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Elizabeth M. George Gaming Guru - Page 2Responsible Gaming is Here to Stay8 August 2002
Gambling has been around for approximately 8,000 years, give or take a millennium. It's safe to say that gambling is here to stay.
And Internet Gambling?
According to an article by IGN's Mark Balestra in a recent issue of IGWB, "It's been a good three years since we began hearing 'Internet gambling is ... (read more)
Responsible Gaming: Measuring Progress4 July 2002
For most people, gambling is an enjoyable leisure and entertainment activity. For a small percentage of people, it can become a problem. No longer enjoyable for them, gambling becomes the focus of their life at the expense of all that is important to them. Similar to individuals addicted to alcohol or ... (read more)
Responsible Gaming and the Fear Factor: Dispelling the Myths7 June 2002
The North American Training Institute staff had the opportunity to speak with an array of interactive gaming operators, software providers, payment processors and assorted vendors, as well as potential gaming regulators and lenders, at the Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo held in May in Toronto. ... (read more)
Responsible Gaming for the Interactive Gaming Industry: How to Begin5 April 2002
With Confidence
An effective way to begin to address responsible gaming is by having confidence that responsible gaming programs and services are not bad for your business. They will not make you business look fraught with addiction problems; addressing responsible gaming will not shut you down or lose business for your company. ... (read more)
Responsible Gaming: On a Rol5 February 2002
What the Insiders are Saying About Responsible Gaming. . .
The Caribbean island of Antigua is fast becoming the hub of Internet wagering. In just five years the rapid growth of this new industry is spurring the government into exploring ways of enhancing this e-commerce, and the government is paying particular attention to responsible online gambling.
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Advancing Responsible Gaming: It's the Right Thing To Do10 January 2002
Question: What do the Caribbean, the Far East, Australasia, Africa, Central America, Europe, Russia, and South America have in common?
Answer: They have passed, or are in the process of passing, legislation allowing Internet gaming companies to operate online casinos or other types of online wagering ... (read more)
Advancing Responsible Gaming - Underage Gambling & Management of the Problem3 December 2001
For those of you who are not quite convinced that underage gambling warrants action steps to keep kids away from gambling activity. . . If you are still holding firmly to the concept that underage gambling is in the same danger zone as jaywalking, please read on.
History Lessons
Lets look back at some ... (read more)
Underage Gambling: A Bad Bet2 November 2001
Gambling has been around about 8000 years, give or take a few millennia, and has historically generated obvious and important economic benefits. The game Keno, for example, originated in China where it was operated as a national lottery. Legend tells us that it was responsible for financing the building of ... (read more)
Addressing the Issue of Underage Gaming22 January 2001
With the rapid expansion of gambling over the past 10 years, 48 states in the U.S. and all Canadian provinces offer some forms of privately owned and/or government-sponsored gambling. While gambling generates obvious and important economic benefits - especially to tribal governments in the form
of reduced ... (read more)
Responsible Gaming: Stepping up to the Plate12 January 2001
From the ancient Chinese dynasties to the Roman Empire to America's colonial days to virtual wagering on the Internet, gaming has brought complex and thorny issues to the cultures that have harnessed it. Throughout history, gaming's bright promise to generate important economic benefits has always been shadowed by its potential for societal problems. ... (read more)
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