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    Casino Industry in Macau

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    provides the people of Macau with millions of jobs. Even though gambling was first legalized under Portuguese rule to finance the government‚ it remains the same under Chinese rule today. The rules and regulations set forth oversee the casino industry and grant companies with casino concessions. It is dramatically more profitable than Las Vegas because of the devastating effects of the American Recession. Introduction Gambling in Macau has been legal since the 1850’s‚ although it had existed

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    Impulse Control Disorder

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    bipolar might have difficulty controlling their impulses‚ but it is not their main problem (Ploskin‚ 2007). Some symptoms to more obvious than others. The most common of these are intermittent explosive disorder‚ kleptomania‚ pyromania‚ compulsive gambling disorder‚ and trichotillomania (Sisk‚ 2005). Intermittent explosive disorder is explained as episodes of aggressive and violent outbursts and loss and lack of control of anger. Usually one of these episodes result in damage and destruction of

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    Can Slot Machines Uplift a Nation? When the subject of Native Americans or Indian reservations is brought up most people bring casino gambling to mind. Approximately five hundred and sixty tribes are recognized by the federal government‚ and only about one third conduct casino style gambling. (Light and Rand 9) Reservations are sovereign nations‚ meaning tribes are "Dependent on and subordinate to‚ only the federal government‚ not the states." (Light and Rand 36) This has been the tribes "Ace

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    compulsive gamblers are not the only ones who have become addicted. State officials have come to depend on money brought in from lottery revenue‚ satisfying the anti-tax atmosphere of current society. Modern lottery games are a result of revamping of gambling revenue during periods of decline‚ including weekly drawings in the 1970s‚ instant games in the 1980s‚ and eventually video lottery in the 1990s. While the revenue has been relished by the state treasury‚ chronic gamblers have suffered. Pathological

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    Debate Topics Outline

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    1.This House would ban animal testing * 1.PIONTS * Animals have a right not to be harmed * ------------------------------------------------- Animal research necessitates significant harm to the animals involved * ------------------------------------------------- Research can be done effectively without experimenting on any living creature * ------------------------------------------------- Some groups of people have less capacity for suffering than most animals * -------------------------------------------------

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    The Casino Industry

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    There is very wide range of legal gaming / gambling across the globe. This includes various games of chance and gambling forms ranging from casino and card room gaming‚ lotteries‚ online gaming‚ race and sports wagering and charitable gaming‚ such as raffles‚ bingo and other low technology games. Legalized gambling has become more prevalent over the last 25 years as more jurisdictions take advantage of the revenue sources from the taxation and regulated gambling industries. Over this time many governments

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    Tax Memorandum

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    FROM:  Kecia Carter DATE:   November 28‚ 2010 RE:       Tax Memo #1/Gambling Activities Issue #1 Dr. Green is a practicing physician in Chicago who‚ as an avid blackjack and slot machine player‚ travels to Las Vegas bi-weekly to gamble. He would like to know what criteria are used to determine whether his gambling activities constitute a trade or business for federal income tax purposes and whether or not you think his gambling activities qualify for trade or business status. Law The Internal

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    Croupier Film Essay

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    based on statistics to perfect the outcome. The film is set in late 1990’s London shortly following the establishment of the National Lottery in the UK in 1994 (Grun‚ L.‚ & McKeigue‚ P. (2000))‚ which also corresponds to McGowan’s fourth wave of gambling‚ the rise of casinos (McGowan‚ R. (2012)). During the film‚ the main character‚ Jack‚ gets a job at the Golden Lion Casino after his father puts in a good word with management. Soon after taking the job‚ Jack starts to change his appearance and the

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    Assignment 1 - the Casino Industry 1. Introduction - current situation overview The three most common forms of casino gambling in the USA are the land-based‚ the river-boat and the Native American gambling. During the year 2009‚ the commercial casino industry used to employ about 375000 people earning around $13 billion in wages‚ making it one of the biggest industries in the USA. Commercial casinos are a major part of the actual entertainment landscape. For proof‚ ¼ of the U.S. adult population

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    The Lure of the Lottery

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    any form of gambling is never stated in the countless advertisements states have about their lotteries. “According to the U.S. Council on Compulsive Gambling‚ fewer than 50% of state-run lotteries disclose their odds in print advertising‚ and only 25% do so in television ads” (Bayer). Unless state law requires the lottery to disclose the true odds of winning‚ and few do‚ lottery advertisements generally overstate or obscure the chances of winning‚ in order to make the worst bet in gambling seem attractive

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