Gambling is a widespread activity in our culture, with around 85% of American adults having gambled at least once in their lives. The online casino sites are quite popular in the United States, and people start playing there for two reasons: to win large and for fun. Although many people can gamble responsibly, wagering any…
Rapplers Life and Style section runs an advice column by couple Jeremy Baer and clinical psychologist Dr. Margarita Holmes. Jeremy has a masters degree in law from Oxford University. A banker of 37 years who worked in three continents, he has been training with Dr. Holmes for the last 10 years as co-lecturer and, occasionally,…
Betting giant Tabcorp has been ordered to stop accepting cash at its machines in Victorian pubs and clubs unless they are properly supervised by staff after a teenager with gambling debts of nearly $100,000 placed bets at multiple venues. According to the states gaming regulator, the 16-year-old was able to gamble on more than 30…
Summary Tom Hanks’ portrayal of Colonel Tom Parker in Elvis caused controversy due to his interpretation and the depiction of Parker’s unethical practices. The real Tom Parker was known for his controversial behavior in the entertainment industry, and the film accurately showcases his callous and manipulative nature. Parker’s association with Elvis Presley and their tragic…
Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis has been ordered to pay a $2 million (1.3 million) gambling debt, just weeks after a federal judge threw out a criminal case over the matter. The soft porn boss faced charges including theft and fraud in February over the alleged debt owed to Las Vegas casino boss Steve…
The bloodied 16-year-old daughter. SING TAO Eunice Lam A 49-year-old man is believed to have hacked his wife and daughter before lighting their public housing unit in Wong Tai Sin on fire allegedly after his mother refused to help him pay his gambling debt of over HK$1.5 million. Firefighters had found fire accelerants in the…
Eoin Reynolds A man who transported more than 2.5 million worth of cannabis to reduce his gambling debt by 13,000 has failed in an appeal against the severity of his nine-year prison sentence. George Finglas, with an address on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty last year to possession of more than 128kg…
A man who transported more than 2.5 million worth of cannabis to reduce his gambling debt by 13,000 has failed in an appeal against the severity of his nine-year prison sentence. George Finglas, with an address on the North Circular Road, Dublin 7, pleaded guilty last year to possession of more than 128kg of cannabis…
Posted on: December 15, 2023, 01:16h. Last updated on: December 15, 2023, 01:32h. An octogenarian alleged New York mobster has been convicted of extortion after shaking down a Manhattan restaurateur for a gambling debt. Anthony Rom Romanello attending a federal court hearing in Brooklyn earlier this month. The reputed Mobster, 86, faces up to 40…
In this day and age, can we still trust anything we see online? Recently, Ah Ge Li Nanxing took to his Facebook to highlight that a testimony he did for a church event had been repurposed illegally by an online gambling site. “When I shared my testimony in church, I mentioned that it was through God…