Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 9, 2008	Bahamas: Minister Rejects National Lottery Suggestion To Fund Education In The Islands
Education Minister Rejects Nat’l Lottery Suggestion: By Viraj Perpall - Nassau, Bahamas: Minister of Education Carl Bethel has denied that the government plans to establish a national lottery over the next 10 years to fund education in The Bahamas. The statement that the...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 4, 2008	Bahamian Pastors: Legalizing gambling in The Bahamas would only cause more impoverishment and would add to the nation’s social ills
Pastors Scoff At Plan For Nat’l Lottery: By Viraj Perpall - Nassau, Bahamas: A group of pastors on Tuesday scoffed at a bid by education officials to fund education’s future needs through a national lottery. The most recent draft of a new plan for education – which was obtained...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 11, 2008	A Call To Legalize Gambling In The Bahamas For Locals
Legalize Gambling, D’Aguilar Urges: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: Businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar has a simple solution to the illegality of Bahamians who are intent on flaunting the law and gambling: legalize it. He advanced the position Monday that the government should remove...... [view]

Posted By:  oliebol Posted On:  Nov 19, 2007	Antigambling Home Wrecker
I have been copping a fair bit of flack about my "extreme Anti-gambling stance" as some papers would put it, because I want to "ban pokies" and "ruin" the lives of people that work within the industry. Don't get me wrong I would really like to see a significant reduction in the amount of poker...... [view]

Posted By:  oliebol Posted On:  Oct 23, 2007	Pokie Power?
Gambling is one of those things that really get me fired up. My I attended a Salvation Army church that has a rehabilitation centre attached to it. Therefore a lot of my friends have been through the rehabilitation service. On top of the addiction issues that a lot of them face gambling is a...... [view]

Posted By:  Morphix Posted On:  Nov 2, 2007	More Gaming Crack
In the previous post I discussed the fact that addiction and enjoyment are not the same thing, and I cited several games who have the addiction (if not also the enjoyment) down square.  What I did not talk about is how exactly you go about making that happen. Casinos have boiled one...... [view]