If the United States wants to help the hurricane-ravaged island of Barbuda, it could do so by paying a $273 million debt over online gambling that started accruing in 2007. The island of Barbuda was 95 percent destroyed by Hurricane Irma, with TK,000 residents displaced. Its government would really like to collect on old debts.…
Five people, including a prayer leader, were arrested on Friday evening for their suspected involvement in marrying off a five-year-old girl to a 15-year-old boy in Dadu’s Taluka Johi area allegedly to settle a gambling debt, police said. Shahid Ali, the father of the minor girl and a resident of Khandhani village, was amongst those…
The country best known for its stunning temples and turbulent social history welcomed the regions gamblers after a recent change of heart. But with its neighbours also beginning to loosen gaming laws, what does the future hold? The history of gambling in the Kingdom of Cambodia could kindly be described as chequered. Completely banned under…
21 Sep – Businessman Yuan Bayuan, husband to Chinese actress Kitty Zhang, has dismissed rumours that he is currently millions in debt. As reported on Apple Daily, it was alleged that Yuan owed the employees of his fashion business about RMB 4 million in wages, but decided to gamble it away instead of paying his…
A former Tulsa banking executive siphoned nearly $200,000 from his employer to pay off gambling debts, federal prosecutors charged Tuesday. Blake Brian Ferguson, 36, was named in a four-count criminal information that alleges Ferguson paid his gambling debts by committing a variety of fraudulent activities while employed at Firstar Bank N.A., where his title was…
Defence barrister Phillip Boulten, SC, held up his hand and clicked his fingers. “Everything happened just like that. It was very quick, it was a charged atmosphere.” Mr Boulten was describing the moment Qian Liu wounded her husband with a knife during an argument at their Riverwood granny flat in January 2016. Ms Liu is…
CLOSE Kentucky’s governor says he’s not privy to any news regarding Trump-McConnell but doesn’t think their friction will affect Kentucky. Matt Stone/Courier-Journal/USA TODAY Network Dennis Keene(Photo: Provided) Casinos in Kentucky might seem less likely than ever with Republicans in complete control of state government. But that hasn’t discouraged Northern Kentucky Rep. Dennis Keene, D-Wilder, from…
By Kaleem Aftab Australian writer-director Jason Raftopoulos was overcome by the five-minute standing ovation that greeted his debut film West of Sunshine after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. So much of filmmaking is conducted in a bubble you never truly know what you have until its shown. So to have the Venice…
The worlds top financial watchdog has uncovered $14 trillion of global dollar debt hidden in derivatives and swap contracts, a startling sum that doubles the underlying levels of offshore dollar credit in the international system. The scale of this lending greatly increases the risk of a future funding crisis if inflation ever forces the US…
West of Sunshine, set in Melbourne’s west, makes its mark at Venice exit Australian writer-director Jason Raftopoulos was overcome by the five-minute standing ovation that greeted his debut film West of Sunshine after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. “It was a completely overwhelming experience,” he said. “So much of filmmaking is conducted…