Sentences with phrase «other than gambling»

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DraftKings and other daily fantasy sites, including FanDuel, are able to charge money to enter contests and skirt online gambling laws because they're considered games of skill rather than luck.

Read the prospectus carefully and pay special attention to: · The company's operating status — If the company has not begun operations or derives the bulk of revenues and earnings from sources other than its primary business, it is an outright gamble.

With the ability to support multiple cryptocurrencies and tokens, including Ethereum and Litecoin gambling, our platform can offer you more than any other casino with Bitcoin.

«There is no investment value other than price, so you're always just gambling on what others will pay,» he said.

It may be true that the substance in question (alcohol, drugs, gambling, etc) are handled differently in the brain than other non-addicts but so what?

Too many permutations to know for sure, but more signs that Elway sees his role as a gambling alchemist, sharper than the league's other GMs.

There is no need to gamble at time of the league, let give Maitland - Niles a chance and i know he will perform well in that position than other crop of players for that position.

As far as I remember Paul Merson was infamous for being addicted to gambling, cocaine and alcohol during his time as an Arsenal player, and it certainly sounds like he had had a few when he ranted about Wenger not buying anyone other than Petr Cech this summer.

In addition, you can't compare our past situation to the other clubs, we don't rely on the owner's money, during our financial struggle we couldn't afford to gamble cash on a DiMaria, Arshavin was proof enough that it was better to be safe than sorry.

Aside from fantasizing about seizing the Ginty from his bag and using it to commit parricide; aside from spending the weekend concealing my politics from my dad's gin - blossomed, tartan - blazered classmates; other than being treated by my wife, Laura, upon my return, like a man who had blown two weeks wages on a drinking and gambling binge, I could not have had a better time.

Books are more than happy to calculated gambles putting themselves on the side of sharp money allowing liability to mount on the other side.

More of a gamble than the other options here.

«If there's going to be more than one casino in the metropolitan area, then we should not deprive the upstate communities,» Bonacic said in a panel discussion at the Saratoga Institute on Racing & Gaming Law that attracted about 100 lawyers, lobbyists and others tied to the racing and gambling industry.

That said, some types of gambling are more risky than others and FOBT's seem to be one of the products most associated with harm at present.

Robb Smith, Executive Director of Interfaith Impact of New York State and a member of the Coalition of Gambling in New York, said that because gambling already exists in Saratoga, also home to the iconic flat track, the arrival of a casino could have less of a negative impact than in otheGambling in New York, said that because gambling already exists in Saratoga, also home to the iconic flat track, the arrival of a casino could have less of a negative impact than in othegambling already exists in Saratoga, also home to the iconic flat track, the arrival of a casino could have less of a negative impact than in other areas.

Because of the presence of Saratoga Race Course in the summer, we believe most local communities are more accepting of gambling than other parts of the state.

«Our work clearly shows that pathological gambling runs in families at a rate higher than for many other behavioral and psychiatric disorders,» says Donald W. Black, MD, professor of psychiatry in the UI Carver College of Medicine.

Gambling is a widespread activity: 73 % of people in the UK report some gambling involvement in the past year and around 50 % play games other than the National Gambling is a widespread activity: 73 % of people in the UK report some gambling involvement in the past year and around 50 % play games other than the National gambling involvement in the past year and around 50 % play games other than the National Lottery.

Gamblers have a strong illusion of control and they believe in luck more than others when they gamble.

According to a recent news story, Senator Kevin Ranker, a Democrat representing Orcas Island, introduced a bill that asks state officials and game developers to figure out whether loot boxes and other similar game mechanics are nothing more than a form of gambling that takes advantage of children.

The gamble — which also re-teamed the Coens with No Country producer Scott Rudin — paid off handsomely: True Grit grossed more than twice as much as any of their other films and received Academy Award nominations in a remarkable 10 categories.

Usually you and a buddy hit the Vegas strip to gamble, drink and other more less than savory acts.

It's a gamble that never quite pays off: the film feels unguided by anyone other than its subjects, and the kids eagerly take over, sort of like that projector scene in Gremlins 2, I guess.

I certainly took a gamble by beginning the story in the way I did: chronologically, the book begins at the end of the story, so at this point we have no clear idea of why Glyver has felt it necessary to take the life of a completely innocent man, other than as a vaguely described preparation for the murder of his enemy.

It's a lot like gambling: You can take a chance on one or the other, but you have much more control over one than the other.

You are eligible to itemize deductions if your gambling losses plus all other itemized expenses are greater than the standard deduction for your filing status.

I am learning to like the stock market, although I was only limiting my investments to index funds for a long time, as I didn't want to take the time to research investments well enough to make investing something other than a casino gamble.

Or, on the other, maybe you felt peer - pressured to spend more than you wanted to or to gamble with your money, such as through a game of credit card roulette to pay off a tab.

In other words, you need to preserve your trading capital for high - probability price action setups, rather than blowing it on random gambles in the market.

You get 1 % cash back with no limits or restrictions (other than for what may be considered cash forwarding, such as ATM withdrawals, gambling and so forth).

Gambling, addiction and exploitation are serious social issues and behaviourist games skirt closer to them than any other kind.

Other than the usual Pay - to - Win complaints, which have been common for years now, the big question is now whether these loot boxes constitute a form of gambling or not.

According to a recent news story, Senator Kevin Ranker, a Democrat representing Orcas Island, introduced a bill that asks state officials and game developers to figure out whether loot boxes and other similar game mechanics are nothing more than a form of gambling that takes advantage of children.

And rather than visiting individual galleries — and perhaps discovering new talent — collectors are focusing on market - tested trophy works carried by major dealers; are sometimes buying from Instagram or other online images without seeing the work in person; and are less willing to gamble on the emerging artists represented by small and midsize galleries.

The player is essentially gambling because they do not know what they will get, and often it is the case that the player was after a rare item that drops at a much lower rate than others.

For some time now, we've read about law firms instituting hiring freezes, relying on lateral hires rather than gambling on recent graduates, or even laying off lawyers and other support staff.

The life insurance company would be taking a much greater gamble than they would with our other example with Jim.

If one of them hits you, you may have no recourse other than attempting to sue successfully, a time - consuming and costly gamble.

Playing off of a setting deeper into the Wild West era than the first game could provide towns full of bandits, gambling towns, a central area for lawmen and several other Wild West staples.

Investing in an initial coin offering (ICO) is a bit of a gamble in and of itself, so it's fitting that more gambling and gaming companies have raised money via the fundraising method than any other category.

This model allows players to receive a return higher than the returns offered by any other platform and gives them a fairer gambling experience.

Although the major focus of this paper is on personality aspects that contribute to gambling problems, one can not dismiss environmental factors, which in some cases may be more influential than one's personality and other possible genetic influences.

No other disorder has a higher rate of suicide than problem gambling.

We believe investigating the effects of internet - delivered treatments are particularly relevant for rural populations, 27 as these communities typically struggle to access counselling opportunities, 28 and the rates of problematic gambling are sometimes higher for rural persons than the Albertan average.2 Furthermore, given that most telemedicine applications in Alberta are focused on delivering training or non-clinical services, 28 and that the government of Alberta may legalise on - line gambling in the near future, gambling harm and treatment need are likely to increase for rural and remote Albertans.29 Also, as gambling and the internet are ubiquitous phenomena in western countries, this study may be relevant to other rural and remote jurisdictions.

That's right, it is a gamble when a client hires a real estate salesperson; the sales person has influenced the client to take a gamble on him / her, all without investing anything of substance other than agreeing to some terms to be met when and «if» a transaction takes place... without any negative spin - off problems taking place.

You will be surprised at how happy and well - off you really are, because you are better off than 85 % of the world's population simply by virtue of living in Canada and enjoying its social safety net, health care system etc. and personal income opportunities (other than those income «opportunities» as pursued via gambling; i.e., trying to time the real estate boom / bust cycles).