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Legal vs. Illegal Gambling Markets Differences between legal and illegal gambling markets

open access: yes
Abstract: The gambling industry is characterized by a dichotomy between legal and illegal markets, each with distinct regulatory, economic, and social implications. This article explores the differences between legal and illegal gambling markets, focusing on their regulatory frameworks, operational practices, economic impacts, and societal effects.
openaire   +2 more sources

Enforcement Design and Targeted Deterrence in Professional Sports: Evidence From NBA Anti‐Flopping Reforms

open access: yesManagerial and Decision Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines strategic responses to alternative enforcement designs in professional basketball. Using NBA player‐level panel data, we study two anti‐flopping reforms: ex post financial fines introduced in 2012–2013 and in‐game technical fouls implemented in 2023–2024.
Juan Ignacio Martín‐Legendre   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

DYNAMICS OF THE ROMANIAN ILLEGAL DRUG MARKETS [PDF]

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Globalization has led to an increase in commercial activities running on the illegal markets, its dynamics being largely determined by the balance between profitability and the major risks involved.
Mircea Tulica, Irina Caunic
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Transforming a Poaching Hotspot: Embedded NGO Governance Between State and Community in Southern China

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines how a local environmental NGO in southern China transformed Guantouling Hill, once a prominent poaching hotspot along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway, into a recognised model of community‐based biodiversity conservation.
Zheng Lin, Miao Chen
wiley   +1 more source

User privacy prevention model using supervised federated learning‐based block chain approach for internet of Medical Things

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract This research focuses on addressing the privacy issues in healthcare advancement monitoring with the rapid establishment of the decentralised communication system in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). An integrated blockchain homomorphic encryption standard with an in‐build supervised learning‐based smart contract is designed to improvise ...
Chandramohan Dhasarathan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Cryptocurrency Flows in Illegal Market

open access: yes
Abstract  This research investigates how cryptocurrencies are used in illegal markets, including darknet marketplaces, ransomware payments, and money laundering. The study examines transaction patterns, anonymity techniques, and the tools used by cybercriminals to hide illicit flows.
Date, Abhinav B., Mogal, Amit K.
openaire   +2 more sources

Illegal Migration from Mexico to the United States [PDF]

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In this paper, I selectively review recent literature on illegal migration from Mexico to the United States. I begin by discussing methods for estimating stocks and flows of illegal migrants.
Gordon H. Hanson
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Exploring more‐than‐human ethics and the digital dimensions of nature recovery through an interactive fiction game

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective piece considers how a more‐than‐human approach to ethics can foster nuanced, critical understandings of the digital dimensions of nature recovery. A more‐than‐human approach expands on who or what is included as ethical actors while focusing on the interconnectedness of human and nonhuman experiences.
Leah Govia   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adverse effects from counterfeit and mislabeled medicine containing tapentadol and carisoprodol

open access: yesClinical Case Reports
Key Clinical Message When self‐administration with counterfeit or mislabeled medicine is suspected, comprehensive laboratory analysis should be preferred over immunoassay screening to avoid false negative results.
Gitte Plæhn   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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