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Nearly five percent of Japanese adults are addicted to gambling, a rate up to five times that of most other nations, according to a study.

• 21 августа 2014, 14:04

Former France international Jerome Rothen is among 37 players who have been summonsed to appear before the Professional Football League (LFP) for illegal betting on matches in France.

• 27 июня 2014, 10:31

A college student in China leaped to his death after losing more than $3,000 gambling on the World Cup, state media reported.

• 25 июня 2014, 10:42

A man from Kazakhstan has won almost $500,000 in two poker tournaments held at the PokerStar website in one week.

• 10 февраля 2014, 13:09

Gambling mogul James Packer on Tuesday said international tourists want to see man-made attractions and not spend their holidays "looking at Ayers Rock" as his plan for a $1.5 billion Sydney casino won crucial support.

• 12 ноября 2013, 16:34

Americans spent $2.6 billion on gambling websites in 2012, according to a study released Tuesday by the casino industry as it renewed a push for Congress to regulate online betting.

• 25 сентября 2013, 14:42

Communist faction of Kazakhstan Majilis applied to the President with a request to introduce limitations on activities of betting shops and online casinos.

• 14 декабря 2012, 16:04

A South Korean court said Friday it has fined two Buddhist monks for illegal gambling, after video footage of their high-stakes poker game sparked a scandal in religious circles.

• 10 августа 2012, 15:53

Full ban on casinos does not solve the problems of gambling addiction, but only causes additional money losses: Toichubekov.

• 16 мая 2012, 17:45