Gambling

Gambling (also known as betting) is the wagering of money or something of value (referred to as "the stakes") on an event with an uncertain outcome, with the primary intent of winning money or material goods. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration (an amount wagered), risk (chance), and a prize. The outcome of the wager is often immediate, such as a single roll of dice, a spin of a roulette wheel, or a horse crossing the finish line, but longer time frames are also common, allowing wagers on the outcome of a future sports contest or even …

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UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 9 November 2024 English

Relevant UNODC staff based in Promoting national ownership through HQ and in the region contributed to this support for the development and process and provided their inputs and implementation of …

in Kosovo 4 and North construction, tourism and gambling, often Macedonia. An illicit market for diverted


GI-TOC: Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime · 8 November 2024 English

Two of the panels at the conference were composed of high-level police and prosecutorial representatives from the WB6 and were devoted to discussing the integrity and independence of those institutions …

avoid indict- ing a suspect and to conceal illegal gambling activities. In response, covert measures including


CEIP: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace · 7 November 2024 English

Because strategic, economic, and ideological perceptions of China contain multiple, sometimes contradictory facets in Southeast Asia, receptions of and responses to Beijing diverge across and within state lines.

with online gambling firms, which are criminal enterprises according to China. Online gambling investments its apex in 2019, resulting in 250-300 online gambling and service firms setting up shop and importing legal and semilegal Chinese workers. As online gambling and other illicit sectors expanded, security concerns


HKS: Harvard Kennedy School · 7 November 2024 English

The World Health Organization says smoking is the leading cause of global preventable death, killing up to 8 million people prematurely every year—far more than die in wars and conflicts. …

Malcolm Sparrow about the global explosion in legal gambling and possible ways to mitigate its increasingly


World Bank Group · 6 November 2024 English

Production or trade in weapons and munitions; X 4 Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; X 5


Kommerskollegium · 6 November 2024 English

This market study offer a comprehensive guide for companies that are interested in entering the Swedish gaming market.

regulations may include: • Gambling regulations: If the game involves gambling elements, it must adhere adhere to Swedish national gambling regulations. • Telecommunications and broadcasting: Compliance with the


The Australia Institute · 3 November 2024 English

Polling – Northern NSW rescue helicopter October 2024 Key results The Australia Institute surveyed a representative sample of 800 NSW residents to test their knowledge about how much Westpac contributes …

also made $1.1 million from Cash Housie, which is gambling for cash prizes in a bingo- like game hosted in


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 1 November 2024 English

of participants and frequency of bets increasing over time. This increase does not displace other gambling or consumption but significantly reduces savings, as risky bets crowd out positive expected value

NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GAMBLING AWAY STABILITY: SPORTS BETTING’S IMPACT ON VULNERABLE HOUSEHOLDS Scott over time. This increase does not displace other gambling or consumption but significantly reduces savings expected returns. Moreover, evidence from other gambling contexts indicates that bookmakers exploit bettors’ in participation in lotteries or other online gambling outlets like poker sites. Cryptocurrency exchanges investments and increase spending on complements to gambling, likely leading to a lasting deterioration in


FAI: Fraser of Allander Institute · 28 October 2024 English

As we get ever closer to Rachel Reeves’ first Budget as Chancellor, one often-mentioned adage is that a Chancellor’s first Budget defines their tenure in office and sets the tone …

customs and excise taxes – alcohol, tobacco and gambling duties – plus a ‘special contribution.’ The latter


EU: European Union · 28 October 2024 English

Exemptions – Betting, lotteries and other forms of gambling – Conditions and limits – Principle of fiscal Belgium SA), Circus Belgium SA, Circus Services SA, Gambling Management SA, Games Services SA, Gaming1 SRL the other hand, participation in other forms of gambling offered online, by excluding the latter from objective differences between those two categories of gambling are liable to have a considerable influence on


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