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Defense Health Agency: Gambling Risks Security Clearances
44+ min ago (440+ words) The United States Defense Health Agency reports that the continued expansion of gambling access on the internet, both in the homeland and abroad, has raised new concerns for military members and their families. Technology has allowed almost instantaneous access, leading…...
RGC Targets Young Adult Males With Gambling Harm Initiative
2+ week, 3+ day ago (333+ words) Still, as Cho said today, the reality is igaming is here. It's not going anywhere. Channelization numbers from grey market operators moving over to the regulated arena have been impressive since the Ontario regulated market went four years ago, around…...
Clock Ticking on Casino Smoking Legislation in Missouri
3+ week, 4+ day ago (469+ words) With a legislative deadline fast approaching, time is running out on a bill that would force casinos to go smoke-free in Missouri. Missouri allows commercial casinos to permit indoor tobacco use. Casinos can designate up to 30% of their gaming floor…...
New Jersey Governor Talks Atlantic City Casino Smoking Debate
3+ week, 5+ day ago (459+ words) If New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) has it her way, the state Legislature will settle the debate on Atlantic City casino smoking this year. A grassroots coalition of casino workers lobbying as CEASE, or Casino Employees Against Smoking Effects, has…...
Perez Hilton Hospitalized as Gossip Blogger Reveals Sepsis Diagnosis
4+ week, 4+ hour ago (463+ words) Perez Hilton was hospitalized in Las Vegas for three weeks for a case of sepsis he appeared barely to survive. The infamous rumor-peddler revealed his hospitalization in an Instagram post over the weekend that showed him breathing shallowly into an…...
Clams Harvested by Washington Tribe That Runs Casino Recalled
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (442+ words) Clams harvested by a business in Washington State that also runs a tribal casino have been recalled. On Monday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advised that Manila claims harvest by the Lummi Indian Business Council should not be…...
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (411+ words) an annual campaign put on by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in Washington, DC. The NCPG says Problem Gambling Awareness Month is a nationwide grassroots campaign that seeks to increase the public's awareness of gambling problems and to promote…...
Young Men's Gambling Hotline Sees 317% Jump in Calls
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (309+ words) Researchers in Ontario have found that gambling-related calls from young men to the province's mental health helpline surged 317% over the past decade, especially since Ontario's igaming market expanded in April 2022. The research was published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal…...
Should Your Doctor Inquire About Your Gambling?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (486+ words) Gambling participation in the United States is at a record level. While tobacco use and alcohol consumption are dwindling, should primary care doctors be more on the lookout for gambling disorders, which health experts say can lead to physiological and…...
Street Drug Additive Deadlier than Fentanyl Found in Las Vegas
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (259+ words) A new illegal drug additive has hit Las Vegas streets that's believed to be even more dangerous than fentanyl. Health officials issued a warning this week that an extremely potent veterinary sedative called medetomidine (street name: "rhino tranq)" has been…...