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Some countries may boast thousands of Casinos and extraordinary activities that can make a man blush. The gambling sector in Finland is also quite extensive, but not in the conventional way.

The country itself is lovely, and most of its land-casinos serve to both foreign and local players. Other similar activities include dog races, sports betting, and playing the lotto. Lottery games make up by far the most popular activity, numbers nearing 40,000 of the total 70,000 Finns that are registered on online games sites.

There are 3 government local gambling monopolies that are responsible for the various facets of the gambling industry. These are RAY (Slots), Fintoto (Horse Racing), and Veikkaus (lotteries and gambling), and they have the full and only control over all related gambling activities in the state.

Although casinos and gambling houses are spread amongst 50 individual cities, the two most prominent and popular known Casinos are, the first which is the oldest establishment in Åland, The Paf Casino (or Casino Mariehamn) at the Arkipelag Hotel and the second one which is the largest of the two which is The Grand Casino Helsinki (or Casino Helsinki), both are located in the capital.

Who Can Play?

For any local to be able to partake in any gambling activities in Finland, they must be at least 18 years old, be registered and able to show proof of personal information, that includes having a Finnish security number, a bank account, as well as a permanent address.

The dress code is usually smart casual for any venue and the games accept cash currency in EUR and usually there is minimitalletus 5e (in online casinos). Profits often go to different charities or welfares and have also been spread across different regions in the form of grants or loans.

Facts About Gambling at The Paf Casino (Casino Mariehamn)

This eCOGRA accredited Casino is run by the Finnish gambling company named Ålands Penningautomatförening which operates a small fraction of the offline gambling industry, but a majority part in the online ones. The activities that they offer are mainly concerned with: bingo, slot machines, lottery games, poker, skill games, tables games, recreational activities to name a few, both offline and online.

Most Finnish Casinos are individually placed casino gambling houses but some of them are part of a bigger hotel such as Paf Casino which is inside the Arkipelag itself and hosts a choice of games such as Punto Banco, American Roulette, Slot Machines, Blackjack, Oasis Stud poker and Live table games. In total, it offers three table games and 65 gaming machines.

For poker players, this is the place to be – the facility offers poker tournaments and has a huge variety of games including Omaha, Pot Luck Omaha, Oasis Stud Poker, Crazy pineapple, No-Limit Texas, Dynamic Poker, Russian Poker to name a few.

The minimum age is 18 years, although ID is required and entrance is free. The casino’s business hours are from 10:00 pm to 3:00 am, daily, and both the tables and slot machines operate from Monday to Saturday all year round.

Facts About Gambling at The Grand Casino Helsinki (Casino Helsinki)

The very first independent casino in Finland, established in 1991, was the Grand Helsinki, after which there have been 6 other gambling facilities opened in the region, but Casino Helsinki is the largest one. It is responsible for drawing in the majority of the players in Finland.

It boasts 300 slot machines, almost 32 live table games that offer the classic Blackjack and Roulette and also poker cash tables and sports betting bar.

Included in the choices of games to play are video machines and 300 slot machines, blackjack, American roulette, Oasis Stud Poker, Wheel of fortune, Sic Bo to name a few. They even offer the “midnight Sun” tournament where players can win up to EUR 300,000, and now have an online version of it too.

Slot machines are typically open from 12:00 until 04:00 and the live table games from 13:30 until 04:00.

Online Casinos

Finland also offers several online casinos although international operators have yet to be allowed in and the government got rid of all international adverts that included any online gambling website information or offers shown to its citizens.

Although one thing to point out is the finish administration does not enforce any barriers on transactions to and from these online casinos, and similar rules apply to land-casinos, where only the local companies may legally operate the gambling services within Finland. Although the reverse is not true, locals can access international online casinos.

HUNDREDS of people in Furness have helped trigger an upcoming Parliamentary debate over the introduction of an independent regulator for football.

A petition, sparked by controversial plans for a European Super League which emerged in April, has been backed by more than 140,000 fans across the UK, alongside a number of high-profile former players, including Gary Neville and Gary Lineker.

As of 2pm on Wednesday 230 people in the constituency of Barrow and Furness had signed the petition.

They were among 25,699 from across the North West – which has the most signatures of England’s nine regions.

The proposals – which call for an independent regulator in the English game by the end of the year – will be debated by MPs in Westminster on Monday.

The petition’s creator said a regulator would “safeguard our beautiful game” from another Super League breakaway attempt – which involved six of the biggest English sides – or other efforts to “put money ahead of fans”.

A call for action also came in an open letter signed by a number of former players and journalists.

Fair Game, a new collection of football clubs calling for reform of the sport’s governance, said the time for an independent regulator has come and that the Government should not waste this opportunity.

Niall Couper, director at Fair Game, said: “Some owners are playing Russian roulette with the futures of their clubs with scant regards for the communities and traditions that they are putting at risk.

“Football has had decades to get it right and failed to deliver.

“We need an independent regulator to finally sort it out and make our national game fit for purpose and something that our communities can be proud of.”

Last week Brandon Lewis, community pubs minister and parliamentary under-secretary for the Department for Communities and Local Government, announced that the Government is to push back revaluations by two years.

However his comments were met with dismay from the trade as licensees thought they were set for lower rates after tough trading and the impact of the recession. The current rates are based on 2008 figures.

Jim Yarwood, head of rating at Fleurets, labelled the Government’s proposals “scandalous”. He said: “A lot of pubs were looking for lower rates. It’s pretty well-known that, in the pub trade, things have been dire. To carry on with this situation for another two years is pretty scandalous.

“Pubs in the north, Midlands and the south-west will suffer the most.”

Business rates firm CVS also predicted that thousands of businesses will suffer. Chief executive Mark Rigby said: “(This) simply creates a toxic cocktail which is going to be very hard for thousands of businesses to swallow and survive.

“No business could get away with charging prices that are so many years out of date. Struggling firms shouldn’t have to take it from the government, yet they are being required to do so.”

The British Beer and Pub Association said it will raise concerns during its next meeting with Lewis.

Don Jackson of the Blacksmiths Arms in Talkin, Brampton, Cumbria, believes he would have seen a £10,000 drop in his rateable value next year. His rateable value increased from £25,500 to £45,500 in 2008.

“It’s going to make life harder,” he said. “When we filled the figures in for the business rates we are paying now, it was 2008, which was a fantastic period for us but we haven’t touched that since. This year, we will be 6-7% down on last year’s turnover.”

Regular PMA forum user, Steve Wilson of the Kings Head in Well, Somerset, added: “This is absolutely incredible on two counts: firstly, that any government could make a decision like this in the current economic climate, and secondly, that they would attempt to claim it is in any way good for businesses?

“There is one reason for this decision and one reason only – it is to give the Government a further two years for the possibility of the economy growing, so they don’t face a wholesale downward-adjustment of business rates due to decreased business.”

Michael Yass, director at Chesterton Humberts, also raised concerns with transitional rates relief, which tapers the amount of money licensees pay each year. Those benefiting from a lower bill may be hit with the full payments after 2015 because current legislation says that transitional rates relief only runs until 2015.

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