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A. P. Indian, the top sprinter on the East Coast this summer, heads a seven-horse field for Keeneland’s Stoll Keenon Ogden Phoenix Stakes (gr. II) Oct. 7. He was scratched from last Saturday’s grade I Vosburgh Stakes due to the wet conditions.
British Columbia’s provincial gambling monopoly is under fire for failing to live up to its own responsible gaming protocols.
On Tuesday, the Canadian Press reported that the British Columbia Lottery Corp (BCLC) had approved online casino games for its PlayNow.com gambling site without performing a mandatory assessment of a game’s impact on problem gamblers.
In an internal report obtained via a freedom of information request, BCLC’s audit branch criticized the crown corporation in March for approving online slot games without completing a corporate social responsibility assessment (CSRA).
The auditors warned that this failure to complete CSRAs “may lead to initiatives conflicting with corporate social responsibility objectives, and may result in negative public perceptions toward BCLC.” More to the point, the failures could put BCLC in violation of advertising standards laid down by the BC Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch.
The Romanet family, longtime leaders in French and international racing, was honored with the 2016 Longines and International Federation of Horseracing Authorities International Award of Merit as the culmination of the IFHA Conference Oct. 3.
Normandy Farm’s Daddys Lil Darling, winner of the Sept. 17 Pocahontas Stakes (gr. II) in her most recent start at Churchill Downs, headlines a field of 14 2-year-old fillies entered for the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (gr. I) at Keeneland Oct. 7.
Normandy Farm’s Daddys Lil Darling, winner of the Sept. 17 Pocahontas Stakes (gr. II) in her most recent start at Churchill Downs, headlines a field of 14 2-year-old fillies entered for the $400,000 Darley Alcibiades (gr. I) at Keeneland Oct. 7.
Katelyn Read of Los Gatos, Calif., wrote the winning essay about Neigh Savers
South Africa is proposing new methods to curb unauthorized online gambling, including the confiscation of any illicit online winnings.
Late last week, South Africa’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) published the new National Gambling Amendment Bill, which seeks to tighten the screws on the nation’s gambling industry. The DTI is seeking public comments on the bill until Nov. 15.
The proposed changes mirror those telegraphed earlier this year via the DTI’s National Gambling Policy 2016 policy paper, including repositioning the National Gambling Board as the National Gambling Regulator, allowing electronic forms of bingo (provided they don’t resemble slot machines) and requiring new monitoring of the socio-economic patterns of gambling activity.
The DTI wants to repeal the portion of the 2004 Gambling Act that required the government to apply to the High Court to confiscate illegal gambling winnings. The new proposal would see illegal gambling winnings automatically forfeited to the new National Gambling Regulator.
Thoroughbred Charities of America Essay contest honorable mention by Arielle Lacob.
Thoroughbred Charities of America Essay contest honorable mention by Hadley Macey
Katelyn Read, of Los Gatos, Calif., wrote the winning essay for this year’s Thoroughbred Charities of America essay contest.
Fletcher and Carolyn Gray’s multiple grade I winner I’m a Chatterbox breezed five furlongs in :59 over a fast main track at Keeneland Oct. 4 in preparation for the $500,000 Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (gr. I).
Bubba Rain won easily in five-furlong contest
The mantra “As strong as your weakest link” never applied better than in the case of Human Resrouces. Many gaming companies based in Malta have set up their own department for head hunting and recruitment, making sure that the best talent fills each and every vacancy available. So this year at SiGMA, during the last few hours, on day two between 2pm and 6pm, the doors will open for talented graduates and IT developers, but strictly by invite, for a careers convention.
In the words of Eman Pulis, “Anyone who has been to any expo can attest that numbers tend to dwindle down a bit towards the end. So the timing seemed right for a careers convention to help meet the increasing demand for talent.” Graduates from the University of Malta, MCAST and various private institutes will be targeted and personally invited to this careers convention. Eman went on to elaborate, “We’ve quite literally embarked on a three month head-hunting mission for all, not only in Malta but also in Scandinavia, where request for Scandinavian talent is on the increase. Who knows? They might likely meet their best employer to date!”
Between 2pm and 6pm on Day Two of the expo, the doors will open to graduates and IT developers who are looking at the possibility of a new career in iGaming. Partners MyEvetntsPlanner have secured solid partnerships with student faculty organizations ICTSA, ELSA, ASCS, UESA, GHSL and others.
SiGMA’s ultimate goal is to bring the entire gaming community together, from affiliates and operators to regulators and vendors. However, this year, it also wants to serve the purpose of recruitment in Malta. In the words of SiGMA’s Dennis Dhyr Hansen, “It is well-known that recruitment remains one of the trickiest aspects, often leaving developers in short supply and an increasing number of graduates looking to form part of the gaming industry. This is where SiGMA can provide an excellent platform on Maltese shores.”
State attorneys and the Seminole Tribe immediately locked horns inside a Florida courtroom as the trial that could shape the future of gambling in the Sunshine State begins.
The Daily Mail reported that both parties quickly traded allegations of reneging on their 2010 “compact” before U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle.
In 2010, the Seminole Tribe and Florida agreed for the former to keep blackjack tables at its casinos as well as slot machines at most of its locations. Florida has collected nearly $1.7 billion from the tribe as a result of the agreement.
The legal tussle began when the Florida Legislature thumbed down in 2015 a new larger deal, which will allow the tribe to offer roulette. For the Florida State, they prayed to the court to order the Seminole Tribe to remove the blackjack tables that are still in use.
State attorneys and the Seminole Tribe immediately locked horns inside a Florida courtroom as the trial that could shape the future of gambling in the Sunshine State begins.
The Daily Mail reported that both parties quickly traded allegations of reneging on their 2010 “compact” before U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle.
In 2010, the Seminole Tribe and Florida agreed for the former to keep blackjack tables at its casinos as well as slot machines at most of its locations. Florida has collected nearly $1.7 billion from the tribe as a result of the agreement.
The legal tussle began when the Florida Legislature thumbed down in 2015 a new larger deal, which will allow the tribe to offer roulette. For the Florida State, they prayed to the court to order the Seminole Tribe to remove the blackjack tables that are still in use.
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has signed an executive order, paving the way for the creation of an advisory council dedicated to the review of gambling in the state.
Executive Order 24, signed last Monday, creates the Alabama Advisory Council on Gaming, which is tasked to examine state and local laws on gambling and the taxes generated, as well as review other states’ “best practices on gambling.”
The council has until Jan. 31, 2017 to present its findings and recommendations to the governor, Senate President Pro Tem and House Speaker.
The board will include seven appointments by the governor, two members of the Alabama House of Representatives, two appointments from the Alabama Senate, a member from the Alabama Sheriffs Association and one from the Alabama District Attorneys Association and additional appointments “as the governor deems necessary,” according to information from the governor’s official website. Appointments from the House of Representatives and Senate will be named by the House Speaker and the Senate President, respectively.
Germany is refusing to help failing lenders, which include the Deutsche Bank.
Hans Michelbach, a senior lawmaker in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc, was quoted by Forbes saying that there is an increasing reluctance among politicians to back any financial institution that is on the verge of collapse. Among these institutions is Deutsche Bank, who is facing a fine of $14 billion from the U.S. Department of Justice.
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk radio, Michelbach said Germans are leery of repeating the mistakes they made during the 2008 financial crisis, when the country bailed out the world’s largest banks using taxpayer money.
“I cannot imagine that the state will repeat something like that,” Michelbach said, according to the report.
Despite the hype it built, it appears that casino resort Okada Manila is not yet ready to open before the year ends.
Steve Wolstenholme, president of casino operator Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment, told Manila-based reporters several weeks ago that they have “completed around 85 percent” of the integrated resort’s first phase—just in time for the previously announced soft opening in November.
However, casino mogul Kazuo Okada’s Universal Entertainment Corporation revealed early this week that the still under-construction casino resort has fallen behind schedule due to “worse-than expected weather conditions.”
“Okada Manila has not markedly lagged behind the original plan although the progress has differed somewhat from the plan, affected by worse-than-expected weather conditions,” the Japan-based company said in a statement.