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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Mandala · 9 September 2024 English
This report assesses the impact of climate change on Australia’s tourism industry, highlighting the significant risks posed to both natural and man-made tourism assets. Using the Zurich-Mandala Climate Risk Index, …
trade All other industries Total Casinos and other gambling services Air, water and other transport Other … trade All other industries Total Casinos and other gambling services Air, water and other transport Road transport … and transport equipment rental Casinos and other gambling services 164 Total expenditure: $39.3b 22% 58% … and transport equipment rental Casinos and other gambling services 67 Total expenditure: $17.9b 19% 67% … and transport equipment rental Casinos and other gambling services 10 Total expenditure: $3.7b 17% 68% …
EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 3 September 2024 English
Money laundering is how criminals convert the proceeds of crime into what appear to be legitimate earnings. Criminals are employing ever-more sophisticated methods, including digital and emerging crypto-currencies, to disguise …
borders, further clouding the origin of the funds. Gambling is another method used in the placement phase: …
ASI: Adam Smith Institute · 31 August 2024 English
The proposed VAT imposition on private schools in the UK poses challenges for schools, children’s, and the jobs their parents do. Parents who take their children out of private school …
Lottery winners: The Myth and Reality. Journal of gambling behavior: 1987. 25 Imbens, Guido W., Donald B …
AAN_AF: Afghanistan Analysts Network · 31 August 2024 English
THE DECREE OF THE AMIR AL-MU’MININ, MAY ALLAH PRESERVE HIM, REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROPAGATION OF VIRTUE AND PREVENTION OF VICE LAW Number: 1 Date: 3/1/1446 AH Article 1 …
it is with one’s own wife. 5. Paedophilia. 6. Gambling, egg-fighting, mardaki [a betting game played … fornication, lesbianism, anal sex, paedophilia or gambling. 8. Making dogs, cocks, quails, pheasants or any …
NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 29 August 2024 English
Studies of modern misdemeanor adjudication find that courts set bail higher than is required to reasonably assure that nonviolent defendants who pose no immediate threat to the community will appear …
included disorderly conduct, public drunkenness, and gambling. By way of comparison, Charleston, South Carolina’s … Disorderly conduct 643 73 Drunk 422 Gambling 319 146 Larceny (stealing) 171 83 23 … with public drunkenness. Prosecutions of anti-gambling laws waxed and waned as public perceptions of … more than 12 gambling cases on a single day; in 1918 it prosecuted a dozen or more gambling cases on 35 … Municipalities and counties prosecuted people arrested for gambling. Violations of the state’s liquor laws could …
World Bank Group · 28 August 2024 English
Production or trade in weapons and munitions; X 4 Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; X 5 …
World Bank Group · 28 August 2024 English
Production or trade in weapons and munitions; X 4 Gambling, casinos and equivalent enterprises; X 5 …
IADB: Inter-American Development Bank · 27 August 2024 English
This paper introduces the AI Generated Index of Occupational Exposure (GENOE), a novel measure quantifying the potential impact of artificial intelligence on occupations and their associated tasks. Our methodology employs …
Operators, Except Postal Service 0.73 0.78 0.82 Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers 0.72 0.77 0 …
World Bank Group · 26 August 2024 English
Across European Union (EU) countries, the institutional design of Minimum Income (MI) programs varies widely in terms of the benefits and services provided to recipients, despite significant convergence toward a …
exposure to violence, alcohol and drug problems, or gambling problems (Socialstyrelsens, 2021). In Belgium …
World Bank Group · 22 August 2024 English
project area, such as violence with local youth, gambling, drug proliferation, sexual exploitation, abuse …
