Talk:Gambling in Hong Kong

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Hello world, please give me any advice that may help me make my article better. I would just like to thank you all in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by KWilsonENGL1101 (talk • contribs) 02:59, 16 July 2010

Wikifying to do list
Done: To Do:
 * removed UNDUE inclusion of HKJC from lede
 * changed charitibility to charity section
 * removed UNDUE HKJC info from charity section (it's all that the HKJC entry)
 * moved inline refs to a reflist ForbiddenRocky (talk) 05:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * more wiki links to relevant entries
 * check references more SEE comment on references ForbiddenRocky (talk) 05:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * looks like much of the article is COPYVIO from Hong Kong Jockey Club - did paraphrases ForbiddenRocky (talk) 05:41, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Need more references
 * 2) find info on mahjhong in HK ForbiddenRocky (talk) 02:52, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * 3) add info about poker being illegal (but irregularly enforced) current information hard to come by. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 17:02, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Notes: Most of the HKJC info belongs at HKJC article. Some of this stuff is HKJC promotion. Some of it is unverifiable or contradicted. That HKJC is a monopoly is clear. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 02:52, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

charity, gambling, and taxes
I found this: "Most of the public parks, zoos, recreational facilities, and charities in Hong Kong were built with money donated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. In 1955, the Jockey Club decided to devote all its surplus each year to charity. It is rather a unique organization and is part of the reason Hong Kong’s taxes are so low." http://blockedwebsite/festivals/hong-kong-horse-racing-season.htm

This is very interesting, but at the same time I'm not finding corroborating information other than at HKJC's webpage. Also, I'm not sure how current this information is. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 17:15, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Interesting, the website is blacklisted at Wikipedia. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 17:15, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Further notes, there are interesting things about gambling charities that would be encyclopedic to include, if they could be verified in RSs. The charity section of the article would benefit from this greatly. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 05:40, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Need more sources and better sources
Most of the sources came from the HKJC webpages and there was a lot of COPYVIO from those pages; this caused most of the entry reading as a promo for HKJC. I don't believe this was intentional, just an artifact of being mostly from those pages.

However, this entry still needs better sources. In particular:
 * information poker in HK
 * the charities that HKJC runs and funds for HK
 * changes in the gambling laws since China took control of HK. and what has not changed.
 * online gambling
 * traveling from HK to other areas
 * the legal forms of gambling in HK could use more infor
 * the racing could use more info
 * the lottery could use more info
 * information about Mahjong gambling in HK
 * soccer/football betting

I tried find new sources for the above information, but some are blacklisted. Others make claims that are very strong and possibly suspect, and I was unable to find verification for what I did find. Relying on just the HKJC website is not good enough for RS purposes. ForbiddenRocky (talk) 05:35, 9 June 2015 (UTC)