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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The week of September 19th is Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW), and Ohio For Responsible Gambling is part of a national effort to increase problem gambling awareness among gaming industry employees and customers.

Lori Criss, Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services,said RGEW is a chance to offer employee education to those in the gaming and hospitality industry. It also highlights responsible gaming resources available to all Ohioans.

"Gambling is a source of entertainment for many, but it can be problematic for some," Criss said. "With so many enticing new ways to access gambling, we want to make sure Ohioans can identify common red flags for friends, families, and coworkers."

Derek Longmeier, executive director, Problem Gambling Network of Ohio, said people with gambling problems have a 15 times higher risk of suicide, plus higher levels of drug and alcohol abuse. Problem gambling also impacts friends and families, with nine out of ten people impacted by someone's problem gambling suffering their own social and emotional stress.

"Every Ohioan faces the consequences of problem gambling whether they know it or not," Longmeier said.

With new forms of gambling like sports betting and e-bingo potentially becoming legal in Ohio soon, Criss said its essential to know where to get help for those who might be struggling.

Longmeier said there are a variety of options to self-exclude from gambling including technology banning products like GamBan, GamBlock, or GAMSTOP to block access to online gambling providers. Ohioans can also exclude themselves from gambling locations in the state and from receiving a property's mail and email advertising.

Anyone can visit http://www.beforeyoubet.org to access free tips and resources. Ohio's Problem Gambling Helpline is available any time of day or night at 1-800-589-9966.

Contact: Sarah Irvin Clark (614) 225-9100 [emailprotected]

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The opening week of the NFL season provided a rough week for the betting public.

The house raked in massive wins on the backs of the marquee matchups. Many sportsbooks recorded a record number of bets being placed, and with new betting jurisdictions in place throughout the country, those numbers are projected to grow.

The underdogs set the tone, beginning with the Dallas cover on Thursday night, and continued all the way through the final upset victory by the Raiders on Monday Night Football. In total, underdogs finished a mind boggling 13-3 against the spread, resulting in big profits for those who build castles in the desert of Las Vegas.

Moneyline wagers provided the sportsbooks with massive wins due to upsets throughout the league. The sportsbook at PointsBet was one of the books who took advantage of the underdog wins. According to their numbers, over 90% of the moneyline cash was placed on the Packers in their matchup against the Saints. The Bills drew 82% of the moneyline handle against the Steelers, and Jacksonvilles upset win over the Texans came with the Jaguars drawing 72% of the moneyline cash.

As we turn the page to week 2 of NFL action, remember to not overreact to anything that happened in week 1. Its still too early to interpret any true trends or tendencies, so keep your risk low until we can start to make informed decisions as it relates to our bankroll management.

OHIO STATE (-14.5) vs. Oregon: This game was further proof that preseason polls in college football are meaningless. Oregon 35, Notre Dame 28 - LOSS

NOTRE DAME (-17.5) vs. Toledo: The Irish once again did just enough to win against a solid opponent. Toledo played their guts out and could be the best team in the state of Ohio. Notre Dame 32, Toledo 29 - LOSS

OVER (49) Eagles @ Falcons: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan appeared to be way past his prime in this one. The Eagles dominated the game from start to finish with no offensive contributions from Atlanta. Eagles 32, Falcons 6 - LOSS

GIANTS (+3) vs. Broncos: The Giants led 7-3 before the Broncos went on a 24-6 run to put the game away. Denver is now over .500 for the first time in nearly 3 years. Denver 27, Giants 13 - LOSS

OVER (12.5) Rushing yards by Patrick Mahomes (-120) - Browns @ Chiefs: Not even a couple kneel downs in victory formation could ruin this pick. 5 carries, 18 yards - WIN

OVER (249.5) Passing yards by Kyler Murray (-115) - Cardinals @ Titans: Murray threw the football all over the field and reached this number before the end of the 3rd quarter. 21 of 32 for289 passing yards - WIN

UNDER (45.5) Bengals @ Bears: The Bengals are riding high following their Week 1 upset over the Vikings. The Bears are still stinging after an uneven performance against the high-octane Rams. Look for the Bengals to deliver a heavy dose of Joe Mixon, while the Bears counter with heavy touches for David Montgomery. This will result in just enough time-consuming drives to keep this total under the projection.

COWBOYS (+3.5) @ Chargers: The Cowboys began their season with a crushing loss against the defending Super Bowl champs, despite leading with just over a minute remaining in the game. But their offense was prolific, even against the toughest front seven in the NFL. The Chargers slapped around an inferior Washington team and coasted to the win. Dallas has been decimated with injuries, and will ride the legs of running back Zeke Elliott in this one. Look for this game to be tight, with the Cowboys staying within the spread.

RAIDERS (+6.5) @ Steelers: In their season opener, the Steelers made it clear they are not ready to fade into mediocrity. They controlled the game against a very talented Buffalo squad and did so in convincing fashion. The Raiders pulled off a magical upset of the Ravens during a prime-time performance, causing many to stay up way past their bedtime. After facing Lamar Jackson last week, the Raiders will feel like they are going up against a statue in the form of Ben Roethlisberger. Look for the Steelers to win the game, but not by enough to cover this number.

PACKERS (-11) vs. Lions: Detroit pulled off a miraculous late back-door cover in their season opener, while the Packers were absolutely embarrassed on the road in New Orleans. Green Bay head coach Matt LaFleur is 6-0 following a regular season loss, and Aaron Rodgers has been grumpy all week while forced to answer questions about one of the worst performances of his career. This is the perfect recipe for the Packers to throttle the Lions at Lambeau Field. Look for Green Bay to take a healthy lead, and not take the foot off the throttle to ensure the cover.

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The Karnataka government on Friday tabled a bill in the assembly to ban online gambling or betting in the state and providing for a maximum imprisonment of three years or fine of up to Rs one lakh for any violation.

The Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was tabled in the assembly by Home Minister Araga Jnanendra.

The bill to amend the Karnataka Police Act of 1963 states games means and includes online games, involving all forms of wagering or betting, including in the form of tokens valued in terms of the money paid before or after the issue of it, or electronic means and virtual currency, electronic transfer of funds in connection with any game of chance.

However, it does not include lottery or wagering or betting on horse races run on any race course within or outside the state.

The Bill, in its statement of objects and reasons, says that it is considered to amend the 1963 Police Act to provide for enforcement of provisions of the Act, by making offences under certain sections as cognizable offence and non-bailable, except Section 87 (gaming in public streets), which is made cognizable and bailable.

It will include the use of cyberspace, including computer resources or any communication device as defined in Information Technology Act, 2000 in the process of gaming, to curb the menace of gaming through internet and mobile apps.

It provides for enhancing punishment for gaming to wean citizens away from the vice of gambling, extending to three years and fine up to Rs one lakh.

It said the punishment for the first offence would be six months imprisonment and fine of Rs 10,000, for the second, one year imprisonment and fine of Rs 15,000, and for the third offence, 18 months imprisonment and fine of Rs 20,000. Persons aiding or abetting such online gaming would also be punished, it added.

There is no extra expenditure involved in the proposed legislative measure, it said. Instruments of gaming include any article intended to be used as a means of gaming, including computers, computer system, mobile app, or internet or cyberspace, virtual platform, computer network, computer resource, any communication device, electronic applications, software and accessory, the bill said.

Also, means of online gaming, any document, register or record or evidence of any gaming in electronic or digital form, the proceeds of any online gaming or any winning or prize in money or otherwise distributed or intended to be distributed in respect of any gaming, it added.

The state government had in July informed the High Court, hearing a petition seeking a ban on all forms of online betting and gambling, that it had drafted a Bill.

Last November, Tamil Nadu had promulgated an ordinance banning online gambling, and earlier this year, Kerala too had imposed a ban on online rummy games.

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Streaming services such as Twitch and YouTube Live are now a significant part of popular entertainment. These sites host millions of live streamers and tens of millions of daily viewers.

Streamers broadcast their lives and activities often digital gaming to audiences who interact and chat with them in real-time. Twitch, the dominant streaming platform, also currently houses around 150 channels offering the live broadcasting of real-money slot machine gambling the most popular of these regularly receive over 100,000 views.

Slot streaming channels have recently made headlines. Well-known streamers have been racking up views and wagering and winning large sums of money. Criticism from other streamers has flowed in, such as Imane Pokimane Anys calling the hosted slots sites sketchy and ethically ambiguous. And Felix xQc Lengyel eventually ended his slots streaming, concerned he was addicted to gambling, and apologized for exposing his audience which included underage youth to gambling.

Research on Twitch is growing, particularly in relation to gambling streams. One of the first studies in this area found that approximately four per cent of adults in the United Kingdom watch gambling streams like the Twitch slot channels, compared to approximately 14 percent who actually play such slot machine games online. This study also found a correlation between watching gambling online and self-reported problem gambling, but cause and effect remain unclear.

Live gambling streams inspire some important ethical and regulatory discussions. The media outcryover these streams often points to the risk of exposing youth to gambling. Age-gating, or age verification, on Twitch or elsewhere is minimal. A streamer can indicate that the stream is intended for mature audiences, but this does not restrict any viewer from clicking Start Watching.

The decades-long norm of disregardingage-gating in digital games demonstrates how easy these sorts of barriers are to evade. This suggests new legal concerns for live streaming platforms that allow gambling to be broadcast.

A separate set of issues exist when it comes to transparency. Streamers may be committing malicious deception, or even outright fraud if they fail to disclose affiliations with the gambling sites at which they play.

For example, some sponsorship contracts may entitle the streamer to regular balance top ups. This involves a gambling site providing a free (or in casino terms, comped) account balance refresh. This practice raises questions regarding advertising standards, as well as the safety and mental health of the streamers themselves like xQcs concerns over a possible gambling addiction.

In addition, the underlying gambling activity itself could be illegal depending on the license status of the gambling website and geolocation of the streamer. Yet determining what is permitted is not always a simple task.

If the gambling website is hosted in one location, the streamer in another, and the viewers are located around the world, which local, national and international laws apply? Compound this with a variety of currencies like fiat, fungible crypto, non-fungible crypto, virtual currencies without cash value not all of which are legal tender for gambling in all jurisdictions, and the complexity of the situation becomes clear.

Twitchs community guidelines are nevertheless clear that streamers must follow relevant laws, that illegal content is prohibited and that the platform will take action via suspensions or bans following investigations of reported illegal gambling.

In mid-August, Twitch announced a creator update prohibiting sharing links and referral codes to slots, roulette, or dice games. The goal was preventing harm and scams created by questionable gambling services that sponsor content on Twitch. As a blanket prohibition, it does not discern between licensed and unlicensed gambling sites and does not include poker, another commonly streamed game.

With this range of issues, why do people watch live gambling streams? For people experiencing problems with their gambling, they might turn to casino streams to cope with cravings. On a recent podcast episode of All Bets Are Off, a gambling addiction recovery podcast, two men discussed using live gambling streams as part of their recovery.

Alternatively, interest in these streams may be unrelated to gambling cravings and focus on entertainment, excitement, or other gambling motivations like financial interests.

Our latest ongoing research explores viewing motives using data from Twitch live chat, alongside an analysis of the characteristics of Twitchs major slots stream videos.

LetsGiveItASpin is a popular streamer in the Slots category on Twitch and YouTube Live.

Technological innovation has always developed more quickly than government rules that govern any given space. As a result, activities like slots streaming fall into an area of uncertainty. Ultimately, it seems that consideration of consumer protection in this space cannot solely be a government-regulated effort.

Given the complexity of the jurisdictional rule and the potential harm that may arise from gambling, all stakeholders streamers, platforms, game developers, consumers themselves, parents, and more have a role to play in ensuring that games and their many means of play and broadcast are, as Twitch declares as its goal, a friendly, positive experience for our global community.

Broadcasting real-money gambling inevitably complicates the ethical practices of such a platform. Gambling live streams appear likely to become an increasingly important part of contemporary gambling practices in the years to come and merit the closest study.

Article by Brett Abarbanel, Director of Research, International Gaming Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Dimitrios Avramidis, Research Assistant, Centre for Gambling Research, University of British Columbia; Luke Clark, Director, Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, University of British Columbia, and Mark R Johnson, Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney

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The NFLs once-adamant stance against sports gambling not only has completely flipped in the past few years, but franchises such as the New York Jets are now eagerly seeking innovative ways to add new business partners.

Jackpocket, the first third-party app in the U.S. to provide a secure way to order official state lottery tickets, this week announced a multi-year partnership with the Jets establishing Jackpocket as the official digital lottery courier of the Jets.

Jackpocket provides fans with a new way to play the lottery. More than 20% of Jets fans play the lottery each week, according to a 2020 YouGov survey, and digital lottery winners are up 387% in the last year.

As the NFLs first digital lottery sponsorship, Jackpocket is proud to partner with the Jets, a New York institution, said Jackpocket CEO Peter Sullivan, a New Jersey native, in a statement. With 87% of Jets season ticket holders residing in New York or New Jersey, we are excited to introduce this dedicated fan base to a new, easy way to play for big lottery jackpots right from their phone.

Jets fans and Jackpocket players will have access to free lottery tickets in the Jackpocket mobile app, game-day activations at MetLife stadium and prizes, and VIP game experiences, such as free game tickets and on-field experiences.

Jackpocket will be integrated across a variety of Jets channels, including paid advertising, email, web, and social media. A Jackpocket-branded scratch-off game will be unveiled in the official Jets mobile app as well.

We are excited to bring Jets fans more experiences and opportunities through our partnership with Jackpocket, said Jeff Fernandez, vice president of business development and ventures for the Jets. From unique content to on-field experiences, we look forward to everything this partnership can offer our fans.

Jackpocket launched in New York in January 2021 after debuting in New Jersey in December 2019. Itprovides an alternate way to order official state lottery tickets for Powerball, Mega Millions, and Cash4Life. Jackpocket players have won nearly $65 million in lottery prizes to date, including five individual players who have won prizes of worth a million dollars or more.

The New York market has proven to be Jackpockets top state for sales, which means a Jets partnership makes particular sense. While the Jets havent played at Shea Stadium in Queens for nearly 40 years, season tickets have remained in the family over the years among families from Queens, Brooklyn, and Long Island even to this day.

The company is live in Arkansas, Colorado, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Washington, D.C. with more expansion coming in the next 12 months.

Earlier this month, the Jets announced that a 7,000-square-foot Fubo Sports Lounge is in the works for 2022.

The lounge will be designed in the classic casino-style sportsbook motif. In addition to being able to place wagers at the sportsbook, fans will be able to watch every NFL game and if grim preseason prognostications are correct, that could make the lounge a popular place for Jets fans who also have money down on out-of-town contests.

This partnership with Fubo Sportsbook is another major step for the New York Jets in our journey to prioritize engagement with our fan base, including the enhancement of their overall stadium experience on game day, Jeff Fernandez, the Jets vice president of business development and ventures, said in the release. With Fubo Sportsbook, Jets fans will be treated to their innovative mobile viewing and wagering platform, which will be brought to life at the dynamic new Fubo Sportsbook Lounge.

In reality, Jets (and Giants) fans have been able to wager legally from their seats at MetLife Stadium since the start of the 2018 season, thanks to New Jerseys legalization of numerous mobile sportsbooks. But an official lounge could entice older football fans who, as of yet, dont gamble and arent sure of where to go to wager.

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The Indianapolis Colts have finalized a deal with new sports betting partner WynnBet for a club space at Lucas Oil Stadium.

As part of the deal, the West Club at the stadium will be renamed the WynnBet Cluba 21-and-up sports bar on the club level. It will also feature a VIP area. Financial terms for the deal were not disclosed.

The multiyear deal comes a day after the franchise announced a partnership with Caesars for a lounge area focused on sports gambling in the former Blue Room on the main concourse.

As a sportsbook partner, WynnBet will have a lounge at Touchdown Town, the Colts pregame tailgate area, as well as a title sponsorship of the teams podcast. It will additionally get airtime on Colts game-day programming.

Former Colts standout linebacker Robert Mathis will also be a brand ambassador for WynnBet.

This partnership with WynnBet will help the Colts expand offerings, activities and events for our fans and customers and provide multiple new options for them to engage with the team, said Roger VanDerSnick, chief sales and marketing officer for the Colts. We also look forward to WynnBets presence in our television shows, podcasts and other digital and social platforms, which will allow us to touch even more fans, on gameday or otherwise.

Pro sports teams are rushing to embrace the fast-growing sports gambling market now that betting is legal in more than a dozen states.The opening weekend of the 2021 NFL season saw a record-breaking number online bets.

At least 58 million transactions took place across 18 states and Washington, D.C., from Thursday through Sunday, according to GeoComply Solutions, a company that verifies that most of the U.S. sports betting industry uses to verify that its customers are where they say they are. That represents a 126% increase from the same period of the 2020 NFL season

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Legislation designed to amend gambling laws in Northern Ireland for the first time in more than three decades has been introduced in the provinces legislature.

The Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Amendment) Bill passed the first of seven stages towards becoming law when it was presented by Deirdre Hargey, the Minister for Communities, this week. To become law, the bill must be passed before the expiration of the Assemblys current mandate in 2022.

The legislation, announced by Hargey earlier this year, would create new offences in relation to allowing children to play gaming machines, create powers to impose a statutory levy on gambling operators and establish a mandatory code of practice for those holding gambling licences.

The bill would update the Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985, the provinces most recent gambling legislation.

Hargey has described the bill as the first phase in a two-phased approach to reforming gambling law, with much larger legislation to deal with remaining issues such as online gambling regulation to be taken forward during a future mandate.

In an explanatory and financial memorandum published alongside the amendment bill, the Department for Communities said: The overarching objective of the bill is to address a number of specific anomalies with regard to the current regulation of land-based betting, gaming, lottery and amusement activities. It is also designed to strengthen existing regulatory protections for operators and consumers as well as young people and those who may be vulnerable to gambling harm.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) will debate and vote on the general principles of the bill in the coming days before it most likely progresses to the committee stage. The bill is then brought back to the Assembly for MLAs to debate and vote on the detail and any proposed amendments. If passed, it must then be cleared by the Secretary of State, who presents it for final Royal Assent.

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To play a casino game in many countries of the world, you can simply search for best online casino and click on one of the results. You can complete the registration process in a maximum of 5 minutes and get your first win in 10 minutes, it is that easy. Unfortunately, in some countries of the world, this is not that easy and can turn into a challenge in itself. Believe it or not, the United States of America is one of those countries. In a country that hosts Las Vegas, the gambling capital of the world, legal gambling is a real problem and something that is still not possible in most states. So, why does this happen? Is it illegal to gamble in the USA or are there other reasons? Below, we answer these questions and take a look at the strange situation of legal gambling in the US.

Most people (even most Americans) think gambling is prohibited in the US except for a few states. However, this is not the case: there is no federal law in the country prohibiting gambling. But there is also no law that says gambling is legal, so at the federal level, this issue remains in a gray area.

So why is gambling considered illegal in the US? This is due to a strange overlap of many local and federal laws. If we explain it in a list:

Now, do you understand why we said: not illegal but also not legal? There is no law in the US that says gambling is prohibited at the federal level, but many regulations make it almost impossible to do so in practice.

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act is still in effect, so we have no good news for online casinos. Although some states, such as New Jersey, allow this to a limited extent (companies with a land-based casino in the state may open a website with a limited number of games), we may have to wait for years to see legal online casinos at the federal level. The situation for legal sports betting is much better: after The Supreme Courts decision in 2018, many states legalized sports betting. You can see a complete list of them in the table below.

This table shows the current situation (2021), and we predict that many other states will legalize sports betting before the year ends. After all, legalized gambling is both a source of income for states and helps the fight against organized crime.

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