TheTeapot Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 French football journalist Philippe Auclair, who has voiced his concern about gambling in football for a long time now, has written a piece about things. You can read it here http://josimarfootball.com/the-trillion-dollar-gambling-game/ The Isle of Man does not come out of that terribly well. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyone Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Gambling can be dangerous. So can drinking , so do we shut all the pubs and ban booze. It’s about perspective in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanShimmin Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 5 minutes ago, Anyone said: Gambling can be dangerous. So can drinking , so do we shut all the pubs and ban booze. It’s about perspective in the end. Didn't we close the borders? How did the bets get in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 8 minutes ago, Anyone said: Gambling can be dangerous. So can drinking , so do we shut all the pubs and ban booze. It’s about perspective in the end. This isn't about gambling though, if you read the article. It's about potential money laundering and related topics. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyone Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Just now, Roger Mexico said: This isn't about gambling though, if you read the article. It's about potential money laundering and related topics. If I wanted to launder money I’d buy a lot of pubs. And burger vans. I did not read the article as I read it as a moral issue. On that I have no view as if you want to gamble then do so or drink then do so. Both activities have long standing connection to criminal behavior. That’s just life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, TheTeapot said: French football journalist Philippe Auclair, who has voiced his concern about gambling in football for a long time now, has written a piece about things. You can read it here http://josimarfootball.com/the-trillion-dollar-gambling-game/ The Isle of Man does not come out of that terribly well. That's quite a tale. The facilitation this Island provides through its tax status, and the figures involved are phenomenal... 1 hour ago, Anyone said: I did not read the article as I read it as a moral issue. On that I have no view as if you want to gamble then do so or drink then do so. Both activities have long standing connection to criminal behavior. Why not make yourself a beverage and spend 20 minutes reading it and then decide. 1 hour ago, Roger Mexico said: This isn't about gambling though, if you read the article. It's about potential money laundering and related topics. And very interesting it is too. If it is all factual and correct, The ease of facilitation and enablement of extended global criminal enterprise to hide the proceeds of organised crime, be it assets from drugs, sex-trafficking, racketeering etc., seems to be ignored, as it has been for decades on the Island. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apple Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Really good read actually. Brings a lot of the the hidden out into the open. And yes, the Isle of Man does not come out well (when does it ever when it comes to issues such as this). It's not just here thought. Several banks throughout the world have been "caught" moving money around the system (HSBC etc) suspected of being from dubious sources. The amounts in the article are obscene though and the naturalisation of younger football fans to engage in betting is very worrying. For me, gambling is the worst addiction in terms of the damage it can cause beyond those who are actually gambling. And there are rarely any signs physically or mentally when it is spiralling out of control. Mind you, wasn't it John Major who started the Lottery. and started a whole new gambling culture in the UK. From seedy shops and on course betting it became socially acceptable in most peoples lives to queue up now in garages and shops just to buy lottery tickets, scratch cards and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 Guess which local gobshite made himself look silly on the authors tweet? Probably start deleting as usual. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 corrin or callister ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amadeus Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 As someone who's been in the industry for almost twenty years now, here and in Manila, it looks like an interesting article that appears well researched and goes beyond anything I've seen published before. I need a coffee and read that a couple more times. Complex topic with multiple angles and a lot to take in. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 4 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Guess which local gobshite made himself look silly on the authors tweet? Probably start deleting as usual. Becoming local, you mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 the advertising of sports betting will inevitably go the same way as cigarette advertising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 The biggest contributor to government coffers is gambling & what contribution do Iom government make to fund gambling addiction on Island? ZERO ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Banker said: The biggest contributor to government coffers is gambling. THATS NOT TRUE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Surely the GMP are the greatest contributors to government coffers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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