Author Archives: Nicolae Sfetcu

 (Paddington, one of the 14 stations in London, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paddington_Station_rush_hour.jpg) Transport is one of the four areas of competence of the Mayor of London although its financial control is quite limited and it has no control over the rail network (but … Read More

Continuation bet is an term specific for poker, specifically in the community cards games (Texas Hold’em, Omaha). This is a wager made on the flop by the raiser, with the size generally between 1/2 pot and the whole pot. In … Read More

Lotteries The modern gaming market began in Italy in 1946 when Sisal proposed a football pool (known today as Totocalcio). Just two years later Sisal invented Totip, a form of betting based on the outcome of horse races. The lottery … Read More

 (Bishopsgate in the City of London) By GDP, London is in 2005 the sixth city in the world and second in Europe after Paris. Greater London makes about 20% of UK GDP, and the London metropolitan area about a third. … Read More

London has always been a major population center. At the time, city, urban area and most populous urban area in the United Kingdom, it was also the most populous in Europe and the world before experiencing a slight decline. Population … Read More

Taxes Lotteries The National Lottery is operated under an exclusive licence with private licensee pursuant to terms – including the payment of fees and taxes – included in that license. Based on information provided to us by the Lotteries and … Read More

(City Hall, headquarters of the Greater London Authority, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:City_hall_london.jpg) Local administration London management is done on two levels: at the level of the city, under the authority of the Greater London Authority (GLA) and at a local level within the … Read More

The Chinese poker is a card game played mostly in Asian communities (southern China, Hong Kong …). It is also called Thirteen (thirteen cards). Rules Preparation of hand The game of Chinese Poker requires a deck of 52 cards that … Read More

South Slavic: Bosnian/Croatian /Serbian/ Montenegrin/Slovenian Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian used to be known collectively as Serbo-Croat but are differentiating all the time since the break-up of former Yugoslavia. While Croatian is written almost exclusively in the Latin alphabet, Serbian is … Read More

London in Roman times The regions around London (now within the boundaries of Greater London) seem to have been inhabited by Britons islanders since prehistoric times, but no archaeological evidence has been unearthed in north of London bridge, where the … Read More

Horseracing in Ireland was organised by the Irish Horseracing Authority until 2002. The Irish Horseracing Authority was established in December 1994 under the Irish Horseracing Act. The Irish National Bookmakers’ Association is a trade association representing independent bookmakers who form … Read More

Taxes Section 12 of the Act of 20 April 1977 states that the Grand Ducal State operates a levy on gaming revenue for the benefit of municipalities and the state. This product is made for consideration of games (roulette etc.), … Read More