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Gambling is one of the biggest industries worldwide in terms of market size and has been consistently exceeding expectations over the last decade. This multi-billion industry comprises many sectors, including commercial casino gaming, lotteries, sports betting, online and mobile gambling. Various factors have contributed to the consistent growth of this industry, including legalization, market expansion, increasing digitalization, and greater internet accessibility.
The coronavirus temporarily put a pause on this growth, but the global gambling industry managed to rebound almost to its pre-pandemic levels last year. Landbased casinos suffered a severe hit and are yet to fully recover from it but the online segment is doing spectacularly well.
If you are keen on gambling stats as much as we are, you might find this compilation of statistics interesting. We have crunched all the numbers to provide you with valuable insights into the current state of the gambling industry and its future growth. Our compilation encompasses data about market size, revenue by segment, mobile gaming, and consumer behavior. Ready? Let’s dive right in!
Current Market Size and Future Growth
The outbreak of the global coronavirus pandemic impeded the growth of this otherwise thriving industry. Governments worldwide enforced restrictions on international and domestic travel in an attempt to curb the spread of the disease in 2020. Landbased gambling establishments were forced into temporary closures and had to operate at a limited capacity after reopening but the online and mobile channels continued to thrive.
All these factors combined led to a severe drop in market size and revenue but things started to look up in 2022. And it seems this positive trend is set to continue over the next decade.
According to the Business Research Company, the size of the global gambling market was estimated at $449.04 billion last year despite the rising inflation and the supply-chain disruptions that resulted from the Russo-Ukrainian war that erupted in early April 2022.This positive trend is set to continue throughout 2023 as the size of the global gambling market is expected to reach $702.45 billion this year. The figure corresponds to a compound annual growth rate of a little over 56%.Forecasts suggest further growth over the next four years, with the global gambling market size escalating to approximately $766 billion by 2027. As surprising as it seems, the biggest opportunities for growth will come from the lotteries segment, which is expected to gain around $147 billion from sales over the course of the following four years.The following decade will see the global gambling market climbing to an impressive size of $845 billion by 2032. Forecasts of the Business Research Company indicate the biggest opportunities for growth will come from the offline segment.
Market size data for the past decade indicates the global gambling industry has been witnessing consistent, albeit slightly shaky growth. Figures dating back to 2012 show the sector was estimated at approximately $296 billion a decade ago. Market size rose to around $309 the following year only to drop by $5 billion in 2014.
The decline continued throughout the following years, with the biggest slump occurring in 2020 when the value of the industry plummeted to $179 billion. Things took a turn for the better a year later as the sector partially recovered and reached around $207 billion in 2021.
Earlier forecasts published at the time envisaged a rise to $262 billion in 2022. But lo and behold, the global gambling industry outperformed these expectations by skyrocketing to $449.04 billion as you saw earlier. Have a look at the graph below to see how the industry did over the past decade.
Changes in the Global Casino and Remote Gambling Industry’s Market Size from 2012 to 20222012$295.86 billion2013$308.63 billion2014$303.93 billion2015$269.69 billion2016$270.17 billion2017$272.18 billion2018$266.23 billion2019$271.57 billion2020$178.73 billion2021$207.23 billion2022$261.80 billion (forecast)
$449.04 billion (actual performance)
Gambling in the Asia Pacific
The Asia Pacific (APAC) snagged the biggest share of the global gambling market as it accounted for approximately 32.5% of its overall size in 2022. From a geographical perspective, the region encompasses Oceania, Southeast and East Asia where major economic powerhouses like China, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand are located.
Gambling is Illegal in the People’s Republic but this is not the case in China’s special administrative region of Macau. It has grown to become a major gambling hub over the last decade but unfortunately took a heavy blow after the global coronavirus outbreak.
Online gambling is illegal in Macau, so there was no other channel to help the landbased industry weather the crisis. Gaming revenue resurged in early 2023 after the government lifted the travel restrictions, hitting a three-year high in May as a result of the tourist influx.
Macau’s Gambling Industry in Numbers
Chance-based games like baccarat, blackjack, three-card poker, roulette, and craps generated as much as MOP$15.57 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR) as of May 2023, according to data extracted from Macau’s Statistics and Census Service (DSEC). This corresponds to an increase of 528% compared to June 2022 when games of chance brought in a meager MOP$2.47 billion in revenue.
Macau GGR from Chance-Based Games (June 2022 – May 2023)June 2022MOP$2.477 billionJuly 2022MOP$0.398 billionAugust 2022MOP$2.189 billionSeptember 2022MOP$2.962 billionOctober 2022MOP$3.899 billionNovember 2022MOP$2.999 billionDecember 2022MOP$3.482 billionJanuary 2023MOP$11.580 billionFebruary 2023MOP$10.324 billionMarch 2023MOP$12.738 billionApril 2023MOP$14.722 billionMay 2023MOP$15.565 billion
Source: Statistics and Census Service (DSEC)
Macau’s GGR from different types of gambling in 2022
The harsh travel restrictions in mainland China severely impacted the local gaming industry, causing GGR to shrink by more than half last year. According to the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ), games of chance were the biggest earners in 2022 with around MOP$42.2 billion in revenue, followed by betting on soccer, basketball, horse racing, and lotteries.
Games of chance – MOP$42.2 billionSports lottery (soccer) – MOP$0.39 billionSports lottery (basketball) – MOP$0.20 billionHorse racing – MOP$0.039 billionChinese lottery – MOP$0.013 billionTotal – MOP$42.8 billion
Macau casinos housed 5,605 gaming tables in 2022
Table games are the main revenue drivers for the Macau landbased gambling industry but their number has gradually started to decline from 2019 onward as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Data released by DICJ indicates a 16.8% drop in the number of gaming tables from 2019 to 2022.
Gaming Tables Number in Macau over the Last Decade20125,48520135,75020145,71120155,95720166,28720176,41920186,58820196,73920206,08020216,19820225,605
The number of landbased casinos in Macau dropped from 41 in 2019 to 30 at the end of last year. These venues collectively operated 10,775 slot machines, which is 5,170 units more compared to the cumulative number of gaming tables in operation.
There were 5,284 fewer slot machines in operation at the end of 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels, when the operating slots in the special administrative region numbered 17,009.
Number of Operating Slot Machines in Macau from 2018 to 2022Year20182019202020212022Number of Slot Machines 16,059 17,009 8,854 11,75810,775
Macau’s Top-Performing Games in Terms of GGR
Despite their numerical superiority, slot machines performed poorly in terms of revenue compared to table games like baccarat. The GGR generated by slot machines across Macau casinos amounted to MOP$3.1 billion in 2022 as opposed to MOP$36.2 billion they collected from the baccarat tables.
Macau GGR from 2018 to 2023 (Q1) by Game Type in MOP BillionGame Type201820192020202120222023 (Q1)Baccarat102.4120.826.948.42620.5VIP Baccarat166.1135.226.328.510.18.6Slot Machines1522.214.171.124.12.4Roulette126.96.36.199.260.140.15Blackjack188.8.131.520.730.420.48Cussec8.259.371.331.810.921.22Stud Poker1.2184.108.40.2060.160.18Multi Live Game2.732.840.921.370.830.48Fortune 3 Card Poker0.91.040.190.330.170.2Texas Hold’em Poker0.340.450.04–0.010.09Fantan0.370.4220.127.116.11.09Craps0.270.290.050.070.050.073-Card Poker0.240.310.050.080.030.063-Card Baccarat0.60.650.080.070.030.07
Source: Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau
Online Gambling in the United States
The online gambling industry in the US has been witnessing unprecedented growth in the past several years, largely as a result of the legal sports betting expansion that ensued after the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was overturned in 2018. The online segment of the market gained further momentum during the coronavirus pandemic. Its market size grew by 9.19% as it rose from $8.7 billion in 2020 to $9.5 billion in 2021.
Data compiled by the leading market research and opinion polling platform YouGov reveals sports betting was the most popular form of online gambling among Americans as of September 2021, followed by online lotteries and online slots.
Popularity of online gambling in the US by type of activity
Online sports betting – 32%Online lottery draws – 31%Online slots – 23%
As many as 34 states, plus Washington D.C., have legalized sports betting at the time of publication. Another four (Florida, Kentucky, Vermont, and Maine) have passed legislation to regulate it and are preparing for launch. Forecasts suggest the online sports betting market will generate approximately $5 billion in revenue two years from now as opposed to $1.5 billion for landbased sportsbooks.
Most Popular Sports Betting Brands in the US
Source: Morning Consult
As of December 2021, DraftKings and FanDuel ranked as the two most popular sports betting brands among punters from the country who have a flutter at least once per month. Their services were used by 61% and 56% of sports bettors, respectively. Caesars and BetMGM were the third most commonly used sports betting platforms within this period, according to Morning Consult.
DraftKings – 61%FanDuel – 56%Caesars – 41%BetMGM – 41%Fox Bet – 37%Barstool – 37%bet365 – 34%Betway – 33%PointsBet – 33%BetRivers – 31%Bally Bet – 31%theScore Bet – 30%SugarHouse – 29%WinView – 28%
Key Sports Betting Trends among US Consumers
An online survey conducted by the American Gaming Association shows most US residents fully support the legalization of sports betting. Conducted in March 2023, the survey involved 1,005 individuals who have placed a sports wager within the past year and 1,066 residents of legal gambling age (21 years old). Here are the most essential findings.
39.2 million US residents aged 21 reported having placed at least one sports bet within the past year. This corresponds to 11.8% of the country’s overall population which currently stands at 331.9 million.As many as 85% of the country’s adult population supports the repeal of PASPA, a 22% increase compared to 2019 when only 63% of the adult residents supported the move.Around 77% of all online sports wagers are now made on licensed betting sites as opposed to 44% in 2019. The same percentage (77%) of residents embrace the legalization of sports wagering in their state of residence.Approximately 78% of regular punters prefer to use the services of regulated sportsbooks when placing wagers. Only 4% of all American adult punters report betting exclusively on completely unregulated websites.
Key Reasons for Transitioning to Regulated Online Sportsbooks
Most adult bettors from the United States cite the following reasons for migrating to regulated sportsbooks:
Regulated bookies offer more competitive odds.It is easier to deposit and withdraw at regulated sportsbooks.Punters have experienced issues with unregulated bookies in the past.They have seen marketing materials from a casino.Legal sportsbooks offer good free-to-play incentives.
Top 20 Online Sports Betting Markets in the US
The cumulative revenue of regulated US sportsbooks for 2022 reached $7.56 billion and was up approximately 75% compared to the results during the previous year. Sports betting handle grew by almost 63% as punters collectively wagered $93.73 billion as opposed to $57.53 billion the previous year.
This growth was largely driven by the launch of online sports wagering in New York in early 2022 as the Empire State accounted for over 18% of the country’s overall revenue total. Here is a complete breakdown of the states that posted the most significant growth in sports betting revenue.
Top 20 US Sports Betting Markets in 2022StateTotal Sports Betting RevenueOnline/Mobile Sports Betting RevenueNumber of Online/Mobile SportsbooksNew York$1.37 billion$1.37 billion9Illinois$795 million$760.3 million7New Jersey$763 million$721.6 million23Pennsylvania$597.4 million$547.6 million13Arizona$482.9 million$479 million17Virginia$481.2 million$481.2 million14Nevada$446.7 million$203.3 million12Michigan$418.6 million$399.5 million15Indiana$386.9 million$347.4 million14Tennessee$379.4 million$379. 4 million11Colorado$352 million$348.2 million23Louisiana$214.5 million$180.4 million6Iowa$165.6 million$142.9 million18Maryland$149.5 million$108.2 million10Connecticut$135.5 million$126 million3Kansas$76.5 million$73.4 million6New Hampshire$66.7 million$59.5 million1 (DraftKings)Mississippi$60.8 million$60.8 million (mobile bets can be placed on premises only) 2West Virginia$50.9 million$41.6 million9Oregon$49.5 million$49.5 million1 (DraftKings)
Source: American Gaming Association
Online Gaming Revenue in the United States
Online casino gaming is not as widespread in the US compared to sports betting as only six states have legalized it at the time of publication. These include New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Connecticut. A whopping 88% of the overall online gambling revenue in the country was generated by Michigan, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Here is how each of these states performed revenue-wise in 2022.
Cumulative online gaming revenue – $5.02 billion (a 35.3% growth compared to 2021)New Jersey – $1.66 billion from 31 online casinos (a 21.6% increase compared to 2021)Michigan – $1.58 billion from 14 online casinos (a 42.1% increase compared to 2021)Pennsylvania – $1.36 billion from 18 online casinos (a 22.6% increase compared to 2021)Delaware – $13.6 million from 3 online casinos (a 29% increase compared to 2021)Connecticut – $280.7 million from 2 online casinos (a 489.7% increase compared to 2021)West Virginia – $112.6 million from 7 online casinos (an 84.9% increase compared to 2021)
Source: American Gaming Association
Online Gambling in Europe
Europe, as a whole, has one of the strongest gambling markets on a global scale whose value in terms of GGR reached €108.5 billion in 2022. The coronavirus pandemic stunted the industry’s growth but the market quickly started to recover after landbased gambling venues started to reopen.
Data sourced from H2 Gambling Capital shows the landbased sector generated €70.3 billion in revenue, accounting for approximately 65% of the overall GGR for the year. The online sector witnessed a 7.6% increase as revenue rose to €38.2 billion. Estimates suggest this positive trend is set to continue across both channels in the years to follow.
EU Gambling Industry – Revenue and Growth EstimatesYearOnlineLandbasedOverall2019€25.7 billion€75.1 billion€100.8 billion2020€30.6 billion€51.9 billion€82.4 billion2021€35.5 billion€52.4 billion€88.0 billion2022€38.2 billion€70.3 billion€108.5 billion2023*€41.7 billion€73.4 billion€115.0 billion2024*€44.0 billion€75.3 billion€119.3 billion2025*€47.5 billion€76.8 billion€124.4 billion2026*€51.2 billion€78.3 billion€129.6 billion2027*€54.3 billion€79.7 billion€134.0 billion
* Figures marked with asterisks correspond to revenue estimates. The UK is included in the forecasts.
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
Number of Online Gambling Licenses Issued in EU Member States
Gambling companies licensed to operate on the European market uphold the highest possible regulatory standards. EU-licensed iGaming operators provide their services to more than 29.8 million players spread across 21 jurisdictions on the Old Continent. Looking at the data below, we observe nearly a two-fold increase in the number of online gambling licenses granted in 2021 compared to 2018.
Year2018201920202021Number of iGaming Licenses 121 145 234 225Number of Issuing Jurisdictions 20 17 19 21
Source: European Gaming and Betting Association
European Countries with a multi-licensing regulatory model for online gambling
For clarification, the multi-licensing regulatory regime enables public as well as privately-owned companies to apply for online gambling licenses in a given country. This model is contrasted with the gambling monopoly where only a few select state-owned companies can obtain licenses to operate remote gambling.
The United KingdomSwedenDenmarkMaltaThe NetherlandsCyprus (multi-licensing for sports betting, online casinos and poker are illegal)EstoniaLatviaLithuaniaPortugalSpainFrance (multi-licensing for poker and sports betting, online casinos are illegal)ItalyBelgiumGermany (multi-licensing for sports betting)The Czech RepublicSlovakiaCroatiaRomaniaBulgariaGreece
Countries with a mixed licensing model
In countries with a mixed licensing model, some online gambling products are subject to a state-owned monopoly while others are multi-licensed.
Poland (a monopoly on poker and casino games, multi-licensing for sports betting)Hungary (a monopoly on sports betting, multi-licensing for poker and casino games)Austria (a monopoly on poker and casino games, multi-licensing for sports betting)Slovenia (a monopoly on sports betting, multi-licensing for poker and casino games)
Countries with state monopolies on online gambling
When monopolies are in place, only companies owned by a country’s government are eligible for authorization to offer online gambling, be it sports betting, casino gaming, poker, or bingo.
European Countries with the Biggest Online Gambling Markets, by Market Share
The level of gambling activities taking place over the internet varies considerably across different European jurisdictions. Countries like Germany, Spain, France, and Italy have well-developed gambling industries where revenue is concerned, but online gambling accounts for a relatively nominal share of their overall markets. This is not the case in countries like Sweden, the UK, Lithuania, Latvia, and Romania where over half of all gambling activities are taking place remotely as of 2021.
The UK – 65% (a 5.7% increase compared to 2020)Romania – 65% (an 8.3% increase compared to 2020)Lithuania – 67%Latvia – 75%Sweden – 80% (a 13.8% increase compared to 2020)
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
Most Popular Online Gambling Activities in Europe
Casino games like slots, roulette, baccarat, and blackjack overshadowed all other forms of online gambling in 2022, ranking first in terms of popularity. The casino segment accounted for 39% of the overall revenue of the interactive gambling industry as it brought €14.9 billion in GGR.
Games of chance leapfrogged sports betting which ranked as a close second with a GGR amounting to €13.6 billion. This figure accounted for approximately 35% of the overall interactive gambling revenue on the Old Continent. Below, we give you the full breakdown of Europe’s online gambling revenue for 2022 based on product type.
Online casino games: €14.9 billion (39% of overall GGR)Online poker: €1.4 billion (3.7% of overall GGR)Bingo: €1.1 billion (2.9% of overall GGR)Other games: €0.4 billion (1% of overall GGR)Horse racing: €2 billion (5.2% of overall GGR)Betting on other sports: €11.6 (30.4% of overall GGR)Lotteries: €6.7 billion (17.5% of overall GGR)
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
Estimates suggest these upward trends will continue to manifest themselves throughout 2023 when the online casino segment is expected to experience a 7.38% increase as GGR escalates to €16 billion. Out of all activities included in the casino category, poker is the only product that is expected to suffer stagnation, with estimated revenue remaining fixed at €1.4 billion over the next few years.
Growth is likely to be observed in the sports betting segment. Forecasts suggest the total revenue from online wagers on sporting events, including horse races, will grow by 8.82% to €14.8 billion in 2023. Online lotteries are also likely to experience significant growth, rising by 14.9% from €6.7 billion to €7.7 billion this year.
Revenue growth estimates for Europe’s online gambling industry from 2023 to 2027
Activity20232024202520262027Horse Racing€2 billion€2.1 billion€2.2 billion€2.2 billion€2.2 billionOther Sports Bets€12.7 billion€13.9 billion€15.2 billion€16.6 billion€17.9 billionCasino Games€16 billion€16.2 billion€17.2 billion€18.3 billion€19 billionPoker€1.4 billion€1.4 billion€1.4 billion€1.4 billion€1.4 billionBingo€1.2 billion€1.2 billion€1.3 billion€1.4 billion€1.4 billionOther Games€0.5 billion€0.5 billion€0.6 billion€0.6 billion€0.6 billionLotteries€7.7 billion€8.7 billion€9.7 billion€10.7 billion€11.7 billionAll Online Gambling€41.7 billion€44 billion€47.5 billion€51.2 billion€54.3 billion
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
Interactive Gambling in Europe by Device Type
Desktop computers are no longer the device of choice for online gamblers in Europe. An increasing number of bettors are transitioning to smartphones and tablets, which we explain with increasing accessibility and affordability, better connectivity, and the greater convenience mobile devices can offer.
As many as 53% of all online wagers in 2022 were made on portable devices. This percentage is expected to increase further in the following years, reaching an estimated 64% in 2027, when only 36% of all bets will be placed on desktop computers.
2021202220232024202520262027Smartphones & Tablets51.00%53.00%55.00%57.00%59.00%62.00%64.00%Desktops49.00%47.00%45.00%43.00%41.00%38.00%36.00%
Source: H2 Gambling Capital
Number and Value of Bets Placed by Online Gamblers in Europe
Data sourced from the European Gaming and Betting Association shows online gambling is a popular pastime on the Old Continent. In 2021, licensed gambling sites accepted 111.6 billion wagers whose combined value amounted to a whopping €202.9 billion. This is a 15% increase compared to the previous year when online gamblers collectively placed 97.1 billion wagers with a cumulative value of €179 billion, or 13% less than 2021.
Number of Wagers PlacedYearYoY Percentage Change97.1 billion2020+15%111.6 billion2021Combined Value of WagersYearYoY Percentage Change€179 billion*2020+13%€202.9 billion2021
*Bets placed with bonus credits are included.
Source: European Gaming and Betting Association
Active Accounts, Customer Profits, and RTP Rates
The number of active accounts at licensed gambling sites in Europe was up 3% year-on-year, reaching 29.8 million accounts in 2021.Online gamblers collectively won €191.3 billion in 2021, or 14% more compared to the previous year when combined winnings stood at a little over €168 billion.Return to Player (RTP) rates rose by 0.3% YoY as they inched from 94% in 2020 to 94.3% the following year.
How do online punters from Europe prefer to bet?
Sports betting is the second most popular form of online gambling in Europe, with pre-match markets attracting the most action. In 2021, wagering on the pre-match markets accounted for 66% of the revenue online gambling operators generated from sports bets.
In-play betting suffered a decline which we partially attribute to the fact many live sporting events were put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic. As you can see below, the revenue from bets placed on the in-play markets decreased almost two-fold from 63% in 2018 to 34% in 2021.
2018201920202021Pre-Match Betting37.00%45.00%54.00%66.00%In-Play Betting63.00%55.00%46.00%34.00%
Source: European Gaming and Betting Association
The advertising of gambling services and products has risen dramatically across all channels in recent years and so has the ad spend on gambling operators worldwide. These tendencies can be observed in many regulated gambling markets, including the US and the UK. The primary motivation behind this upturn is to boost consumption and increase GGR.
Gambling Advertising in the US
Online gambling operators collectively spent $1 billion on advertising in 2021, but forecasts suggest their ad spend could grow to $1.9 billion in 2023.
Spot television is the preferred medium of advertising for online gambling companies in the US, followed by national digital and network television. Spot TV accounted for approximately 80% of the overall gambling ad spend in Q1 of 2021 alone.Online Gambling Ad Spend in the US by Channel (Q1, 2021)Spot Television$153.62 millionNational Digital$24.84 millionNetwork Television$5.97 millionOutdoor Advertising$5.65 millionLocal Radio Stations$3.86 millionCable Television$1.19 millionNetwork Radio$0.49 millionNewspapers$0.19 millionSpanish Cable Television$0.04 million
Source: Nielsen Ad Intel/
FanDuel, DraftKings, and BetMGM were the biggest spot television advertisers in terms of overall spend for Q1, 2021. The three companies collectively poured $126.2 million in advertising campaigns on spot television, which corresponds to 82% of the overall gambling ad spend during this period.Biggest Ad Spenders in the US Gambling Industry (Q1, 2021)CompanyAmount SpentPercentage of Overall SpendFanDuel$57.65 million37.50%DraftKings$43.63 million28.40%BetMGM$24.88 million16.20%BetRivers$9.32 million6.10%Betfair$6.73 million4.40%PokerStars$5.81 million3.80%Other Gambling Companies Combined$5.59 million3.60%Overall Ad Spend for the Period$153.62 million100.00%
Source: Nielsen Ad Intel
Gambling Advertising in the UK
The Internet Advertising Bureau reports that gambling advertising spend in the country increased from £240 million in 2013 to £1.56 billion in 2017, an amount that accounted for approximately 7% of the overall ad spend in the country. This corresponds to a whopping 550% increase. As much as 77% of the overall ad spend was used for advertising over the internet, followed by television and sponsorships. Here is the full breakdown.
Advertising ChannelGambling Ad SpendInternet£1.20 billionDigital Marketing£0.75 billionAffiliate Marketing£0.30 billionSocial Media£0.15 billionTelevision£0.23 billionSponsorships£0.06 billionOther Offline Channels£0.07 billion
Source: Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB UK)
Youth Exposure to Gambling Advertising in the UK
A survey conducted by Ipsos Mori on behalf of the UK Gambling Commission in 2022 indicates that most young people in the country are exposed to gambling ads broadcast on television.
As many as 66% of the British youngsters see gambling-related ads on offline channels, such as television.Approximately 63% of the adolescents in Great Britain report seeing this type of advertising content online, on social media, websites, or mobile apps, for example.Advertising MediumPercentage of Young People Exposed to Gambling AdsTelevision57.00%Mobile Applications54.00%Social Media Platforms (TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.)44.00%Live Sporting Events37.00%Video Sharing and Live Streaming Platforms36.00%Outdoors (billboards, posters)36.00%Other Websites35.00%Radio Broadcasts33.00%Printed Media (newspapers, magazines)33.00%Other Advertising Mediums22.00%
Source: Ipsos Mori, UK Gambling Commission
As for the frequency of appearance of gambling ads, adolescents report encountering them the most often on video sharing and live streaming websites like YouTube and Twitch, followed by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Advertising MediumPercentage of Adolescents Seeing Gambling Ads Once per WeekVideo Sharing and Live Streaming Websites47.00%Mobile Applications46.00%Social Media Platforms45.00%Radio Broadcasts44.00%Television42.00%Live Sporting Events36.00%Other Websites35.00%Outdoors (billboards, posters)33.00%Printed Media (newspapers, magazines)30.00%Other Places40.00%
Source: Ipsos Mori, UK Gambling Commission
Leading Online Gambling Companies by Market Capitalization
The top 20 online gambling companies in the world share a combined market capitalization of $183.4 billion. Some of these companies specialize exclusively in the provision of online gaming and betting services, while others develop business-to-business (B2B) products. A third group bridges the gap between landbased and online gambling by operating both casino resorts and interactive betting.
Flutter Entertainment tops the ranking with a market cap of $35.26 billion, followed by the renowned provider of live dealer solutions Evolution Gaming, Aristocrat, and MGM Resorts. The data below reflects the value of the companies’ overall outstanding shares in June 2023. We have excluded companies like Las Vegas Sands and Melco Resorts from the ranking since they operate exclusively in the landbased sector. As you shall see, 9 out of the 20 gambling companies with the highest market cap hail from the United States.
Top 20 Gambling Companies Ranked by Market Cap
Source: Companies Market Cap
#1. Flutter Entertainment – $35.26 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #503Country of Origin: IrelandLine of Business: Online sports betting and casino gaming providerOnline Brands: Betfair, Sportsbet, Paddy Power, PokerStars, Sisal, Sky Betting & Gaming, FOX Bet
#2. Evolution Gaming – $26.64 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #674Country of Origin: SwedenLine of Business: B2B live dealer solutions providerOnline Brands: N/A
#3. Aristocrat – $16.89 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #992Country of Origin: AustraliaLine of Business: Slot machine manufacturing, online and mobile games publisherOnline Brands: N/A
#4. MGM Resorts – $15.41 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,080Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Casino resort operator, online gaming, and sports betting providerOnline Brands: BetMGM
#5. Wynn Resorts – $11.86 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,314Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Casino resort developer, online casino, and sports betting operatorOnline Brands: WynnBET Sportsbook & Casino
#6. DraftKings – $11.85 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,317Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Online sports betting/daily fantasy sports contest providerOnline Brands: DraftKings.com
#7. Caesars Entertainment – $10.34 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,467Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Casino resort operator, social gaming, online casino and sports betting providerOnline Brands: WSOP.com, Caesars Slots, Slotomania
#8. Entain – $10.11 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,492Country of Origin: Isle of ManLine of Business: Online sports betting and gambling operatorOnline Brands: Coral, Ladbrokes, Sportingbet, Crystalbet, Eurobet
#9. Française des Jeux – $7.46 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,861Country of Origin: FranceLine of Business: National retail and online lottery operatorOnline Brands: FDJ.fr
#10. Boyd Gaming – $6.89 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #1,971Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Casino resort operator, online sports betting operatorOnline Brands: Boyd Sports
#11. OPAP – $6.28 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #2,110Country of Origin: GreeceLine of Business: National retail and online lottery, casino, and sports betting operatorOnline Brands: OPAP.gr
#12. Light & Wonder – $6.19 billion
Global Ranking: #2,131Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Landbased gaming manufacturer, online software providerOnline Brands: N/A
#13. Sportradar – $3.85 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #2,893Country of Origin: NorwayLine of Business: Sports data analyzer, sports betting platform providerOnline Brands: Betradar
#14. Penn Entertainment – $3.66 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #2,952Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Racetrack, casino, online gaming, and sports betting operatorOnline Brands: Barstool Sportsbook and Casino, Hollywood Casino, Penn Play Casino
#15. Playtech – $2.34 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #3,640Country of Origin: EstoniaLine of Business: Online gambling software providerOnline Brands: N/A
#16. Kindred Group – $2.31 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #3,660Country of Origin: MaltaLine of Business: Online casino and sports betting operatorOnline Brands: Unibet, 32Red, Maria Casino, Bingo.com
#17. Tabcorp – $1.66 billion market cap
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#19. Monarch Casino & Resort – $1.31 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #4,461Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Casino resort operator, mobile sports betting providerOnline Brands: BetMonarch
#20. Everi Holdings – $1.25 billion market cap
Global Ranking: #4,531Country of Origin: United StatesLine of Business: Landbased slot manufacturer, online slot developerOnline Brands: N/A
Leading Gambling Companies by Brand Value
Brand value is another important metric worth considering as it measures the monetary worth of gambling companies. It often impacts the revenue of businesses and indicates the overall level of consumer awareness of their products. The England-based online gambling operator bet365 tops the list for 2021 with an estimated brand value of $3.37 billion. Other notable companies that made the cut include Wynn Resorts, Genting, MGM, and Caesars, all of which also operate online casinos or sports betting sites.
Top 10 Gambling Companies with the Highest Brand ValueCompanyBrand Value (2021)Brand Value (2020)Online Gambling Brandsbet365$3.37 billion$1.59 billionbet365 Poker
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Bet365 SportWynn Resorts$3.24 billion$3.81 billionWynnBET Sportsbook & CasinoGenting$3.13 billion$3.48 billionGenting CasinoGalaxy Macau$2.97 billion$2.86 billionN/AThe Venetian Macao$2.58 billion$2.31 billionN/AMarina Bay Sands$2.36 billion$2.22 billionN/ASands China$1.91 billion$1.78 billionN/AInternational Game Technology (IGT) $1.54 billion $1.91 billionN/AMGM Resorts $1.51 billion $1.26 billionLeoVegas
BetMGMCaesars Entertainment$1.38 billion$1.18 billionCaesars Sportsbook
Online Gambling Sites Ranked by Traffic
The popularity of gambling sites is measured across several metrics, including the number of visits, average visit duration, bounce rate, and the number of pages viewed per visit. Data captured by the web analytics company SimilarWeb reveals Parimatch was the most popular gambling site in May 2023, followed by bet365, Xoso, and Caliente.
Top 20 Regulated Gambling Sites Ranked by Traffic
#1. Parimatch – 321.4 million visits
Domain: parimatch-in.comPages per visit: 3.15Bounce rate: 56.19%Average visit duration: 2 minutes, 42 seconds
#2. bet365 – 212.2 million visits
Domain: bet365.comPages per visit: 5.05Bounce rate: 54.20%Average visit duration: 6 minutes, 36 seconds
#3. Xoso – 186.9 million visits
Domain: xoso.com.vnPages per visit: 2.27Bounce rate: 8.26%Average visit duration: 26 seconds
#4. Xổ Số Đại Phát – 150.5 million visits
Domain: xosodaiphat.comPages per visit: 2.04Bounce rate: 7.36%Average visit duration: 21 seconds
#5. Caliente – 123.4 million visits
Domain: caliente.mxPages per visit: 3.30Bounce rate: 45.65%Average visit duration: 3 minutes, 49 seconds
#6. Betway – 99.9 million visits
Domain: betway.co.zaPages per visit: 7.11Bounce rate: 16.52%Average visit duration: 15 minutes, 29 seconds
#7. Betano – 76.2 million visits
Domain: betano.comPages per visit: 3.93Bounce rate: 61.37%Average visit duration: 2 minutes, 22 seconds
#8. Bet9ja – 76.2 million visits
Domain: bet9ja.comPages per visit: 8.38Bounce rate: 28.99%Average visit duration: 12 minutes, 19 seconds
#9. Hollywoodbets – 69.5 million visits
Domain: Hollywoodbets.netPages per visit: 16.35Bounce rate: 15.62%Average visit duration: 7 minutes, 52 seconds
#10. Sportybet – 58.8 million visits
Domain: sportybet.comPages per visit: 17.03Bounce rate: 21.17%Average visit duration: 16 minutes, 41 seconds
#11. BetKing – 55.3 million visits
Domain: betking.comPages per visit: 15.18Bounce rate: 23.57%Average visit duration: 18 minutes, 23 seconds
#12. Minh Ngoc Lotteries – 51.5 million visits
Domain: minhngoc.net.vnPages per visit: 2.36Bounce rate: 29.50%Average visit duration: 2 minus, 1 minute
#13. Betika – 49.8 million visits
Domain: betika.comPages per visit: 16.89Bounce rate: 17.57%Average visit duration: 17 minutes, 31 seconds
#14. Blaze – 38.6 million visits
Domain: blaze.comPages per visit: 10.34Bounce rate: 36.53%Average visit duration: 7 minutes, 4 seconds
#15. Winzogames – 34.1 million visits
Domain: winzogames.comPages per visit: 1.47Bounce rate: 42.52%Average visit duration: 53 seconds
#16. Bovada – 33.5 million views
Domain: bovada.lvPages per visit: 3.93Bounce rate: 48.06%Average visit duration: 5 minutes, 13 seconds
#17. Betnacional – 32.5 million visits
Domain: Betnacional.comPages per visit: 10.52Bounce rate: 34.82%Average visit duration: 22 minutes, 16 seconds
#18. UK National Lottery – 30.1 million visits
Domain: national-lottery.co.ukPages per visit: 6.47Bounce rate: 32.05%Average visit duration: 3 minutes, 51 seconds
#19. Stake US – 29 million visits
Domain: stake.usPages per visit: 8.94Bounce rate: 17.33%Average visit duration: 8 minutes, 38 seconds
#20. Stake.com – 27 million visits
Domain: stake.comPages per visit: 7.74Bounce rate: 53.72%Average visit duration: 4 minutes, 29 seconds


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NEW WORK by Rhys' Pieces
A look inside some of the new projects I've been working on in recent months.
Original map for Norman Mailer's 'The Naked and the Dead'
(Expanded collector's edition from Library of America)
How to turn an imaginary drawing from a classic novel into a 'real world' map was a fascinating challenge. The Library of America were publishing a new edition of Norman Mailer's classic 1948 novel 'The Naked and the Dead' and asked me to take on the project. The book, often considered one of the standout novels of the last century, depicts the experiences of a platoon in the South Pacific during the Second World War.
The original has an illustration of the fictional island of Anopopei which LOA wanted to try and recreate as a real topographical style map.
I was sent a number of military maps from the Second World War as references. Those maps had that wonderful faded, off-white tone and a lot of numbers, dashes and codes all over it. We started off adding quite a lot of those elements, but ended up simplifying everything to make it a little crisper and less cluttered. We were left with the feel of one of those old maps. Having this as a colored map was also useful as we could use that to show the different elevations on this fictional map, also adding a number of rivers and other natural features to add realism while still fitting in with the narrative.
Illustrated maps and interior art work for Dylan Farrow's novels 'Hush' and 'Veil'(Wednesday Books)
Working on Dylan Farrow's novels 'Hush' and 'Veil' was the prefect combination of map making, illustration and interior designs...all in one project. Dylan's first novel had just a double page map with the right hand page covered with a black, twisting spread of lines and ink blots. For the second we exposed what was underneath this darkness... a whole other world of WW2-esque airships and hidden tunnels.
I used a very simple, stylized technique for the trees and mountains, and the 'fake pencil' technique for the detail of the underground city.
The story tells of how reading and writing have been outlawed, the claim being that language can lead to disease and death.
So, for the dark tangled web which was on the endpapers and chapter heads, we needed to suggest that the deadly ink was coursing through veins and arteries spreading killer viruses!!
Four original maps for 'Making the Carry' by Timothy Cochrane (Univ. of Minnesota Press)
Inlets, rivers, lakes and more lakes!
I was unaware of the extent of the lake district on the border between Minnesota and Ontario, but I'm well versed on it now for sure after working on Tim Cochrane's book 'Making the Carry'.
The book tells of the lives of John Linklater and his wife Tchi-Ki-Wis and how they explored and studied the area from the 1870's through to the 1930's. .
I've worked on a number of books with the folks at University of Minnesota Press, but this was by far the most intense. I gather there are over 2000 lakes in this area and it felt like I drew at least half of them for these four maps. A very zen process... but in many ways a map makers dream. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Interior illustrations for 'Rock, Paper, Scissors' by Alice Feeney (Flatiron Books)
A really fun illustration project to create a dozen or so tight, interior drawings of objects meaningful to the storyline in Alice's book. We were looking for a clean style, while still having a little life in the drawing. I use this technique on many projects. I call it my 'fake pencil' and it involves the fantastic Photoshop burn tool. Time consuming, but super effective I think/hope.
Alice is the author of a number of NYT best selling novels. Rock Paper Scissors is her latest twisting mystery set in wintry Scotland. Netflix have bought this one up to be made into a mystery series, so keep an eye out for that.
Seven maps for 'The Good or Evil Side' by Dan Gooder Richard (Inkspiration Media)
Set during the American-Mexican War of 1846, Dan's novel follows the travels and adventures of journalist Samantha Swift and secret agent Jack Dancer. They find themselves in Matamoros on the American-Mexican border, caught between two battling armies. Twist and turns, hidden treasure and bloody battles fill the pages of this exciting novel.
I'm usually kept at arms length from authors (ha!), but Dan and I worked closely on the project over numerous zoom calls. We kept a good eye on historical and geographical accuracy as well as hiding a puzzle or two in the maps. I'm delighted to be working again with Dan on the second Swift and Dancer Adventure based in exotic Hawaii this time... due for release later in 2022.
Two maps for 'Afghan Napoleon' by Sandy Gall (Haus Publishing of London)
A fascinating project about the life of Ahmed Shah Massoud. His face was instantly recognizable from watching numerous news reports about Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation in the 80's. The book was written by the legendary journalist and news reader Sandy Gall; another famous face from the TV news of my childhood. I always knew bits and pieces about Afghanistan, but working on these maps, using a simple and clean style, was a fantastic opportunity to really study the land... what a wild and dramatic place!

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A man places his hand on a cross bearing the names of the victims of a mass shooting in front of Robb Elementary School on May 26, 2022 in Uvalde, Texas. (Photo by Jordan Vonderhaar/Getty Images)
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.
Americans are treated like babies by our media. We’re a violent society where our children are shot in schools, our cops murder citizens with impunity and our military drops bombs on foreign countries. Are we OK with all of that? Clearly, we are, but how can we really know if we’re OK with that when we never see the impact of it? We never see the bodies, the blood or the injuries that AR-15s and drone strikes leave.
The story of the Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, N.Y., mass murders is being told through words and peaceful images of the dead smiling beatifically in photos. I appreciate the imperative to restore the dignity of the dead and to remember them at their best, but in doing that, we are protecting the rest of us from the reality of what happened to them. Those sweet photos of the dead at peace are part of numbing us to sleep, which allows this to keep happening. It shields us from the reality of the violence this country is awash in. Being kept from those images keeps us from the outrage that could force political action.
This week on MSNBC, former Attorney General Eric Holder said that when he visited Sandy Hook after the mass murder there, seeing the bodies hurt him to his soul. “If we could somehow convey the nature of this carnage from these AR-15s, these weapons of war, then we could move this nation,” he said.
If we showed people what bullet-ridden bodies looked like, it would be harder for them to shrug and say, “well, nothing can be done.” It would be so painful that they would be forced to act. We should not be able to hear these stories and turn away. We should not be protected from the pain of seeing limbs separated and faces destroyed if we are making a choice to live with mass murders all the time. If we’re going to be a society where mass murder is part of our world, we should have to see what that really looks like.
Horrific images have changed the world before. In the years before 1955, there were thousands of people who were lynched, but when Mamie Till courageously let a photographer take photos of her son Emmett’s destroyed body, Americans got to see an unfiltered vision of what was happening in this country. The image of Emmett’s disfigured head propelled the civil rights movement to a new level of intensity.
Similarly, the long, graphic closeup of George Floyd being murdered on video was very hard to watch—most of us don’t have the stomach to watch an execution. But millions of people saw that footage, and it inspired a galvanizing national event for the modern Black Lives Matter movement. When we see reality in all of its unvarnished ugliness, we can no longer ignore it. We have to stand up against it.
News media is working from an outdated playbook that says images of death are too much to show people, but what’s truly too much is living with mass murder all the time. If you think it would be too traumatizing, that’s the point—it should be traumatizing. But if your point is, “what about my comfort?” in a world that’s awash with mass murder and a political system that’s doing nothing about it, you may be part of the problem.
Touré hosts the podcast “Touré Show” and the podcast docuseries “Who Was Prince?” He is also the author of seven books.
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Illustrator, Animation Enthusiast. Cat Mom
I did some sketches before bed and i’m pooped
needs a lot of work @u@
How old is too old to have a mary sue?
A dumb doodle that I wasted too much time on
Thank you Cam for reblogging this picture from HONY because I was in a huge creative slump and this guy popping up in my dash helped me out of it!
Fosters is on Netflix!
daryl bb you’re so sugoi~~
I’m frustrated with drawing lately so I busted out this super quick Michonne
I had a million hour Simpsons marathon today.
This is one of my favorite episodes.
I had an amazing weekend that involved going to see Passion Pit with some of my favorite people and watching the Digimon Movie with Carolyn, which of course meant Digimans fanart had to happen.
Ken is my favorite digidestined for life.
here is fanart from my new favorite show
Uhm I’m really excited for Les Mis
This is my 30 Rock oc, who is in love with Pete
This is just a drawing of me, who am I kidding
Parks and rec warm ups
A million years ago ther0ux asked me to draw Sherlock from Elementary. And uh here he is solving mysteries with Sherlock from the BBC. @u@
help this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever drawn
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Role of agri universities underscored for ensuring women’s right to land
ISLAMABAD, October 23, 2012: The women’s right to land is key to promoting sustainable agriculture and the agricultural universities in Pakistan have a bigger role to play in terms of initiating research studies on the issues of women farmers who produce more than 60 percent food but they own merely 2 percent of farm land.
While addressing a seminar on “Women’s Right to Land and Sustainable Agriculture: Role of Agricultural Universities” held on Monday at a local hotel by ActionAid Pakistan in collaboration with Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, the speakers, including academia, the agricultural economists, media, students and development specialists, highlighted the role of women farmers in ensuring food security across the globe particularly in Pakistan.
They lamented that it was a pure injustice that women farmers were not allowed to own and to have access to land.
Uzma Tahir, Manager Policy, Advocacy and Research Unit, ActionAid Pakistan, said that students being the future leaders of our nation needed to understand social issues and causes of injustice, discrimination and poverty. She said that more than 44 percent population of our country is dependent on agriculture as a major source of livelihood and women happened to be more than half of that population. “More than 40 percent of rural land is owned by merely 2.5 percent population of the country which informs us how much injustice and discrimination was prevalent in the country,” she added.
“Inequality and injustice toward women start from the household where male members of the family dominate their female counterparts in decision making and ownership of land and livelihood resources,” Uzma said, adding that there was a dire need to acknowledge the role of women farmers in food production and food security and to introduce gender responsive agricultural policies and frameworks.
Professor Dr Muhammad Azim Malik, Vice Chancellor of Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, said that women’s education should be treated as a priority to facilitate women in seeking fulfilment of their basic rights particularly the right to land and a dignified source of livelihood. He said that in Arid Agriculture University, more than 34% students were girls who could play a critical role in addressing the issues of women farmers.
He asked the government to immediately take measures to stop injustice and discrimination against women. He said that our religion, Islam has granted women due share in the inheritance but the social practices and norms stood against it.
Lok Sanjh Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr Shahid Zia said that women’s right to land is linked with the land reform issue in Pakistan. There was absence of pro women agricultural knowledge in the market which added to the worries of poor women farmers. He observed that small farmers in Pakistan were gradually becoming casual farmers as first they did not own land and secondly there was lack of policy framework to address issues being faced by them.
Nasir Aziz, Food Rights Policy Officer, ActionAid Pakistan said that women right to land and sustainable agriculture were interlinked and they should be treated collectively. To ensure food security, Pakistan will have to focus on promotion of sustainable agriculture which could only be realized fully if women right to land was acknowledged and they were provided easy access to land. He said that it was a pity that small scale agriculture had never been the priority of the government whereas the majority of the rural population particularly women were practicing small scale farming.
Courtesy: Daily Times

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Dear DG Environment (ENV),
We are submitting a request for information in the name of Justice and Environment, European Network of Environmental Law Organizations, as specified and reasoned below.
Under the right of access to documents in the EU treaties, as developed in Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 and the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention), we are requesting the following documents related to the procedure opened by the Commission according to Art. 258 of the TFEU, concerning the possible infringement of the Czech Republic to fulfil the obligations under the Directive of the European Parliament and Council of 21 May 2008, on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe, No. 2008/50/EC (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/E...
the "Letter of Formal Notice“ of 16 July 2010, sent by the Commission to the Czech Republic
the answer of the Czech Republic on the "Letter of Formal Notice“, if existing
the additional Letter of Formal Notice sent by the Commission to the Czech Republic on 22 February 2013
the reasoned opinion issued by the Commission (mentioned here: http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEM...)
Being aware of the Commission’s present interpretation of Article 4 para 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001, we recall that the environmental information shall enjoy special treatment in respect of the second part of Article 6 paragraph 1 of Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 which states that the grounds for refusal shall be interpreted in a restrictive way, taking into account the public interest served by disclosure and whether the information requested relates to emissions into the environment. This is also the case of the documents requested.
Further, we request the Commission to consider also the option of a partial disclosure of the documents applied for, given that it is highly improbable that all the correspondence between the Commission and the Czech Republic is covered by the exception pursuant to Article 4 para 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001. We are positive that either the claims of the Commission and the allegations of infringement as well as the laws that the Commission referred to as breached could be released without any negative impact on the entire process of infringement.
Being fully aware of the present case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) interpreting access to documents on infringement procedures, we are convinced that the above mentioned documents should be disclosed because of the overriding public interest that outweighs the supposed need for confidentiality of the infringement procedure and that must be considered by the Commission when deciding about the access to information (CJEU Case T29/08).
The overriding public interest in disclosure is grounded in the fact that this case gravely affects at least millions of people. In the Czech Republic, excessive air pollution in specific areas is one of the most serious environmental problems.
The official Report on the Environment of the Czech Republic states that in 2012 the limit value for twenty-four hour average concentration of PM10 (dust) has been exceeded on 9,6 % of the territory of Czech Republic and 30,9 % of the population, which means around 3,25 million people has been exposed to excessive concentrations of dust. Similarly, according to the Czech Hydro-meteorological Institute´s 2014 annual report, the limit value for twenty-four hour average concentration of PM10 has been exceeded more times than allowed by the legislation on almost half of the monitoring centers situated across the whole Czech Republic.
The most extensive air pollution is particularly in Moravskoslezský region (1,2 million inhabitants) and Ústecký region (800 thousand inhabitants). For example in the city of Ústí nad Labem, the last year's total number of days on which limits of particulate matter can be exceeded (35 days) was exhausted already in mid-March. In Moravskoslezský region it was even earlier, namely in Věřňovice, at the end of February.
In Radvanice and Bartovice, parts of the capital of Moravskoslezský region Ostrava, average concentration values of PM10 permanently exceed the legal limit (which is 40 µg/m³ as annual average limit value) and reached 43,7 µg/m³ in 2013 and 42,6 µg/m³ in 2014 on average.
Also daily concentration of PM10 continuously exceeds daily limit values 3 to 4 times in Radvanice and Bartovice. Whereas the legislation allows 35 days on which limits of particulate matter can be exceeded during a year (as already mentioned above), limits were exceeded 116 times in 2012, 129 times in 2013 and 97 times in 2014 .
The problem of air pollution (especially concerning PM10) is long-term and very serious, reportedly resulting in vast number of cases of asthma, cardiovascular problems, lung cancer and premature death. This outstanding issue of the excessive air pollution in the most affected regions is unbearable and demands immediate solution and all data are highly important in this respect.
From this point of view we consider our request for the above mentioned information as pressing and capable of prevailing over the reasons justifying the refusal to disclose the documents, as presumed by the CJEU.
Justice and Environment as a network of 12 green law NGOs located in several EU countries aims for a stronger environmental legislation and implementation on both the national and European Union stages to protect the environment, people and nature. Climate and pollution control are the topics that are part of our long-term missions.
Air pollution is also one of the most important topics dealt with by our member organisation Frank Bold which is based in the Czech Republic and Poland . Since 2009/2010, Frank Bold provided legal as well as advocacy support for local initiatives in the Ostrava region affected by the air pollution (“Air”, Vzduch from Bartovice, Radvanice, in last years also to “Clean Air”, Čisté nebe from Ostrava, http://www.cistenebe.cz/).
Frank Bold focuses on the air pollution in the Czech Republic also on the systemic level. This for example covers the long term involvement in communication with the relevant stakeholders from local, regional and national level focused on Regional Air Quality Management Plans (Programmes pursuant Article 23 of the Directive) which are being prepared by the Ministry of Environment. Frank Bold also represented local citizens of Ostrava in a legal case where national courts in 2015 finally confirmed that the Czech Republic acted contra legem by not taking any effective measures and remedies to meet the air pollution limits in the city of Ostrava so far.
The important aspect of the above outlined work is an ongoing support for affected people living in the regions which are of the most polluted in the EU. The basis for all these activities (aiming to meeting the limit values, ensuring access to justice for the local people and availability of the credible data on the air pollution and its impact on health and environment, related awareness raising actions) stems from the obligations of the Czech Republic under the EU Directive and the breach with these obligations.
The requested information is thus of high importance for us as one of our member organisations could directly use it (as described below) for the public interest in order to promote the protection of health of citizens and of the environment in the Czech Republic by effectively enforcing the improvements of the air quality standards.
The air pollution is a cross-cutting issue which shall be by its nature regulated by public authorities. However, the state policies implemented so far in the Czech Republic have not brought substantial change in terms of limiting the air pollution to the levels which would be necessary for the protection of public health and the environment.
In this situation, the public concerned should have access to the information relating to the alleged infringement of the EU law by the Czech Republic in the administrative procedures on the adoption of Regional Air Quality Management Plans that are currently being finalised on the grounds of the Act No. 202/2012 Coll., on Air Protection. Only then, the public would be able to participate properly, submit qualified comments and contribute to the solution of the long-term problem of air pollution in the Czech Republic. Moreover, we are convinced that the access to this data would enhance the awareness of the citizens on seriousness and long term impact of the air quality on their health and environment they live in. Frank Bold which focuses on the preparation of these plans is going both to participate in the procedures and help local citizens in the problematic areas to participate.
Second, Frank Bold provides free legal support in the public interest to civil associations and citizens in administrative and court proceedings (concerning among others compensations for health damage caused by air pollution) in order to force the Czech Republic to solve the situation, comply with the European legislation and adopt sufficient measures that would improve the air quality. The requested documents will enable Frank Bold to support these citizens more effectively and hence induce the state to enforce the improvement in the area of air pollution.
Moreover, the experience and know-how may be then shared within the network and best practice may be multiplied in other J&E network countries having problems with air pollution.
Further, the content of the above mentioned documents is crucial to precisely inform the public both about the work of the Commission that is done in order to ensure correct application of the EU environmental law and its enforcement and about the air pollution in the Czech Republic and last but not least, feasible solutions.
Lastly, the requested documents could be considered by other environmental NGOs dealing with air pollution issues in the Czech Republic which might have useful comments and information for the purposes of the infringement procedure itself.
On the grounds of all the facts mentioned above, we are convinced that in the sense of the CJEU case law, there is an overriding public interest in disclosure of the information requested, namely because:
- taking into account the scope and intensity of the air pollution in the Czech Republic, namely in the most affected regions, the principle of transparency with regard to the related information is especially pressing and capable of prevailing over the reasons justifying the refusal to disclose the documents,
- the members of the public concerned, including Justice and Environment, its member organisation Frank Bold and the local NGOs and individuals, who at various levels aim to enforce the measures which would improve the current situation, should have a right to be informed of the extent to which the Czech Republic is not complying with the relevant EU environmental legislation, and
- disclosure of the required documents would help these members of the public concerned to effectively participate in concrete procedures, described above, and by that means serve the interest of protecting public health and the environment.
We are aware of the present approach of the Commission relating to the general non-disclosure of information relating to the EU pilot procedures and pre-litigation phase of infringement procedures – based on the argument that the aim is to give the Member State concerned an opportunity, on the one hand, to comply voluntarily with its obligations under EU law and, on the other hand, to avail of its right to defend itself against the objections formulated by the Commission, for which the secrecy and the “atmosphere of confidence” is necessary.
However, with reference to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, we are convinced that this long-term practice of non-disclosure of any documents relating to the infringement procedures is in breach of Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the freedom to receive information as interpreted by the Court. We refer especially to the case Társaság a Szabadságjogokért v. Hungary, judgment of the 14 April 2009, Application No 37374/05, where the European Court of Human Rights stated:
“(26) The Court has consistently recognised that the public has a right to receive information of general interest.
(27) In the present case, the preparation of the forum of public debate was conducted by a non-governmental organisation. The purpose of the applicant’s activities can therefore be said to have been an essential element of informed public debate. The Court has repeatedly recognised civil society’s important contribution to the discussion of public affairs (see, for example, Steel and Morris v. the United Kingdom (no. 68416/01, § 89, ECHR 2005 II). The applicant is an association involved in human rights litigation with various objectives, including the protection of freedom of information. It may therefore be characterised, like the press, as a social “watchdog”...
(36) Moreover, the State’s obligations in matters of freedom of the press include the elimination of barriers to the exercise of press functions where, in issues of public interest, such barriers exist solely because of an information monopoly held by the authorities. The Court notes at this juncture that the information sought by the applicant in the present case was ready and available (see, a contrario, Guerra and Others v. Italy, 19 February 1998, § 53 in fine, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1998-I) and did not require the collection of any data by the Government. Therefore, the Court considers that the State had an obligation not to impede the flow of information sought by the applicant.”
We are convinced that the above mentioned interpretation is fully applicable to the present situation and should be taken into account by the Commission.
Similarly, also the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union guarantees in its Article 11 the right of access to information. According to this Charter “Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers”. Access to information on infringement procedure shall thus be interpreted also in light of this fundamental EU right.
Further, we are convinced that the present approach of the Commission is in breach of the general EU principle of transparency which guarantees that the administration enjoys greater legitimacy and is more effective and more accountable to citizens when transparent, and this contributes to strengthening the principle of democracy. Democratic states should be on duty to theirs citizens, not the officials representing them. A democratic state should not be afraid of informing its own citizens that it is not managing to comply with some of its obligations which – as a result – deteriorates the life of the citizens. This is one of the features of democratic systems, in contrast to non-democratic ones. The present secrecy-based-atmosphere-of-confidence-approach is actually violating the democratic values the EU otherwise stands for.
That is why we strongly appeal to the Commission to revise its approach to providing information on infringement procedures and make it transparent and open to the EU citizens.
Justice and Environment
Report on the Environment of the Czech Republic 2012, Ministry of the Environment, available online: http://www1.cenia.cz/www/sites/default/f.... Report from 2011 available also in English: http://www1.cenia.cz/www/sites/default/f.... For maps of exceedances see p.32 and beyond.
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But despite this, many people think ADHD can be self-treated. They think, "If I better plan for my life, and be more self-disciplined, then I can get over it." They think that ADHD is something that comes down to personal failings, when in reality, it stems from actual differences in the way that their brain functions compared to those living without ADHD.
Because of this thinking, some people don't seek a diagnosis or receive treatment when ADHD begins impacting their life. Fortunately, there are great options available for dealing with ADHD in adulthood.
Symptoms of Adult ADHD
There are many people who don't discover that they have ADHD until they are well into their adult years. Even among people who get diagnosed at an early age, 30% to 50% carry the symptoms into their adulthood.
The direct symptoms of ADHD in adulthood include bad memory, lack of organization, being easily distracted, and frequent disruption of other people's conversation. The cause of these symptoms is largely biological, with the brain struggling especially with executive functioning skills. Genetics also play an important role in ADHD. Many people inherit ADHD and have a family history of relatives who suffered with similar symptoms.
Treatment for Adult ADHD
People with ADHD may have an imbalance of the chemicals in their brain. Only when the chemicals are balanced can they easily control their attention and focus on the right things. Because of this, medications have been the first-line treatment for ADHD. Every patient has different health situations, which is why it's so important to work closely with a board-certified provider who understands the complexity of the disorder. Typically, it takes a couple of visits or a few adjustments to find the right adult ADHD medication and dosage. Patients can also work with their provider to find the best way to take medications throughout the day for their individual needs.
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Low profile winch hoop/light bar - made from 1.75" DOM tubing, this is a double bend hoop that stands 10" - 13" off the bumper of the TJ/YJ and is about 34" wide and bolts into the stock bumper holes on a TJ, or just the single forward hole for YJs.
Bends are 60 degrees and you can specify the height you want below. Unit is designed to be welded direct to bumper or you can select optional mounting tabs below. Also optional are light mounts for the top of the tube to weld on for your stud-mount offroad lights. Tube comes in raw steel, ready for welding. If the bolt-on option is selected you will not be able to use your stock tow hooks.
- 1.75" DOM tubing construction
- Weld-on or bolt-on options
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John Florio (1553 - 1625), known in Italian as Giovanni Florio, was an accomplished linguist and lexicographer, a royal language tutor at the Court of James I, a probable close friend and influence on William Shakespeare. He was also the translator of Montaigne.
John's father, Michelangelo Florio, born in Tuscany, had converted to the Reformed (Protestant) faith from Catholicism. He sought refuge from the Inquisition in Italy, first in Naples and then in England during the reign of Edward VI. He was appointed pastor of the Italian Protestant congregation in London in 1550 and a member of the household of William Cecil. However, he was dismissed from both on a charge of immorality, but William Cecil later fully forgave him. He dedicated a book on the Italian language to Henry Herbert, and may have been a tutor in the family of William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke, father of the 2nd Earl of Pembroke who was the husband of Mary Sidney, sister of Philip Sidney.
Michelangelo Florio was Italian tutor to Lady Jane Grey and to Princess Elizabeth, later Queen Elizabeth I. Lady Jane Grey's youth, faith and death affected him deeply and in seclusion later, in Soglio in Switzerland, he wrote a book (in Italian) describing her as a Reformed martyr and innocent 'saint'. It is possible that he had witnessed some of the events surrounding her or had told her about the persecutions in Italy.
Anthony à Wood says that the Florio family, which now included infant John Florio left England on the accession of Queen Mary. In Strasburg, Florio met members of the aristocratic de Salis family of Bregaglia (Bergell), in the alpine canton of the Grisons (in Italian-speaking Protestant Switzerland). Count de Salis offered Michelangelo the post of pastor at Soglio, which offered him the manse (now a restaurant) on the edge of a precipice, the post of local school teacher and a reformed pulpit. Soglio was remote from the Inquisition and was situated near Chiavenna (north of Lake Como in Italy), a centre of Reformed preaching. John Florio grew up speaking Italian with his father (and possibly fluent English with his mother). His father would have taught him French and German. When he was seven, was sent to live with and to be schooled in Tübingen in Germany by the Reformed Protestant theologian, Pier Paolo Vergerio, a native of Venetian Capodistria (who had also lived in Swiss Bregaglia) and later to attend university in Germany. John returned to England, possibly with his mother, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, in the early 1570s, in possession of a formidable Christian reformed and humanist education.
John Florio considered the English uncouth and barbaric and set about teaching the Protestant aristocrats European manners, linguistic skills and polished expressions. This mission was in some ways similar to that of reformed Philip Sidney who sought to educate the English to write and to read the Scriptures in their own enriched language. Florio introduced the English to Italian proverbs.
Florio was a friend of Giordano Bruno, while he working as tutor and spy (for Elizabeth's spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham) in the home of the French Ambassador. Frances Yates relates the story of a lively dinner party at Whitehall Palace at which Florio translated to the assembled company which included Sir Philip Sidney and Oxford professors Bruno's theories about the possibility of life on other planets. John Florio resided for a time at Oxford, and was appointed, about 1576, as tutor to the son of Richard Barnes, Bishop of Durham, then studying at Magdalen College.
In 1578 Florio published a work entitled First Fruits, which yield Familiar Speech, Merry Proverbs, Witty Sentences, and Golden Sayings (4to). This was accompanied by A Perfect Induction to the Italian and English Tongues. The work was dedicated to the Earl of Leicester. Three years later, John Florio was admitted a member of Magdalen College, Oxford and became a tutor of French and Italian at the University. In 1591 his Second Fruits, to be gathered of Twelve Trees, of divers but delightsome Tastes to the Tongues of Italian and English menappeared, to which was annexed the Garden of Recreation, yielding six thousand Italian Proverbs (4to). These manuals contained an outline of the grammar, a selection of dialogues in parallel columns of Italian and English, and longer extracts from classical Italian writers in prose and verse.
Florio had many patrons. He says that he lived some years with the Earl of Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, possibly the young man in Shakespeare's Sonnets and there is an account of an incident involving Florio at Titchfield Abbey, the Earl's Hampshire home. William Herbert, Third Earl of Pembroke, also befriended him. In his will, Florio left gifts to the Earl of Pembroke, clearly on condition that he looked after his second wife, Rose. His Italian and English dictionary, entitled A World of Words, was published in folio in 1598. After the accession of James I, Florio was named French and Italian tutor to Prince Henry and afterwards became a gentleman of the privy chamber and Clerk of the Closet to the Queen Consort Anne of Denmark, whom he also instructed in languages.
A substantially expanded version of A World of Words was published in 1611 as Queen Anna's New World of Words, or Dictionarie of the Italian and English tongues, Collected, and newly much augmented by Iohn Florio, Reader of the Italian vnto the Soueraigne Maiestie of Anna, Crowned Queene of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. And one of the Gentlemen of hir Royall Priuie Chamber. Whereunto are added certaine necessarie rules and short obseruations for the Italian tongue.
His magnum opus is his admirable translation of the Essayes on Morall, Politike, and Millitarie Discourses of Lo. Michaell de Montaigne, published in folio in 1603 in three books, each dedicated to two noble ladies. A second edition in 1613 was dedicated to the Queen. Special interest attaches to the first edition, because a copy in British Library bears the signature of Shakespeare, long accepted as genuine but now supposed to be in an 18th century hand. Another copy bears that of Ben Jonson. It was suggested by William Warburton that Florio is satirised by William Shakespeare in the character of Holofernes, the pompous pedant of Love's Labors Lost, but it is much more likely, especially as he was one of the Earl of Southampton's protégés, that he was among the personal friends of the dramatist, who may well have gained his knowledge of French and Italian literature from him.
He married the sister of the poet Samuel Daniel who worked in the household of the Mary Sidney Countess of Pembroke, centre of the literary Wilton Circle. He had friendly relations with many other poets and writers of the day. Ben Jonson sent him a copy of Volpone with the inscription, "To his loving father and worthy friend, Master John Florio, Ben Jonson seals this testimony of his friendship and love." He is characterised by Wood, in Athenae Oxonienses, as a very useful man in his profession, zealous for his religion, and deeply attached to his adopted country.
He died at Fulham, London in the autumn of 1625 in apparent poverty, because his royal pension had not been paid. His house in Shoe Lane was sold to pay his many debts but his daughter married well. Florio's descendants became Royal Physicians, part of the fabric of the highly educated English professional classes.
There is a theory that John Florio was "William Shakespeare". His vitality, wit, education, learning, facility with a wide vocabulary and with Italian literature, his knowledge of the same circle as the playwright would have offered him the opportunity to refine the language through playwriting. There is also a suggestion that one of the Florio family names is "Crollalanza" (which means "Shake-spear" in Italian, i.e. "scrolla-lancia"). Florio's primary interest was in translation and lexicography. However, both writers shared a fascination with Italy (which Florio may not have visited), with proverbs and with enriching English. Both were attracted to the Court, monarchs and aristocrats. There is an anonymous poem which calls Florio the "flower of Italy", which some commentators believe was penned by Shakespeare. William Shakespeare, however, astutely, did not draw his pension from the Court but put his finances into land investments. According to a Canadian writer, Lamberto Tassinari, professor of literature in the University of Montreal, Florio and Shakespeare would be the same person. A recent study of him would add some pieces in the puzzle.

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On Thursday, June 15th, ASV was grateful to be one of the select group of vendors chosen to be represented at the “Diamonds Are Forever” luncheon and boutique at Westmoreland Country Club in Wilmette. Sponsored by Catholic Charities North Regional Office, this annual summer gathering offered a lovely range of items to generous shoppers who enjoy spending time together while raising funds for Catholic Charities. ASV Project Manager Katie Tuten and ASV Photo Team Member Jody O’Connor sold ASV prints, ornaments and other gifts, even selling out of the ASV note cards they had brought! Thank you, to all who came and bought ASV items at this special event. AND thank you, Katie and Jody, for your relentless dedication to ASV and its artists!
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I have had done the photo project before and I have had fun doing it. My pictures tell you what I love and what I am. I love nature and art and animals, wildlife as well.Aisa O.
Be free to express yourself through the love of art of the art you love.Jerrell C.
It is very hard for me to get out. Taking the pictures I found relaxing and enjoyed doing more than I thought. I hope you find a picture you enjoy as much.Daniel D.
I thank God for blessing me to get in this class; it has helped me a lot and I am happy about it, very happy. I thank you all for this class and my beautiful pictures.Mattie R.
Photography is an art and I pray that my pictures are a good example of my talent as an artist.Gerald G.
The Catholic Charities “After Supper Visions Photography”. This career of 17 years has brought out my hidden artistic talent thanks to the “Master Teacher, Jody” of the photography program.Margaret A.
The view from the river walk to the lake emphasizes the beauty of our city.Valerie B.
The heavens are higher than the earth symbolized by the globe, it is even higher than the Willis tower aka Sears Tower. It is higher than the flags along with the Willis Tower, and the new Ferris Wheel featured at Navy Pier. To err may be human, but heaven is always divine, and such are we.Cheryl H.
The photography class was great. It gave me a chance to be creative and to see the beauty of God.Tracey M.
The photo class program gives you a chance to use your imagination to create an artistic way to express your feelings about photography. The reflections of my images, I tried to bring out the beauty of the world.William R.
I love the way Chicago is. It is my kind of town. I take pictures.Ralph C.
This is a photo catch of Chicago’s Rye. One of many beautiful aspects of architectural foundation. Look, see, wonder.Ralph W.
In final, the weather would be dirty to a photographer, but we call this skyscrapers. Can fun time and the pictures make you smile? It did for me and that’s why I had fun.Brian C.
The positive style can be a style that takes time to build and achieve. The tips and edges (for each shot) are taken in preparation. Reconsideration why there can be a change, can add to different things not being shown, but later be taken into consideration.Brian C.
Bike photo: I wanted a straight photo with a diagonal feel to it. I thought it was cool to take a photo like this. I tried to grasp a photo that no one else takes – a unique perspective. I like my photos to be an art piece hung in someone’s living room or office space.Anthony B.
The one thing I love about art is the flowers, plants and the way you can capture it all if you have that eye for the perfect picture before it is all gone.Robert S.
ONLY IN MY MIND’S EYE Do I enjoy my perfect photographs. perfect subject, perfect lighting, perfect composition. I then raise my camera, release the shutter, and that original moment in time is gone forever, never to be repeated again. That short delay of the shutter, and dust on the lens, the printer’s inks, and even the texture of the photo paper, all conspire to distort my “perfect image”. It is with this in mind, that I sincerely hope that I can transport the v…Ray B.
My name is Ms. Sandra, I am pleased to see and continue my insight of the 2018 photos. Please enjoy.Sandra J.
A very short summary about me. I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky. I have been living all over American streets since I was 16 years old. I have raised myself, so, trust Christianity and fairytales are my childhood. It does not exist, so I have been anti- social most of my life. It may be possible for me to learn how to become more sociable and a trade for a career in photography.Shawn S.
These three shots were done during the late day because I was trying to capture shade, light and shadow to produce a scene that would be appealing and comfortable to the eye. The third shot with bike was an expression of reflection, light, and shadow.Maurice P.
When I took the pictures, I was thinking of inspiration. The Cubs is my favorite team. The other pictures were about springtime with the colors of leaves and flowers. The bus stop picture was about still life, how peaceful the picture looks.Markeara L.
I enjoy the class.Roosevelt B.
I spent the summer in Cedar Michigan last year, and the view at most everywhere I went was breathtaking, so here are some of the sights I would like to share.Robert R.
Thank you! I took the stain glass picture at Holy Name Cathedral. I took the Chicago underground train station picture at the Harrison stop on the red line. This one is looking out the window of the Harold Washington Library.John B.
Always needing to express my feelings toward the world of inventiveness, a perception of my imagination, to be an expression of freedom.William R.
I love photography. It is great fun. I really enjoyed the classes and learning how to take pictures. Everybody at Catholic Charities has been so nice, and I am very grateful to them.Daniel G.
I started taking photos as a hobby. I was bored with a lot of free time. I started paying attention to the scenery that I took for granted every day. For example, sunrise, moon and sunshine. As dusk starts to settle in that’s when things get calm and relaxing, my perfect time for photos/photography.Tommy L.
People will forget what you said…But will never forget how you made this feel. A Adapted from Maya AngelouDeborah A.
It was winter and it had snowed for the first time of the season so I wanted to capture the Picasso in the snow.William H.
I enjoy taking pictures of nature. That’s why I chose four pictures of birds from my day at the zoo. I’m inspired by the colors, background, and beauty.Elizabeth M.
This is my second year doing the After Supper Visions show. I really enjoyed it. Last year I took the picture of the rose during the Christmas dinner at Catholic Charities, a reflection of another building hitting the garage made an interesting light show and a mirror image on glass with dancing rain on a stormy night.Tracey B.
I like to talk to others and see a new life Time is not good, I don have a job or home. Working for it all but pictures and the photo project are helping me to look up. Being with friends at the photo project has helped me.John L.
I am so proud and humbled to be in this show. I have for so long been called a loser, good for nothing, never amount to anything person. Today I know I am none of those negative things. Having been clean and sober for seven years I can truly say I feel a part of something good. I see myself as being a photographer and an artist. I’m grateful for this social opportunity. I thank God for everyone involved in making this event successful.Andy A.
My friend and I go out to take pictures as a team and enjoy and compare.Roberta J.
Up a Creek Be Still The Road to Oz Dr. WhoBarry G.
The sky is always open for us. Sometimes low, sometimes high, like our goals, short or long. Keep trying; keep working, eventually we will be there. Photography lets me share with others. We can see the different points of view, even seeing the same objects; like our lives.Manami M.
I have been taking pictures for eight years and I am still in the pictures. I like being in it because it helps me calm down and be happy. I like taking pictures outside a lot, hot, snow, that what I like doing. It shows what best comes out of me.Octavia W.
Um.. Hello, this is America. You can salute the Flags. You can pray like Mary. You can roar like a lion. You can soar and fly like an eagle. Your call.Kenny S.
Back to the show again. I love coming here. The pictures let me be creative. I like talking to the people that come to the show and I like to see the pictures of the other artists in the show. I take the camera with me everywhere I go. I always have my eyes open for different pictures that might jump out at me…This year I was at one of the races in Chicago and lucky enough that the city closed off the streets. I was able to take some pictures of the streets of Chicago without any traffic.Mike B.
My photos reflect how I see the city of Chicago. My city is so beautiful in so many ways in how I see it.Anthony B.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.

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Faith, an ideal important if not embedded into the minds of most Paladins. For a long time, eher faith had dwindled. The light could not find a cure for her sisters illness, who she eventually lost. After that, her mother was the last remnant of her family. A remnant she lost, to a heart attack of all things. Melanie was alone, without anyone she could trust. The light would inevitably fail her, just as she would fail herself. She found little more then the bottom of a bottle for many, many months. That was until she found herself under the banner of the Citrine Eagles. Though her faith in the light still remained somewhat shakey, knowing it would not always be there to catch her when she fell... She knew the Eagles would, at least when she fought along side them.
Melanie took some time away from the Eagles, requesting a month of leave to find herself. Perhaps she also found how much she needed allies in her life. She had been their healer as well as their blade. Melanie had to have the faith that if she was also their shield, they would carry her well. She learnt to show no signs of fear as she stood as a barricade between her allies and the enemy.
Melanie uses her action during player phase to select a target. For the next 2 enemy phases, the target has disadvantage (roll twice take the lower) on all attacks aimed at anyone aside from Melanie. In addition, for the next two player phases Melanie concentrates on occupying the enemy and giving her allies an opening (she cannot attack, heal or act in any way other than movement). Up to two allies a turn gain advantage (roll twice take the higher) when attacking the target chosen by Melanie.
This actually hooks in really well with the leave of absence Melanie took and is currently on for one month. I had planned regardless to bring her back into more of a tank role, and I believe this fits well! Anyway, thanks for reading.

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Source: Daily Sabah
Attackers threw rocks at a mosque in the central German city of Kassel on Sunday while some 50 Qurans – the holy book of Islam – were damaged in another attack on a mosque in northwest Bremen.
The Central Mosque in Kassel, which operates under the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), was attacked early Sunday by unidentified suspects.
Kassel Central Mosque Foundation Chairman Seyfettin Eryörük said that the mosque was targeted with rocks at a time when no one was in the building, adding that the windows were broken in the attack.
Turkey’s Consul General in Frankfurt Burak Karartı condemned the attack in a statement he shared on social media, urging security forces to find the perpetrators.
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Frontier life at Fort Hays
Fort Hays is a historic American fort in Hays, Kansas that played a pivotal role in the American Indian Wars of the late 1800’s and opening up the American frontier. While not the most famous fort in the American West, Fort Hays played a surprisingly important role in the nation’s history and it’s a great place to discover stories about the legendary figures that passed through its halls (not least among which are Wild Bill Hickock and General Custer).
This fort is small but there are several interesting exhibits you can explore. First, you have an overview of the American Indian Wars and a display of weapons used by the Plains Indians and the American Army at the time. Then, you can move on to the Officers Quarters and get a period-perfect idea of what life must have been like on the fort. The Guardhouse is perhaps the most interesting building: it’s where the bulk of the fort’s activities took place and there are lots of touchscreens and other interactive activities to help you learn a bit more about the people that brought the fort to life.

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