Montessori childcare chain Precious Cargo goes into voluntary administration after 18 years of trading – ABC News

In short: Childcare group Precious Cargo has gone into voluntary administration. Founder and director Cheryl Shigrov says seven operating childcare centres are affected in South Australia. A further four non-trading entities are in liquidation. What’s next? She says the childcare centres will remain operational until a buyer is found. A Montessori childcare chain that has…

Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost absolutely everything and doesn't have a penny” after bankruptcy, reveals lawyer – road.cc

In a shocking turn of events that has left Britain’s third-most decorated Olympian “embarrassed”, Sir Bradley Wiggins, who was declared bankrupt last week, has been forced to sleep on the couches of friends and families and is basically homeless, after his lawyer revealed that he “has lost lost absolutely everything” and “doesn’t have a penny”. News…

I'm an online gambler. Pennsylvania lawmakers are right to ban the use of credit cards to fund bets. | Opinion – The Philadelphia Inquirer

My father was a compulsive gambler. I am a gambler, and I have occasionally used a credit card to find an online gambling account in Pennsylvania. State Sen. Wayne Fontana wants to prevent me or anyone else from doing that. He is right. The longtime suburban Pittsburgh lawmaker recently introduced Senate Bill 1159, intended to…

Melbourne pub fined for taking bets from boy, 16, with nearly $100,000 in gambling debts – The Guardian Australia

A 16-year-old Melbourne boy was able to gamble nearly $100,000, including at suburban pubs, despite his mother desperately seeking help, a court has heard. The Melbourne magistrates court heard that when his mother discovered his gambling habits, she began a frantic mission to get him help, only to be repeatedly turned away. In April last…