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Online Gambling Stuff

UK Online Gambling Industry

In the UK, between 2009 - 2010, 4% of adults had bet online. Between April 2010 and March 2011, online gambling which is regulated by the UK Gambling Commission yielded £660.74m, a 5% increase on the previous year. Most British consumer online gambling activity is on overseas regulated websites, and estimates place the UK consumer market for online gambling at £1.9 billion for 2010. (Approximately three times the size of the British regulated market). [1]

Problem Gambling in the UK

A study by the UK Gambling Commission, the "British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010", found that approximately 0.9% of the adult population had problem gambling issues, more than shown in a previous study in 2007. The highest prevalence of problem gambling was found among those who participated in playing Poker at a pub or club (20.3%), Dog races (19.2%) and online slot machine style or instant win games (17%). Additionally the report noted a 15% increase in overall gambling since 2007, from a rate of 58% in 2007 to 73% in 2010. Significantly, the 2010 prevalence survey notes that whilst the overall gambling figure had increased, the prevelance among men at 75% was not dissimilar to the amounts in two previous surveys in 1999 and 2007 which were 76% and 71% respectively. However, the prevelance among women for 2010 was 71%, which was higher than 68% in 1999 and 65% in 2007.[2]




  1. ^ Gambling Commission (2011), Industry Statistics (PDF)
  2. ^ National Centre for Social Research (2011), British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010 (PDF) {{citation}}: line feed character in |title= at position 17 (help)

SLR650 Stuff

Introduction

The SLR650 was released in 1997 by Honda, and is a more road-biased version of the NX650 Dominator. It possesses a 644cc, SOHC air cooled, 4 valve, single cylinder engine. The production of the SLR650 was halted in 1999 and it was re-released as the FX650 Vigor which continued to be produced until 2001. [1]

Accessories and Components

The SLR650 received some negative attention due to not possessing certain accessories other motorcycles do, for example, the SLR650 does not have a centre stand or a Tachometer. There was also complaint of the headlight being poor.

The SLR650 is equipped with both front and rear single disc brakes and has a fuel capacity of 13 litres.