gambling industry
1Gambling in Macau — has been legal since the 1850s when the Portuguese government legalized the activity in the colony. Since then, Macau has become known worldwide as the Monte Carlo of the Orient , and gambling has become a significant part of the city s economy.… …
2gambling — gam‧bling [ˈgæmblɪŋ] noun [uncountable] the practice of risking money or possessions on the result of something uncertain, for example a card game or a race: • The lottery is probably the most popular form of gambling. • He wants to outlaw… …
3Gambling in the United States — Gambling, often referred to as gaming , had 2005 gross revenues of $84.65 billion,cite web|url=http://www.americangaming.org/Industry/factsheets/statistics detail.cfv?id=7|publisher=American Gaming Association|title=Industry Information: Fact… …
4Gambling in Japan — is banned by the Criminal Code chapter 23, [ [http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/PC.pdf Criminal Code of Japan in English] ] however there are several exceptions.Public sports, lottery, and toto are held under special laws in order to… …
5Industry and Idleness — is the title of a series of 12 plot linked engravings created by William Hogarth in 1747, intending to illustrate to working children the possible rewards of hard work and diligent application and the sure disasters attending a lack of both.… …
6Gambling — ➡ nightlife * * * Betting or staking of something of value on the outcome of a game or event. Commonly associated with gambling are horse racing, boxing, numerous playing card and dice games, cockfighting, jai alai, recreational billiards and… …
7Gambling Days are Over — Infobox Album Name = Gambling Days are Over Type = Studio Album Artist = Compulsive Gamblers Released = August 11, 1995 Recorded = 1991 February 1993 Genre = Garage Rock Length = 60:15 Label = Sympathy for the Record Industry Producer = Doug… …
8Gambling — Gamble redirects here. For other uses, see Gamble (disambiguation). Caravaggio, The Cardsharps, c. 1594 Ga …
9Gambling Act 2005 — The Gambling Act 2005 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament, mainly applying to England, Wales and Scotland designed to control all forms of gambling. It will transfer authority for licensing gambling from the Magistrates Courts to local… …
10gambling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ compulsive, pathological (esp. AmE), problem ▪ He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling. ▪ illegal ▪ The police are trying to stop all illegal gambling …
