Financial News In The Gambling

The Ontario iGaming market has recently reached new heights in the third quarter of the year 2024-2025. 

39-year-old Chris Bilham is boldly speaking out on the topic of gambling addiction, as he struggled with it for five years. At the age of 30, he decided to take a chance and bet money on a football match on an app he had downloaded. Little did he know that wasn’t going to be the last, and he went down a spiral of a destructive gambling addiction that left him with a £100,000 debt and excruciating suicidal thoughts.  

The gambling industry never sleeps - new technologies continuously surface at an impressive speed, and it's always worth checking out. Hundreds of gaming industry vendors came together for an unforgettable event at the Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention in Las Vegas this July to share the new gambling technologies, some of which are already available across casino floors. 

For the first time in history, the entire globe shared a comparable struggle - the pandemic lockdown. The deaths from COVID are certainly the main subject of this painful period, but even those who weren’t touched by the virus got a neat old slap in many other ways. Some lost their jobs, others had to stay outside of hospital doors while their loved ones were dying inside, and many took relief in morally forbidden things like drugs and alcohol abuse. This is an undeniable fact, as alcohol sales went up by 60% in the past year, and drug-related crimes began taking over regions all around the earth. 

It’s important to recognize the rare acts of kindness and generosity in a world that’s filled with greed and undying lust for success. And even then, a good portion of individuals only give to others for the purpose of self-gratification, tax deductions, and maintaining an honorable reputation. However, there are also people like Chris Ferrara, who sacrifice their plans, investments, and success in order to change lives. This month he donated 30 acres of land on which he previously planned to build a casino facility.