Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Backgammon Guide, games
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Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that is, to move all fifteen checkers off the board. The oldest [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 18th, 2008 under Asia, Business, Casinos, European Union, Gambling industry, Investments, Las Vegas, Macau, Online Gambling, Predictions, Research, Sports Betting
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Gambling revenue will grow to $155 billion in 2012 from a 2007 revenue of $114 billion with an annually rate of 6.5 percent per year, says PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in a report released this week.
Asia, and especially Macau, will be the world’s fastest growing gambling region.
In accordance with this report, the US revenue [...]