Category Archives: Gambling

Crown Casino's bank cheque practice likely 'resulted in criminal infiltration', gambling watchdog finds – ABC News

Crown Casino has been fined $30 million by Victoria’s gambling watchdog for allowing punters to cash bank cheques made out to themselves, exacerbating gambling harm and likely aiding “criminal infiltration by money launderers”. Key points: The gambling watchdog says the bank cheque practice likely resulted in money launderers and increased gambling harm The commission estimates more than $1.5…

Financially desperate Britons increasingly turning to gambling 'quick … – Kalkine Media

Financially desperate Britons are increasingly turning to gambling as a quick fix as wealth levels fall to historic lows, a study suggests. The annual LifeSearch Health, Wealth and Happiness Index compiled by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) fell 11% over the last year to lows not seen since the height of the…

Dice to Dominoes: Gambling in Ancient China – The World of Chinese

In 926, when Huangfu Hui (), a soldier during the Five Dynasties period (907 960), decided to try his hand at the gambling table in a military camp, he didnt expect to change history. Without much luck, Huangfu quickly lost all his money and owed a fair amount of debt. Feeling hopeless, he took a…

Community Wellness: Against All Odds Native Youth Gambling – Indian Gaming

by Katy Morseau The popularity of casino and online gambling over the past few years has established this form of entertainment as a satisfying and socially acceptable form of relaxation for adults. Too often, young people attempting to emulate their parents, engage in unlicensed and unregulated forms of gambling. Casino professionals and tribal gaming regulators…

Gambling debt leads to shooting in New Taipei, one arrested – Taiwan News

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) A shooting occurred in Bali District, New Taipei City on the morning of Sunday (April 30), and left one victim with a minor wound to his leg. After a quick investigation into the incident, police arrested a suspect, a man surnamed Chang () on Monday (May 1), reported CNA. The shooting involved…

Man in China kidnapped granddaughter for a $98,000 ransom to pay gambling debt – Ottawa Citizen

Article content A man in China was sentenced to prison after kidnapping his own granddaughter and attempting to extort ransom money from his family to support his gambling addiction. Article content Take out 500,000 yuan in three days, or youll never see your precious daughter again! Yuan told his daughter, the Journal detailed. She called…

Man in China kidnapped granddaughter for a $98000 ransom to pay … – The Recorder and Times

Article content A man in China was sentenced to prison after kidnapping his own granddaughter and attempting to extort ransom money from his family to support his gambling addiction. Article content Take out 500,000 yuan in three days, or youll never see your precious daughter again! Yuan told his daughter, the Journal detailed. She called…

Man in China kidnapped granddaughter for a $98,000 ransom to pay gambling debt – Montreal Gazette

Article content A man in China was sentenced to prison after kidnapping his own granddaughter and attempting to extort ransom money from his family to support his gambling addiction. Article content According to legal news outlet the Shanghai Law and Rule Journal where the kidnapping was first reported, the 65-year-old Shanghai resident, identified only as…

Man in China kidnapped granddaughter for a $98,000 ransom to pay gambling debt – Windsor Star

Article content A man in China was sentenced to prison after kidnapping his own granddaughter and attempting to extort ransom money from his family to support his gambling addiction. Article content Take out 500,000 yuan in three days, or youll never see your precious daughter again! Yuan told his daughter, the Journal detailed. She called…

Widow whose husband set himself on fire says ministers should crack down on gambling firms – Daily Mail

Widow whose husband set himself on fire in front of their son, 16, after running up 250,000 gambling debt says ministers should crack down harder on the gaming firms Bill Troshupa killed himself in front of son, 16, over 250k gambling debts His wife, mother-of-two Julie Martin, called for a clampdown and better checks She…