Sentence examples for stake limit from inspiring English sources

The £2 maximum stake limit is designed to stop compulsive gamblers from harming themselves and their families.

The government said Tuesday it was inclined to place Qantas on a "level playing field" to compete with rivals, raising the foreign stake limit to 40.0% on Wednesday.

"What it means is that the most you could bet would be £6 per minute on a FOBT, but you could bet four times as much per minute on a pub fruit machine (£24) or eight times as much on an arcade machine (£48)." A £2 stake limit means "customers will simply go to other venues with fewer controls and move online".

He cites the Gambling Commission's own advice that "the underlying causes of gambling-related harm are many and complex in nature" and that a very low FOBT stake limit would make it a "softer" form of gambling than is available in arcades, bingo halls and pubs.

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These players will have their stakes limited, so that the firms serve their basic function as a bookmaker, even though potential returns could be limited to loose change.

Alibaba today announced that it has made a strategic investment into Mei.com, a flash sales site; and it has increased its stake in Singapore Post Limited (SingPost).

Today the company, gearing up for an IPO in the U.S., announced that it would invest 312.5 million Singapore dollars (U.S. $249 million) to take a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post Limited (SingPost).

Today the company, gearing up for an IPO in the U.S., announced that it would invest 312.5 million Singapore dollars (U.S. $249 million) to take a 10.35% stake in Singapore Post Limited (SingPost).

Alibaba's other recent cross-border e-commerce initiatives, most of which are designed to bring foreign brands to consumers in China, include a strategic investment in Mei.com, a flash sales site, and an increased stake in Singapore Post Limited to grow its international logistics network.