· The latest problem to face the Phillipines? Gambling lords have set up shop in graveyards. Cutting out the middleman for non-paying debtors said to be behind this latest consolidation. [Sun Star]
· Australians were said to have spent $17.4 billion on gambling in the past year, outpacing Iran by nearly $17.4 billion. [NineMSN]
· 41 people were caught gambling at the site of a former prostitution ring in Ahmedabad, India this weekend. And to think, if it wasn’t for the abject poverty, rampant leprosy, and recent gambling crackdown, we were thinking of Spring Break Ahmedabad in 2006. [Hindustan Times]
· A town called Middlesbrough in the UK is bidding to become the home of England’s only 150M pound super casino, creating 2,000 jobs for the area. One can only pray their benefits package includes dental. [Casino Times]
· Betfair will soon let Australian punters wager on a horse to lose? Any opportunity you can find to fade our picks on Australian racing, jump on it. [The Australian]
· In what can only be described as Lollapalooza-meets-Burning-Man-meets-British-gamblers-celebrating-the-almighty-dollar, we’d like to introduce you to “LoSt VaGUeNeSS.” [Wessex Scene]