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Employment training for scores of Atlantic City's laid off casino workers started today in attempt to help participants land new jobs or start new careers, according to reports. Funded by federal grants, the reemployment initiative will be held at Atlantic Cape Community College Atlantic City campus providing small group and one-on-one job training sessions, the Press of Atlantic City reports. The training is part of the $29.4 million Nation Emergency Grant New Jersey received in January. On Wednesday, a Wall...
Provinces are jumping into online gaming, but we look at whether the numbers make sense A number of governments are moving into the online gambling space. But the gains to be had don't necessarily outweigh the costs, financial or otherwise, gambling researchers say. (Beck Diefenbach/Reuters) Online gambling, to a cash-hungry province, must look like a ripe piece of fruit just waiting to be plucked. The logic is easy to see. Gambling on the internet is already happening, so why shouldn't...
“The gambling boom has combined with technology to attract more less skilled users.” Online gambling is seen as beneficial to most associated with the gaming industry—from platform vendors, to gaming providers, to casino corporations, to users, all the way to the state governments that regulate online activity. Goodbye Intelligence However, the market dynamics of the online format is catching one stakeholder between the sides: the intelligent gambler. The sophisticated millennial generation savvy with tech tools and conditioned to rapid calculations...
The tide keeps turning for online gambling across Europe, with significant developments yielding mixed indications in Greece, Russia, and France. Greek Online Gambling Legislation Update In Greece, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis voiced support the introduction of gambling legislation for the country's economy. Left-wing party Syriza seeks to bail out the country economically through offering online gambling. For Greece, this bailout means utilizing added online gambling revenue to maintain economic levels that keep European Aid flowing into the country, and keeps...
Given the dynamic technology developments and the dramatic shift toward mobile use in the past few years, it’s safe to say that mobile gambling market will grow at a faster pace than ever. (By Ebbe Groes, CEO and co-founder, EveryMatrix) The spread of wi-fi and the explosion of the smartphone and tablet markets will definitely bring mobile gambling to the forefront, thus changing the online gambling market forever. In the last few years, the spread of internet access has made...
