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The government says that our gambling industry is the most heavily regulated in the world.
But new laws have made casinos easier to join and an explosion in online poker has tempted millions into betting from home.
In the UK we spend at least £1 billion every week on gambling and, as Real Story’s Vanessa Collingridge reports, many are struggling to get the help they need.
This programme follows three gamblers as they strive to shake off their addiction.
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A bid for a major casino licence for a resort town in Dorset has been submitted to the government.
Bournemouth’s bid for one of the eight large casino licences will now be considered by an advisory panel.
The decision to apply for the licence was taken even though two thirds of the borough’s own citizens panel were said to be against it.
If the town’s application is successful a casino with 40 gaming tables and 150 machines could be approved next year.
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Las Vegas Sands Corp has said it will invest $3.6bn if it wins the contract for Singapore’s first casino.
The cash would make the waterfront entertainment resort "possibly one of the most expensive… ever proposed", Sands said in a statement.
Sands was one of four groups to submit bids to the government for the Marina Bay supercasino, with others including US rivals MGM Mirage and Harrah’s.
Tourism officials are expected to name the winning contract later this year.
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Blackpool’s application to build the UK’s only "super casino" has been submitted to the authorities.
More than 20,000 jobs and £2bn of investment would pour into the region if the resort’s bid is successful, councillors have said.
The document outlining its case was being posted to the Casino Advisory Panel ahead of Friday’s deadline.
The panel will shortlist locations before making a recommendation to the culture secretary at the end of 2006.
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Final bids to build and run a $3bn (£1.7bn) super-casino in Singapore must be in by Wednesday, with US giant MGM Mirage said to be the main favourite.
The eventual winner for the scheme - one of the most expensive casino projects of all time - will be chosen by the government in the summer.
Singapore has said it will be looking for the "wow" factor of each scheme.
It wants the waterfront facility to become an emblem for the city-state, on a par with the Sydney Opera House.
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Councillors have voted in favour of a large casino to be built in a Nottinghamshire town.
Members of Mansfield District Council agreed the authority should bid for a licence for the large development with a small casino as a reserve option.
Members of the authority voted in favour of the bid at a meeting of full council on Monday evening.
The government will issue licences for one super casino, eight large sites and eight smaller developments in Britain.
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This year’s World Cup is going to see a "seismic increase" in gambling … and that’s on top of betting on Big Brother and online poker. Has the UK become a nation of gamblers?
This summer, £1bn is going to be staked in bets on the World Cup.
That’s the prediction from Professor Leighton Vaughan Williams, a government adviser on gambling and head of the Betting Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, says gamblers in the UK are set to gamble an unprecedented amount on this year’s biggest sporting event.
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The people of Guildford have voted overwhelmingly against having a casino, according to a council-backed survey.
In a MORI survey of almost 1,400 residents 80% said they did not want a casino in their town.
Following the result Guildford Borough Council also voted against having a casino although planning permission for one is still in place.
The council’s licensing chairman David Wright said it would be three years before the policy will be reviewed.
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As Kempton Park Racecourse in south-west London prepares to reopen on Saturday after an £18.8m redevelopment, horseracing is now running at a gallop to retain its leading place in the UK gambling sector.
With Ascot Racecourse also reopening after a giant redevelopment in June, horseracing is upping its game to compete more effectively for the public’s betting money.
In recent years, horseracing’s biggest new challenge has been the explosion in internet casinos.
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Plans to build a "super casino" in Blackpool have passed their first milestone, by getting the full backing of the local council.
Roy Fisher, Blackpool Council leader, said it was "one of the most important decisions the council will make".
The town is putting forward a bid to the Casino Advisory Panel for the UK’s only super casino resort.
The council’s "masterplan" for the resort’s future has been backed by the North West Regional Development Agency.
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