Existence of women gamblers is not as historic as that of men gamblers yet their involvement in today’s gambling world is very significant. Origin of gambling by women dates back to some near past but after stepping once into this arena they have displayed immense aptitude towards gambling. Following the legalization of gambling industry there was an evident increase in number of women who gambled. Earlier women were not supposed to indulge into male dominated areas like gambling and if any female did get involved in gambling she had to hide this fact from others. Invention of playing cards gave a further boost to augment women’s participation in gambling. Earlier when women accompanied men to casinos they would probably just laze around but gradually women started participating in active gambling. Starting with slot machines and small roulette games women have now reached to most serious gambling centers.

Although women have revealed interests in almost all gambling games though some of the most favorites among females are the slot machines, poker, roulette and blackjack. It is assumed that women may have started with slot machines that did not involve any complex calculation or any specific skill. But lately existence of female gamblers has spread to almost all categories in gambling reaching even the poker tournaments. Women players have displayed enough potential while participating in world tournament and have also won titles in such events. Just like there are male professional players for gambling games even female professionals of gambling exist in areas.

The recent development of online gambling trend has also caught the fancy of female gamblers. An opportunity to gamble along with the facility of enjoying all comforts at home is an excellent option of women prone to gambling tendencies. It enables them to manage the household chores in conjunction with following the vogue for gambling. There are many people managing sites for gambling but it’s very important to pick the genuine sites. Many websites often fool women by gathering their personal details and misusing information submitted at the sites. Some websites do not abide towards giving the due money won by the visitor on their site. Hence judicious inspection for the authentication of websites before registering for online gambling is very important.

Although women have indulged in gambling there inherent nature of being sensitive and not being able to accept huge losses is evident also in gambling. Sometimes women are attracted towards games of chance as an escape from the troubles they might be experiencing at home. Gambling enables them to overlook their worries and anxieties for some time. But an act just practiced as a hobby many a time develops into an addiction and this latter on takes form of compulsive gambling. Being obsessed towards gambling results in both personal and financial losses for most women players. Women do not have an heart to bear huge financial losses they find themselves broke much before their male counter parts would lose heart. This is basically because the defeat bearing capacity of women gamblers is not much.

What are some of the causes of a gambling addiction? As a former gambler and mental health counselor, I have done a lot of research on why people develop a gambling problem. What I have found is that there is more than one cause of gambling addiction and that although it is important to know the cause, the solution is much more important.

Here are some of the many causes of gambling addiction:

o Gambling is exciting while the gambler is in action. The adrenaline high feels good, and it is quite easy to become addicted to these “feel good” chemicals in our brain.
o Gambling compulsively may fill a void for many people with a gambling problem. This void could be in many areas of one’s life. Poor social life, loneliness, job dissatisfaction, empty-nest syndrome, boredom, and lack of purpose can all contribute to a gambling addiction.
o A big win at the casino is the worst possible event for anyone with a propensity for addiction. The adrenaline high of a huge jackpot can fuel future addiction like jet fuel in a plane. Most, if not all people give back the winnings from their jackpot, plus much more money as well.
o Escape from emotional pain and psychological distress can also fuel a gambling disorder. This is especially true for “escape gamblers” who mostly play slot machines, lottery, or partake in online internet gambling.
o For “action gamblers”, the craving for action and feeling very important to others can fuel a gambling addiction. Action gamblers are mostly male and are usually sports betters, poker players, and racetrack gamblers.
o The thrill of “easy money” can fuel a gambling addiction, especially if the gambling addict has a long string of wins at the beginning of his or her gambling career.
o People with anxiety and/or depression have show a strong propensity for gambling problem as well as other addictions.
o People with first degree relatives with a gambling addiction have a stronger propensity to develop this addiction themselves.

These are just some of the general causes of a gambling problem, however, there are many more as well. In addition, each unique individual will have different reasons for having a problem with gambling, and no two situations are the same.

The most important thing, however, is that once some of the causes of a gambling problem are established, that the individual seeks immediate help for his or her problem.

The solutions, which include abstinence from gambling, professional help, and support groups, self-care, and lifestyle changes are most important in reclaiming ones’ life from a gambling addiction.

There is a wealth of information on the internet about gambling and betting. How to start a gambling website, what do people bet on, is a betting exchange better than a sports book or casino website, or do users prefer betting online rather than betting offline? What is lacking in many of these posts is not the information they provide on starting a gambling website, but rather exactly where to start. So Where do you start, you ask? and how do you start? Would you require funding when thinking of starting your own gambling website? Are there legal pitfalls in running an online sports book or casino gambling website?

Asking these questions is only a tip of the iceberg in knowing exactly what you are getting yourself into in running a betting exchange or any of the other gambling websites, but knowing the answers will better your chance or odds in running a successful online gambling site. So where do you start? You can search and search around the world wide web and gather all the information (highly recommended) on starting your own casino, running a proper betting exchange, or on providing a fair online sports book atmosphere to your users, but knowing exactly how to use this information is key in running your outfit.

Before we get into how to use the information you gather properly, you may want to visit some of these places if you have not already done so: gambling forums, casino pages, sports website, news pages on gambling, pages on the “internet gambling regulation act” and how it will affect your online website, laws governing gambling and paying close attention to the dates the country each specific information pertains to and so on.

By now you must be thinking this is a bit to extreme. But ask yourself this: do you know what each gambler want, do you know what will make them use your site over the next Joe website. Simply put you need to know the things that will drive advertisers, sponsors to your site (funding) and most importantly what will drive users to your site. You can have the best house on the block but if not one knows about your house or you, well you get the picture.

If you have visited the suggested headings listed above and read up a bit more on gambling and the laws governing online sports book, casinos, poker rooms and betting exchanges and still wish to continue then read on my friend, you have gotten over the first hurdle. Now that we have you thinking outside the box and have a better understanding on what’s in store for you lets tackle the first and very most important question you would first need answered “Is gambling legal”.

Now this is the most important because if you are thinking of conducting or running a gambling website in a country, city, state, province, town, what ever it may be and its not legal. Like monopoly you will be fined or worst you will go directly to jail. Sorry boys and girls but we need to make one thing clear here being online business doesn’t mean a thing to the government and the authorities. You will need to register a business or acquire a business license (not the same as a gambling license), you will need hosting and you will need a bank account to hold the money generated from your sports book, betting exchange, poker or casino website. So finding out if gambling is legal where will be running your business is extremely important.

To give you a better picture of things 9/10 planning to run a gambling website have had to opt for an offshore operation. Why you ask? Well that obvious of course. In places like Costa Rica there are laws in place for gambling, but there are no law against online gambling neither is there a need for a gambling license (more on gambling license later), but you will again have to do your research, if you are serious about running a sports book or any of the other gambling websites, prepare yourself to gather information. Here is Tip #1 – Speak to a Lawyer (a reputable one if you can) they will shed a LOT of light on your situation and point you in the right direction.

So this brings us to our next question, licensing, and no its not your drivers license. A gambling license is required to run a betting exchange, sports book, casino, poker or any other gambling website most of the time but not always. This is why again you will need to do your research. But you know what they say, when in doubt get one. That was a joke Joe. If you are really unsure speak to that lawyer friend that you spoke to in tip #1 about this and any other documents you may need to complete this process, ask your local gambling or gaming authorities/associations in the jurisdiction where you plan to run your online gambling website for advise. So remember a gambling license is recommended but may not be required. Tip #2 Visit the local gambling authorities.

By now you should have gathered enough information to get you on the right track and keep you out of jail or worst a state prison.

Let us touch on a few more key areas on running your own gambling website. You will need some (the more the better) research and marketing to be done. But haven’t you already gathered enough of your own research? No Joe. That was just information gathering, getting your feet wet, getting to know how the industry thinks. Don’t assume anything. There are rules to every game, and yes there are rules to running an online business and especially a sports book, betting exchange, poker room or casino. Just because you know a little about running a website, the rules and strategies change for each business, and you will definitely need to know about these rules if you are even dreaming of becoming successful in the online gaming and gambling industry. This doesn’t mean visiting all those forums and readings were for nothing, they will definitely help when you are ready to run your advertising and marketing campaign, you will be more than glad that you did.

If you have not already done a business and/or marketing plan this will more than likely lead to the development of one. Getting to know your target market, trends, location, gender, users’ habits, wants and dislikes etc will all help you to become better aware of your strategies and help in your success. So hire a reputable marketing company or speak with a friend or someone in the marketing field that can shed a bit more light on your exact situation and point you in a better direction. You don’t want to find out the hard way that the market you were targeting does not care much for gambling. Tip #3 Get proper research done.

This brings us to our next area of interest “staff or team”. From your information gathering and research you must have realized that ever if you may want to make this a one man show you will need a team or some sort of staff. Now a team does not mean you have to hire on a full time staff. Even big time giants like Microsoft, IBM, Logitech contracts out from time to time. It just means you will need a little more than just yourself in certain areas. Even if you know the gambling world it would be wise to contract some professionals in key areas (even if its for a little while) to show you some hidden places you have not yet covered. You would definitely need a technical someone or a development company that will be able to handle any problems you may encounter, updates you may need for your website, programming you might require, designs you may want to give you that look and feel to set you apart from your competition etc. You will most likely need a bookie, bookmaker, (maybe more than one) who knows about bookmaking to set, update, prepare events, lines and odds on your sports book, casino, betting exchange or poker website. So a team or individual staff is definitely a must, but can be inexpensive if you plan properly and consider contracting. Tip #4 Put together a proper team.

Now we’ve touched a bit on your website, but what sort of website or software will you require. The next on our list will be Software. First ask yourself what sort of gambling website will this be; A full Casino, poker, Betting Exchange, sports book or better yet why not all? This is where your research and information gathering comes into play, review ask questions, speak to your lawyer, and make a solid decision. What are the risk factors, who are my competitors, where do you get my line feeds from? Those are all questions that should have been included in your research and answered by now.

The complexity of various business operations often creates great frustration among the users and most of the challenges often include bad usability, lack of collaboration, functional overlap of tools, poor integration and etc. The aim of any digital workplace is to reduce these challenges and offer a holistic and collaborative approach to support the business operations. SharePoint is a platform that offers internal tools and resources and helps to leverage out of the box features and customize templates and pages to create an engaging user experience. Today, more than 200,000 organizations use SharePoint development to offer content management, business solutions and social collaboration.

Understanding your team and business objectives

The continuous and exponential change in technology has made our lives both exciting as well as frustrating. But with Microsoft rolling our new SharePoint based solutions, it is hard for business managers to avoid the capabilities of the platform. If you have a clear notion of your organization’s needs, then you can easily decide on the most beneficial collaboration solution and work with it. Not only with the basic needs, SharePoint development also helps with creative types and offers the organizations with varied choices. It is here that Microsoft has offered their SharePoint collaboration technologies and especially the Office 365 Groups features. Determining which team should use which features of SharePoint can be challenging. But effective governance can help to sort this and also ensure that the intranet implementation is successful.

Hosting and collaboration environment:

Organizations that are shifting to SharePoint often face certain challenges that include where they are going to host the environment. Private cloud, Office 365 or on premises, each of them has their own advantages and disadvantages. Office 365 can be your first preference if you have some specific customization requirements or any third party integrations. Another most important thing that has to be considered is to design a collaboration environment that can help in improving the communication between various teams. Based on the team’s ability to collaborate, it is important to establish a roadmap for the company. Creating a long term roadmap with checkpoints and milestones will enable to phase advanced capabilities so that your employees can use it without being overwhelmed.

Innovation:

Often implementing new technology leads to failed experiments, waste of time and money. So, before investing into any technology, it is important to find that transformational technology, which can help meet the specific business needs. Since every business is different from the other and has their own tolerances for risks, keeping an eye open for latest features and customizing them according to the needs can help. Some out of the box features that SharePoint includes are web based forms, reusable content, search results web parts, branding and templates and etc.

Training and communications:

Once you have planned to implement SharePoint development, remember that it is not just about technology. You also have to put your marketing efforts and create a culture of collaboration. This would start with the leadership team who has to be very supportive of the changes. Find champions in your business and boost their enthusiasm. Pick low cost and highly effective solutions that can products quick results. Proper training and communications will surely make a difference.

2017 prediction and beyond:

Microsoft is making great efforts to enable collaboration and is also coming up with RMS encryption techniques. Business organization will adopt these latest technologies and allow mobility of data, people and etc. that also require SharePoint security strategies. Continuous efforts are being made to enhance data security policies for confidentiality, privacy, data loss protection, PII and PCI compliance and more.