Sentence examples for widespread gambling from inspiring English sources

The parallel universe of widespread gambling has been in full swing during the N.C.A.A. basketball tournament, whose championship game is Monday night.

The sport had professional racing officials, starting chutes, disputes at law, accusations of doping horses, widespread gambling (spectators wore their favourite company's colour), and riots.

It is hard to answer that except to say that information about high-street betting shops and other physical sites raises the profile of more widespread gambling issues as well.

"Much of the N.B.A.'s claim centers on its desire to recoup legal fees for an investigation of the activities of other referees and to address widespread gambling by referees, all of which has nothing to do with Mr. Donaghy," Lauro wrote.

But everyone knows that widespread gambling takes place today, so any integrity-related issues are already part of the picture.

Carroll resigned after she was interviewed as part of an ongoing investigation into an alleged widespread gambling ring.

There is widespread speculation among gambling analysts, Sullivan County officials and some dissident Mohawks that Arthur M. Goldberg, chief executive of Park Place, is intent on delaying and derailing a Sullivan County casino to protect his Atlantic City casinos, which generate 30percentt of the company's profits.

Strained by financial woes, population exodus, widespread addiction (predatory gambling, alcohol, opioids), and two natural disasters, the island is entering a pivotal time.

Well into the next century, the company's main product was hanafuda — cards made from crushed mulberry bark and lavishly illustrated with symbols such as animals and flowers — which replaced the painted seashells that the Japanese had traditionally used and which became widespread in Japan for gambling.

The widespread proliferation of electronic gambling machines and improvements to their design have contributed to rising levels of gambling-related harm including harms associated with addictive behaviour and other impacts on health and wellbeing.

Ljotić criticized the widespread practice of alcoholism, gambling and sexual decadence found amongst volunteers.