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US judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) A US judge blocked the latest version of the Trump administration’s travel ban just hours before it was set to take effect from Wednesday, saying that it “suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor”.
Derrick Watson, a US district judge, on Tuesday granted Hawaii’s request to temporarily block the federal government from enforcing the policy. He said the new ban “violated immigration law”.
The newest travel rules, which Trump signed on September 24, indefinitely ban entry to the US by nationals of Syria, Libya, Iran, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea. They also restrict travel by certain Venezuelan government officials and their families.
The ban, in its third iteration, was one of Trump’s earliest and most controversial decisions after taking office in January. It had also been one of the most legally troubled, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Both previous versions were ordered halted by federal district judges who said they violated the Constitution or exceeded the President’s authority and those orders were upheld on appeal.
The third travel ban, Judge Watson wrote on Tuesday: “Suffers from precisely the same maladies as its predecessor.”
Among those flaws, he wrote, was that the ban “plainly discriminates based on nationality” in a way that undercuts “the founding principles of this nation,” and that the government had not shown that the US’ national interests would be harmed by admitting travellers from the affected countries.
The Trump administration swiftly denounced the judge’s order, saying that the latest travel restrictions were issued after an “extensive worldwide security review”.
The White House called the ruling “dangerously flawed” while vowing to appeal it, stating the court order “undercuts the President’s efforts to keep the American people safe and enforce minimum security standards for entry into the US”.
“The Department of Justice will vigorously defend the President’s lawful action,” White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
Judge Watson had previously blocked Trump’s last travel ban in March. The policy “lacks sufficient findings that the entry of more than 150 million nationals from six specified countries would be ‘detrimental to the interests of the US,'” Judge Watson wrote.
The issue could head to the Supreme Court, where justices cancelled a hearing previously scheduled for October 10 concerning an earlier version of the travel ban.
Refugees and civil rights groups hailed the latest court ruling as a victory for people across the world fleeing persecution and violence in war-torn countries.
–IANS
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International online casino Casino Days has published a report sharing their internal data on what types and brands of devices are used to play on the platform by users from the South Asian region.
Such aggregate data analyses allow the operator to optimise their website for the brands and models of devices people are actually using.
The insights gained through the research also help Casino Days tailor their services based on the better understanding of their clients and their needs.
Desktops and Tablets Lose the Battle vs Mobile
The primary data samples analysed by Casino Days reveal that mobile connections dominate the market in South Asia and are responsible for a whopping 96.6% of gaming sessions, while computers and tablets have negligible shares of 2.9% and 0.5% respectively.
The authors of the study point out that historically, playing online casino was exclusively done on computers, and attribute thе major shift to mobile that has unfolded over time to the wide spread of cheaper smartphones and mobile data plans in South Asia.
“Some of the reasons behind this massive difference in device type are affordability, technical advantages, as well as cheaper and more obtainable internet plans for mobiles than those for computers,” the researchers comment.
Xiaomi and Vivo Outperform Samsung, Apple Way Down in Rankings
Chinese brands Xiaomi and Vivo were used by 21.9% and 20.79% of Casino Days players from South Asia respectively, and together with the positioned in third place with a 18.1% share South Korean brand Samsung dominate the market among real money gamers in the region.
Cupertino, California-based Apple is way down in seventh with a user share of just 2.29%, overshadowed by Chinese brands Realme (11.43%), OPPO (11.23%), and OnePlus (4.07%).
Huawei is at the very bottom of the chart with a tiny share just below the single percent mark, trailing behind mobile devices by Motorola, Google, and Infinix.
The data on actual phone usage provided by Casino Days, even though limited to the gaming parts of the population of South Asia, paints a different picture from global statistics on smartphone shipments by vendors.
Apple and Samsung have been sharing the worldwide lead for over a decade, while current regional leader Xiaomi secured their third position globally just a couple of years ago.
Striking Android Dominance among South Asian Real Money Gaming Communities
The shifted market share patterns of the world’s top smartphone brands in South Asia observed by the Casino Days research paper reveal a striking dominance of Android devices at the expense of iOS-powered phones.
On the global level, Android enjoys a comfortable lead with a sizable 68.79% share which grows to nearly 79% when we look at the whole continent of Asia. The data on South Asian real money gaming communities suggests that Android’s dominance grows even higher and is north of the 90% mark.
Among the major factors behind these figures, the authors of the study point to the relative affordability of and greater availability of Android devices in the region, especially when manufactured locally in countries like India and Vietnam.
“And, with influencers and tech reviews putting emphasis on Android devices, the choice of mobile phone brand and OS becomes easy; Android has a much wider range of products and caters to the Asian online casino market in ways that Apple can’t due to technical limitations,” the researchers add.
The far better integration achieved by Google Pay compared to its counterpart Apple Pay has also played a crucial role in shaping the existing smartphone market trends.
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