Early writers on probability had explained how the ‘house advantage’ didn’t need to be large for a gambling enterprise to profit enormously. But gamblers and gambling operators were slow to catch on.
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The rise of sports betting has made gambling addiction a bigger issue on college campuses, but there are steps universities can take to address it.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
The NSW Crime Commission says cashless gambling cards are needed to stop billions of dollars of ‘dirty money’ being funnelled through NSW pokie venues,
State and territory governments dependent on gambling revenues seem loathe to shut down casinos despite criminal activity.
Fixing the culture of individual casino operators is one thing. Fixing the political culture that allowed them to run amok is another.
Australian governments appear to implicitly accept that illegality comes with the territory of legal casinos.
Monte Carlo simulations can predict different potential outcomes because they provide for the presence of random variables or elements.
Crown Resorts has plumbed astonishing ethical and moral depths in pursuit of profits. Private equity giant Blackstone is also chasing a profit – from redeeming Crown’s reputation.
Whether the Victorian royal commission leads to a more responsible gambling industry depends on the recommendations the state government has kicked down the road.
Crown Resorts’ contribution to Victoria is at the core of its attempts to keep its casino licence. But the costs of it keeping the casino may well be greater
Helen Coonan’s evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne shows how entrenched the gaming company’s cutlural problems are.
Evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown’s Melbourne casino shows the emptiness of ‘responsible gambling’ strategies.
James Packer’s Barangaroo tower has not just changed Sydney’s skyline. It has changed the whole planning system.
Navajo voters helped Joe Biden ‘flip’ Arizona for the Democrats.
Crown Resorts has been told to delay opening its Barangaroo casino until NSW regulators decide if it is fit to hold the casino licence.
Cosy personal relationships among the corporate elite abound. So what makes an independent director actually independent?
After the news media move on from a major disaster site, rebuilding continues for years.
A public inquiry into money laundering underway in British Columbia holds out hope for reform, but the problems run deep.
About 47 million adults in the US are expected to gamble on March Madness this year. A growing share of the bets will actually be legal.
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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DBA Candidate, The University of Western Australia
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Penn State
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Professor of Economics, College of Charleston
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Lecturer in Social Anthropology, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Law, Temple University
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