Gambling News by House of Odds

Taipei - Taiwan is set to announce the issuer of sports lottery on Monday to prepare to launch sports gambling next year. The Ministry of Finance held the final selection meeting Monday to review the application from three finalists, and is expected .Taiwan to launch Sports Gambling to stimulate economy (EARTHtimes.org)

Taipei - Taiwan's Taipei Fubon Bank on Monday won the bid to become the first-ever issuer of sports lottery tickets when the island launches sports gambling next year, officials said. Taipei Fubon Bank has been rated as the top among the three candi.Taipei Fubon Bank wins bid to issue sports lottery tickets - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)

Professional sports handicappers don't deal in absolutes. They don't have the luxury. If an NFL team is favored by a touchdown in a particular game, for example, fans and non-gambling pundits tend to chalk it up as a victory for the favorite even before the game is played.Jeff Haney tells why pro sports handicappers think differently from fans and pundits who don't gamble (Las Vegas Sun)

Q: We're a sports equipment company with offices in southeast U.S. cities. Sometimes our offices organize and bet on fantasy leagues for major sports like football and baseball.Does fantasy gambling violate law? (Miami Herald)

Do you lose time from work due to gambling? Are you reluctant to use gambling money for normal expenditures? Do you often gamble until your last pound is gone?Helping gambling addicts would be a better bet than hysteria (Daily Telegraph)

Professional sports players have been warned that they face two-year jail sentences if they break new laws that come into force under the Gambling Act today.Gambling players must learn to deal with two years inside (Guardian Unlimited)