Korean Americans disturbed by the Casino Buses

There has been a growing concern among Korean Americans regarding the increasing number of casino buses which encourage people especially senior citizens to gamble.

According to Korea Times, the casino buses offer ride from New York and Connecticut and vice versa. The shuttle service is essentially free because the passengers pay much more than the ride. The ticket for the shuttle service cost from $15 to $40. Along with the ride, the passenger will also enjoy buffet coupons care of the casino and some game money tickets which cost $20 to $40. 

A lot of people are now choosing these mobile casinos especially Korean and Chinese American senior citizens. They prefer the mobile casino as a means of transportation because of the free perks they get from the casino and at the same a way for them to relieve their boredom. Unfortunately, the effects are not all positive because there are increasing cases of gambling addiction in the community.

The people in the community are now having concerns regarding the promotion of casino and gambling through the shuttle buses. They worry that the casino buses might be the cause of gambling addictions especially to the senior citizens. The senior citizens might end up relieving their boredom through gambling and would end up losing great amounts of money. 

Because of gambling, some senior citizens end up without money and welfare benefits that eventually would lead to them being homeless. According to Lee, a bus rider, he has witnessed himself the negative effects of the casino buses to many elderly people. He said that he knew a senior who got used to going to casinos to have something to do but ended up being addicted to gambling, lost all the money he saved and was divorced by his wife. 

“Excessive gambling can have debilitating effects on people” according to Regina Kim, the executive director of the Korean Family Counseling and Research Center. She said that being addicted to gambling because of escaping boredom and relieving stress can lead to domestic abuse and even divorce. According to her, these kinds of problems require the help of community to come up with community-level solutions.

Stakes of the US Olympic Basketball Team in London 2012 Olympic Betting

The US Olympic basketball team has always been a favorite in Olympics. The famous National Basketball Association players mostly play for the United States. Thus, the NBA Superstars are all together in one “DreamTeam” which makes them the team to beat every Olympics. Since basketball was included in the Olympics in 1936, the United States won 13 gold medals out of 17. But then some sports experts are still having second thoughts in the US Olympic Basketball Team’s gold medal this 2012 London Olympics. The road to the gold medal may not that easy for Kobe Bryant, Lebron James and the U.S. team. 

In online betting, there is no doubt that the U.S.Basketball team has their strong advantages but there are still possible loopholes to their strength. People know that nothing is certain when it comes to the Olympics. They should be aggressive in pursuing the gold medal. The U.S. team also has some tough competitors since other NBA Superstars are also playing for their home country. Team Spain is one of teams to look after in the 2012 Olympics. The famous Gasol brothers will be playing for Spain. Other countries competing for gold would be Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Australia etc. In 2004, the U.S. Dream Team failed to take home the gold and lost to Argentina who nabbed their first gold medal in Olympics basketball. United States only finished with bronze. 

In this year’s London Olympics exhibition matches, the U.S. Basketball team has been showing a great performance and giving all they got when they won all of their matches. In their final match against another strong competitor, Argentina, the U.S. Dream team showed a slow start that allowed Argentina to score 80 points and win by only six points in the game. Sports betting online experts are sure that Argentina is just one of the strong teams the U.S. Olympic Basketball team has to face and conquer. There are still other strong competitors that would put the high stakes of the U.S. Dream Team at stake.

The August Powerball Jackpot Winner is the First of Many

It was not purely a stroke of luck that the Powerball jackpot winner from Michigan had it big. A lot can be said about the recent adjustments in the American Powerball game that made the chances of winning greater. Last January 15, 2012, Powerball experienced some changes in the game mechanics and rules. It was barely a month after that someone from Rhode Island came home with a whopping $336 million. And about six months after that, another winner, this time from Michigan, won the $320 million jackpot. It will not be surprising if another one gets the much-coveted huge winnings in just a few months time. 

AmericanPowerball, which has become a favorite game among many, has become a premium lotto game. It experienced major changes earlier this year and proved to be a great move for a lot of lottery game enthusiasts everywhere. To create more chances of winning bigger jackpots, the cost of the ticket was increased to $2. The slight change in the ticket price paved the way for bigger improvements such as the rise of the starting jackpot from $20 million to $40 million. The jackpots in general increased by a minimum of $10 million every time there is a roll. 

Because of these changes, the chances of hitting the jackpot rose to 1 in 175.2 million as compared to the previous odds of 1 in 195.2 million. The overall chances of raking in winnings also greatly improved from 1 in 35 to 1 in 32. Along with these adjustments are some changes in the Match-5 prize and Powerball-only prize. The Match-5 prize jumped from $200,000 to $1 million and the Powerball-only prize was raised from $3 to $4. 

With these modifications, not very much was changed when it comes to the game mechanics. The basic play style was not altered but you just have to take note that the number of white ball numbers did not change a bit but the number of red Powerball numbers was reduced by four. That means you have to choose five white ball numbers and one red Powerball number. 

Players of American Powerball can continue enjoying the exciting game as weekly draws happen every Wednesday and Saturday night. Every time nobody hits it big by matching the drawn numbers, the amount shall roll over providing a bigger and more exciting jackpot prize.

Biggest Jackpot Ever in Euro Millions

There is no better time to purchase your tickets for the Euro Millions draw than today because the top prize has reached an all-time high of €190 million! Yes, you read it right, a staggering €190 million jackpot prize is up for grabs.

This proves to be a monumental event because once again, the Euro Millions Jackpot Cap has reached the maximum amount. If this isn’t reason enough to make a beeline for Euro Millions tickets, then we’re not sure what. Landing at the maximum amount in Euro Millions is something a lot of people wait for. You can expect that lottery tickets will be selling like hotcakes now that the excitement in waiting for the draw is at its peak. This is the first time that the jackpot reached this astounding amount, which is why many are wondering if the jackpot will be successfully won - just like in July 2011 when the jackpot price of €185 million was taken home.

It can be remembered that when Euro Millions was launched in 2004, 12 rollovers was the original limit in the jackpot prize. It was subsequently changed yet again up until the people behind Euro Millions settled on a rule last February 2012. According to the game procedures, the maximum jackpot shall be €190 million. Since the previous jackpot of €185 million was already won, naturally, there will be an increase in jackpot prize cap as well.

The thing is, the Jackpot Cap will be as it is every time it is reached by ticket sales not until one or more people correctly match the 5 main numbers and 2 lucky stars drawn. This can occur for two draws only and in the occasion that nobody hits the jackpot on the second draw, the prize pool plummets back to the next winning prize tier. If you are wondering what will happen to the jackpot pool fund money if it had not been capped, the money shall be redistributed or rolled over to the next prize level where it is very likely that at least one winner will emerge.

So what are you waiting for, start choosing your lucky numbers place your bets for the biggest jackpot ever in Euro Millions!