Archive for December, 2009

Digger: All boardroom bets are now off (Guardian Unlimited)

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

• Gambling offences now breach the fit and proper test • Move inspired by Matthew Le Tissier’s autobiography A rare mis-hit pass from Matthew Le Tissier that led to a failed betting scam has moved Football League clubs to ban those found guilty of a gambling offence from the boardroom, Digger can reveal. In a strengthening of the League’s fit and proper person test, anyone who breaches betting …

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All boardroom bets are now off (Guardian Unlimited)

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

• Gambling offences now breach the fit and proper test • Move inspired by Matthew Le Tissier’s autobiography A rare mis-hit pass from Matthew Le Tissier that led to a failed betting scam has moved Football League clubs to ban those found guilty of a gambling offence from the boardroom, Digger can reveal. In a strengthening of the League’s fit and proper person test, anyone who breaches betting …

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Man on R900m gambling losing streak (Independent Online)

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

If there was a prize for the biggest gambling debts, Terrance Watanabe would be a clear winner.

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Las Vegas gambler with a £77m losing streak in a year (Daily Mail)

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Terrance Watanabe’s losses were so great they represented more than five per cent of the total revenue made by two casinos he visited, Caesars Palace and the Rio.

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Las Vegas gambler with a £77m losing streak in a year (Daily Mail: World News)

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Terrance Watanabe’s losses were so great they represented more than five per cent of the total revenue made by two casinos he visited, Caesars Palace and the Rio.

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Nation - Friday (Investor’s Business Daily via Yahoo! News)

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

The Treasury and Fed gave U.S. fin’l institutions an additional 6 months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling. The agencies said the new rules, which were to take effect Dec. 1, would be delayed until June 1, 2010. Several members of Congress had sought a delay, arguing that there was considerable support for new legislation to clarify the current laws.

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Internet gambling rules are delayed (Courier-Post)

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve are giving U.S. financial institutions an additional six months to comply with regulations designed to ban Internet gambling.

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