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Apple, Google, Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Casino-Style Gambling Apps
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple, Google and Meta Platforms' requests to dismiss lawsuits claiming they promoted illegal gambling by hosting and accepting commissions from casino-style apps that addict users.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
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'Rs 20,000 Crore Lost Every Year': Why Government Wants Online Gaming Bill
An estimated 45 crore people lose around Rs 20,000 crore every year playing online games, including gambling and betting games, government sources told NDTV Wednesday, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was tabled.
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Indian Engineer Steals $1 Million To Fund Poker Addiction, Lands In New Zealand Jail
Million Dollar Poker Theft: Indian-origin engineer Shyamal Shah was jailed in New Zealand for stealing nearly NZ$1 million (Rs 5.16 Crore) from his employer to fund a destructive poker gambling addiction.
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Blinding Lights: The Hidden Science Behind Gambling's Glow
Theres a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, theyre engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if its not just time youre losing?
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Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
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Digital Gambling Boom Results In 80 Million People Facing Disorders Worldwide
A recent study by The Lancet Public Health Commission reveals that approximately 80 million people worldwide suffer from gambling disorders, with adolescents being the most affected.
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UP Gambling Addict Puts Wife At Stake, Lets Friends Sexually Assault Her
In an incident that is more in sync with medieval times than the 21st century, a man put his wife - a mother of three young children - at stake while gambling with his friends and allowed them to sexually assault her.
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Online Gambling Addict Kills Woman, Steals Gold And Then Burns House
A man addicted to online gambling was arrested in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly murdering a 74-year-old woman, stealing her gold jewellery and then setting the house on fire to destroy evidence, a police official said on Monday.
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Apple, Google, Meta Must Face Lawsuits Over Casino-Style Gambling Apps
A federal judge on Tuesday denied Apple, Google and Meta Platforms' requests to dismiss lawsuits claiming they promoted illegal gambling by hosting and accepting commissions from casino-style apps that addict users.
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Opinion | Addiction, Laundering, Suicides: Why Real-Money Gaming Had To Go
The new gaming bill will effectively curb the predatory practices that have characterised much of India's online gaming sector. By severing the financial infrastructure supporting real-money games, it addresses addiction at its source.
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Bill To Ban Online Games Played With Money Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a legislation to ban online games played with money as it looks to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud through such applications.
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'Rs 20,000 Crore Lost Every Year': Why Government Wants Online Gaming Bill
An estimated 45 crore people lose around Rs 20,000 crore every year playing online games, including gambling and betting games, government sources told NDTV Wednesday, after the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill was tabled.
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Indian Engineer Steals $1 Million To Fund Poker Addiction, Lands In New Zealand Jail
Million Dollar Poker Theft: Indian-origin engineer Shyamal Shah was jailed in New Zealand for stealing nearly NZ$1 million (Rs 5.16 Crore) from his employer to fund a destructive poker gambling addiction.
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Blinding Lights: The Hidden Science Behind Gambling's Glow
Theres a reason casinos rarely have windows or clocks, theyre engineered to make you lose track of time. But what if its not just time youre losing?
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Thai Woman Gets Death Sentence After Poisoning 14 Friends With Cyanide
Authorities have since linked Sararat to a series of cyanide poisonings dating back to 2015.
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Digital Gambling Boom Results In 80 Million People Facing Disorders Worldwide
A recent study by The Lancet Public Health Commission reveals that approximately 80 million people worldwide suffer from gambling disorders, with adolescents being the most affected.
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UP Gambling Addict Puts Wife At Stake, Lets Friends Sexually Assault Her
In an incident that is more in sync with medieval times than the 21st century, a man put his wife - a mother of three young children - at stake while gambling with his friends and allowed them to sexually assault her.
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Online Gambling Addict Kills Woman, Steals Gold And Then Burns House
A man addicted to online gambling was arrested in Bhiwandi in Thane district for allegedly murdering a 74-year-old woman, stealing her gold jewellery and then setting the house on fire to destroy evidence, a police official said on Monday.
