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There are also widespread lottery programmes, to which state treasuries have grown just as addicted as working-class punters.

Punters and censors alike warm to family films and movies that seem to reflect China's central place in the world.

If things like this keep happening you have to take points off them. Then the punters will realise the team is going to be punished.

We want to be helpful to the punters, and sometimes they've got to be helpful with us.

Punters are therefore advised to take any outraged statements made by politicians or political commentators with a heavy dose of salt.

Betting exchanges operate somewhat like an eBay for betting, allowing punters to offer odds and then matching them with takers.

The punters, mostly young technophile men, bought the games from a shop, played them for a few weeks and then put them away.

One traditional sign of a decade-plus top in a market is the entry of well-financed, but less well-informed punters.

Gone, I gather, is much of the public contempt for the Prime Minister: now the punters just feel sorry for Gordon, God help him.

These "ghosts" , in the industry's jargon, are used to draw in new punters and to help keep existing ones hooked.

Many of the punters appear to have come more for the free food and fun day out than for the vote itself.

It remains the only place in America where punters can legally bet on sports.

But while punters are returning to the tables as the economy recovers, they are still betting less than before.

Now ARCO is perceived as an afternoon of cultural exposure for Spanish punters rather than a pressing business occasion.

While almost everyone agrees that it's the best single GPU card on the market, some punters complained about its price.

As it stands, spreads are tight in currency trading, which presents an attractive proposition for punters.

So far this freedom has helped the local hedge-fund industry, without hurting the punters .

And a report from Bank of America-Merrill Lynch suggested that 50 to 60 per cent of the punters at Resorts World were locals.

The Swiss franc, like the yen a source of low-yielding funds for foreign-exchange punters , is 53% overvalued.

Even more incredible, in the current climate, the punters have shown every sign of responding to this quixotic act of defiance.

WHEN it comes toe-commerce, America is still top dog, with some 170m punters scouring for bargains on the internet.

If Mr Brown's campaign was inventive, Ms Coakley's was tepid and prone to gaffes. No glad-handing the punters for this attorney-general.

WHEN it comes to e-commerce, America is still top dog, with some 170m punters scouring for bargains on the internet.

Which is exactly what urban white-collar middle-class Chinese punters have done, by the tens of millions.

Mr Thompson added that the fund would offer "one-day" punters the opportunity to invest on a longer term basis.

Whereas American punters must rely on arcane payment systems and companies located offshore, British punters are safer.

The biggest winners are punters themselves, as deregulation and competition drive down margins.

And observe again at the dress in which she serenades the punters in Eddie Mars's gambling den: incomparable.

helena , juggle , helena , sell the popcorn , helena , smile for the punters .

It could charge both punters full price, in which case the student may stay at home.

If punters are similarly enthusiastic, other web firms could soon find themselves on the silver screen.

Betfair allows punters to bet on football games, and the market stays open throughout the match.

It once worked for investors in Mr Murdoch, too. But tech punters have not been so lucky.

"When the economy is tight, punters always look for value, " said Peter Marks, chief executive officer of Brook Leisure.

The new resorts have certainly learned from Las Vegas to offer the punters far more than just gambling.

When markets are that small, punters should watch carefully for signs of manipulation.

Punters use a mallet to hit as many bald pop-up figures as they can in a limited time. It's based on an older game called 'Whack a Mole'.

They allow punters to bet using a computer, mobile phone or television remote-control.

It says the club is liable for $900 million in unpaid taxes. Three Punters' Club members insist they have nothing to hide.

The Sands will, however, open a 238-room expansion later this year that will target both VIP and mass-market punters.

In 1522 a Venetian dealer offered punters the chance to win carpets in a draw for a small entry fee.

If the punters lack discernment, the markets also lack liquidity.

Punters who bought on the rumours were so enamoured of Mr Wen's yarn they forgot to sell on the news.

Not all the spanking-new casinos are heaving with punters.

Punters in Britain and Australia have an even more attractive option: betting exchanges.

The circus is not just about punters' fun, though.

Bands have pushed average ticket prices about as high as they can go, and tested the limits of punters' appetites with long tours.

In fact, by definition, only half of the punters on Wall Street are doing it.

WISE punters bet on simple outcomes of big matches. That is the lesson of the latest corruption scandal to hit international sport.

India, the punters think, will go first. China and Korea won't be far behind.

Any experienced punters with a view, and from there we can move to conclusions.

Almost all the punters were men.

The ads aren't selling gold to willing punters.

Punters in Hong Kong view the short-term interest rate as the cost of capital. It is currently close to zero.

You can write what you like, as long as it keeps the punters happy.

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Many soccer punters put a lot of effort to study on players, team strategies and odds movement but lose their bets at the end.

They will also find themselves wooing institutions more assiduously, since Hong Kong retail punters are famously fickle.

News of an infestation can ruin a business predicated on giving punters a good night's sleep;

took bets from punters mainly by telephone

The gambling industry is risky not only for punters but also for investors and the places that host it