore sees more bad debts from gambling •
October 24, 2008 [49 KB]
	Featuring: Problem-gambling information imparted through quiz at UPEI. It’s painless, it works, and you can win… • Province offers gambling information; Responsible Gambling Awareness Week is a province-wide initiative held by the AGLC to prevent problem gambling • Gambling naturally follows competitive sports culture, say youths • Access to money, gambling looks like a bad bet • California firm betting on team poker idea • AHA urges gambling lessons for schools • Problem gamblers banned, pay quarantined under dob-in plan • One million children are addicted to gambling under New Labour's lenient gaming laws, say experts •
October 17, 2008 [57 KB]
	Featuring: Play shows teens the dangers of gambling • Agencies get funds to help fight gambling addiction • Google reintroduces gambling ads • Gambling addicts soar by 25% under Labour's lax laws as average debts rises to £17,000 • Gambling a major Australian pastime •

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