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Gambling
on an outcome - 9th April 2009
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Queensland's
Sunshine Coast A Big Winner For Lottery Sector; Punters
To Win Homes Via BoysTown Gambling...
It's
steal from the rich to give to the poor! Ok, not exactly,
but read on and you will get the drift soon enough.
The Sunshine Coast has long been regarded as a prize
location by local residents, but now a range of national
and state lottery organisations are taking notice.
BoysTown Lotteries recently unveiled a million-dollar
home in Buderim as its latest prize home offering.
Located at 22 Orme Rd, the home is part of a prize
package worth more than $1.5 million. It is arguably
one of Buderim’s most beautiful homes, according
to BoysTown’s general manager fundraising Keith
Coventry. "Our previous lottery prize home was
in Nerang (Gold Coast) and the one before that was
in Rainbow Bay (Coolangatta). Now we find ourselves
in Buderim on the Sunshine Coast. When deciding on
a prize home, we look at the property itself and then
the desirability of the location and the features
of the area," Coventry said. "I think the
thing about Buderim is that you are close to the beach,
but you also have those great views over the ocean
and the coastline. I guess you get the best of both
worlds. "The Buderim home has been particularly
popular and the retail sales have been very strong."
Yet another contender in the Coast’s prize pool
is a home in Mount Coolum, raising funds for the Mater
Foundation as part of the Mater Prize Home Lottery.
Also sporting a million-dollar price tag, the home
is located at 47 Boardwalk Blvd in Coolum’s Boardwalk
Estate. Twin Waters is the site of Surf Life Saving
Lottery’s prize home, which is valued at more
than $750,000. The three-bedroom home at Lot 4 Ameen
Cct comes with $41,832 in furniture and electrical,
along with 12 months paid council rates. Coventry
said funds raised from the BoysTown lottery would
assist the Kids Helpline service, which was in particular
demand since the recent floods. "Kids Helpline
is certainly taking a lot more calls from kids who
are worried about the impacts of the floods, or who
have been affected by the floods. A lot of people
are seeking assistance with the mental health aspects
of this natural disaster, so I think that is certainly
going to be the focus of much of our fundraising over
the coming months." The money raised from Mater
lotteries help funds medical research teams and the
purchase of life-saving medical equipment, as well
as supporting patients and families. Surf Life Saving
lotteries assist Surf Life Saving clubs around the
country. Aussies, feeling lucky. Go on, give them
a go, and you know the money is going to a good place,
if you don't happen to win. Mind you, feel welcome
to check out the slots, poker, bingo and other casino
games showcased on the portal also. BoysTown Lottery
will set you back a bit, while at Media Man partners
like PartyGaming, many games can be played for free
or for money. The choice if yours. Hours of entertainment
for young and old - just kidding, check legalities
but most counties insist you are at least 18 years
old to gamble, and that includes from lottery to poker
to slots, ok crew!
News
Wrestlers
and Arnold Schwarzenegger Gambling, Poker Connection
- 4th May 2009
(Credit:
Gambling911)
Ric
Flair recently signed a deal to be a spokesperson
for the lottery in the Carolinas... The Shelby, NC
Star ran a story noting that Ric, David, and Reid
Flair are scheduled to appear on Saturday at the Rec
Center for a charity show to raise for the Shelby
City Parks and Police Department. If he attends this
would be Reid's first public appearance since his
arrest last weekend.
"This
is of course totally the opposite direction to Jesse
Ventura's stance on gambling, at least publicly,"
notes Media Man,
Greg Tingle.
Tingle
made reference to Ventura's support of an online gambling
enterprise, BetUS.com, where he was a paid spokesperson
for more than two years. Interestingly enough, the
state of Minnesota for which Ventura served as Governor,
announced last week it will try to block access to
online gambling websites from citizens of that state.
Then
there is California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
a one time friend of both men, who reportedly would
support an initiative in his state to legalize online
poker.
In
November 2004, an advertisement began airing in California
featuring Ventura. In it, Ventura voices his opposition
to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's policies regarding
Native American casinos, the very casinos that stand
in the way of the proposed poker legislation. Schwarzenegger
and Ventura have not spoken in years, according to
reports.
In
September 2005, Ventura announced on The Mike Malloy
Show that he was leaving the U.S. and planned to "have
an adventure". In late October 2005, he went
on the The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch and reiterated
that he was leaving the U.S. due to, among other things,
censorship. He has since moved to Baja California,
Mexico.
Lotto
loss hits agents, by James Campbell - 11th March 2009
(Credit:
Herald Sun)
Documents
leaked to the Sunday Herald Sun reveal the dire plight
of Intralot's lotto agents.
Hundreds
of documents show that between the end of September
last and January, 204 of the company's 769 agents
- who each paid between $8000 and $10,000 for their
licences - lost money each week selling the company's
products.
Another
196 agents each made less than $22 a week from selling
Intralot's Keno, Lucky Lines, Bingo and scratchies.
The
worst performing product was Lucky Lines, which averaged
only $44 a week across all the agencies. Sales of
Bingo have also been a disaster for the company, with
agents averaging only $53 in sales each week.
The
best performer was the company's scratchies, which
averaged $1287 in sales.
The
documents show many agencies went weeks without selling
a single Lucky Lines, Bingo or Keno ticket.
The
revelations come as a group of lotto agents is considering
taking legal action against the Greek gambling giant.
"We've
spoken to lawyers and are working out our next step,"
an agent said yesterday.
Intralot's
Australian chief John Katakis said on Thursday that
two-thirds of the company's agents were now making
money.
But
Lotto Agents Association of Victoria chief Peter Judkins
rejected the claim, saying the Sunday Herald Sun's
figures were consistent with what his members had
been telling him.
"They
appear to be in line with the anecdotes we've been
hearing," he said.
"There
are approximately 300 to 400 retailers who are nowhere
near covering their costs."
Rebecca
Harrison, a spokeswoman for Gaming Minister Tony Robinson,
said he met regularly with stakeholders.
"In
a meeting with LAAV this week, the minister noted
agents' concerns about Intralot's performance,"
she said.
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