CANBERRA Air Jordan 11 For Sale , Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Australia is set to crack down on illegal offshore gambling, with Social Services Minister Scott Morrison flagging a review of betting operators conducting business in Australia.


Morrison said on Monday that while online betting and gambling is a 1.1 billions U.S. dollar industry in Australia, more than 60 percent of operators do not pay tax.


He said the government would be undertaking a "serious review" of the nation's gambling laws.


"According to the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) online gambling is a $1.6 billion dollar business in Australia with sixty percent of this revenue going offshore to more than 2, 000 sites beyond the reach of our regulators and tax collectors Air Jordan 1 For Sale ," Morrison said in a statement.


"Unlike Australia's licensed operators, overseas agencies don't contribute product fees to racing and sporting bodies, do not comply with Australia's legal system and are not obligated to monitor and report suspicious betting activity."


"Illegal offshore wagering also leaves Australian punters without protection for payouts on their winnings."


Morrison said gambling addiction affects hundreds of thousands of Australians and by not properly monitoring and taxing these offshore companies, many are susceptible to losing a lot more than their money.


"More than 400 Air Jordan For Sale ,000 Australians, mainly men, have gambling problems. These issues can affect hundreds of thousands of Australian families and the children growing up in them," he said.


"Problem gambling can also have a significant impact on social services and welfare spending such as income support payments Jordan 5 For Sale , financial counseling and measures to address domestic violence.


"It is critical that we undertake a serious review of the impact of these illegal offshore operations on Australian consumers as well as our racing and sports industries and identify ways in which we can work to curb these impacts. It is especially important we look at what can be done to protect individuals vulnerable to problem gambling."


Morrison said the internal government review would begin immediately, with former New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell to oversee the investigation.


The final recommendations are expected to be passed on to parliament by Dec. 18.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Friday slapped tougher sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, targeting Russia's largest bank and leading energy and defense technology firms.


The United States added Russia's largest bank Jordan 6 For Sale , Sberbank of Russia, to the existing prohibitions on U.S. persons providing equity or certain long-term debt financing and tightened the debt financing restrictions on six Russian banks, the Treasury Department said in a statement.


The new sanctions also banned U.S. individuals or companies from involving new debt of greater than 30 days maturity issued by Rostec, a major Russian defense conglomerate Jordan 11 For Sale , and blocked the assets of five Russian state-owned defense technology firms.


In addition, the United States prohibits American entities from providing goods, services or technology to five Russian energy companies in relation to Russian deepwater, Arctic offshore Jordan 1 For Sale , or shale projects that have the potential to produce oil, according to the statement.


"Given Russia's direct military intervention and blatant efforts to destabilize Ukraine, we have deepened our sanctions against Russia today, in concert with our European allies Jordan Shoes For Sale ," U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew said in a statement.


"These steps underscore the continued resolve of the international community against Russia's aggression," Lew added.


In a statement issued on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama said the new round of punitive measures was implemented "in light of Russia's actions to further destabilize Ukraine over the last month, including through the presence of heavily armed Russian forces in eastern Ukraine."


Obama reiterated that the sanctions against Russia can be rolled back if it fully implements its commitments Cheap Air Jordan 5 For Sale , but also warned of imposing tougher costs on Russia if it continues its " aggressive actions and violations of international law."


The U.S. move came after the European Union (EU) announced restrictive measures against Russia's financial and energy sectors on Thursday. The new Western sanctions against Moscow came despite that the Ukrainian government and rebels inked a ceasefire agreement last week in Minsk, capital of Belarus. The deal was expected to pave the way for a political settlement of the Ukraine crisis.


Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday said that EU sanctions against Russia undermines the peace process to solve the Ukraine crisis.


"As the peace process in Ukraine is going on track, such decisions mean that the EU chose to disrupt it," Lavrov said in an interview with Russia's TV channel Russia 1.

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HAVANA， Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Cuba's baseball team for the upcoming IV World Baseball Classic (WBC) will be managed by longtime coach， Carlos Marti， who just won the island's national championship， the Granma Sorrels.


In a press conference on Thursday， the Cuban Baseball Federation named Marti as manager for the global tournament sponsored by U.S. Major League Baseball (MLB)， which will begin on March 7 in Asia.


""We'll go to this world competition with high hopes and play to win every game. It is a great responsibility to lead the Cuban team to the WBC，"" Marti told reporters.


The experienced baseball coach said Cuba's team also announced a 50-player roster that will later be trimmed to a final 28.


Cuba is in Group B of the tournament along with Japan， China and Australia and will play at the Tokyo Dome in Japan.


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