Blood should be thicker than water, but some might disregard the value of familial relationships just to fuel their own interests. This was the case for one Chinese grandfather addicted to gambling, who had kidnapped his own granddaughter in order to pay off his 500,000 yuan (S$96,600) debt. The criminal case which was reported in the…
Dear Penny, I have just found out that my husband of 16 years in the last six months has gotten himself into gambling trouble of $150,000. Besides being devastated and heartbroken, I am trying to figure out how do I NOT drown and swim out of this water. We both are very successful with great-paying…
Dear Penny, I have just found out that my husband of 16 years in the last six months has gotten himself into gambling trouble of $150,000. Besides being devastated and heartbroken, I am trying to figure out how do I NOT drown and swim out of this water. We both are very successful with great-paying…
U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, D-Amsterdam, said legislation he introduced Feb. 9 to prohibit online and television advertising of sports gambling is intended as a long-term initiative that will take time to build support for. The legislation HR 967 had no co-sponsors, as of Tuesday, and critics of the legislation argue that sports gambling advertising is…
An executive pastor has plead guilty to using church funds to pay off his massive gambling debt. Gregory Neal of Rochester recently pleaded guilty to stealing $130,000 from his church, which he then used to pay off his widespread gambling debts. As the executive pastor, Neal had control over the churchs finances and made unauthorized…
Posted on Thursday 20 April 2023 Frontline police officers will be trained to look out for signs of potentially harmful gambling among offenders which may be fuelling crime. Durham Constabulary officers will be trained to spot potential signs of harmful gambling, such as evidence of uncontrolled spending or visible clues such as excessive numbers of…
An executive pastor in New Hampshire recently pleaded guilty to stealing $130,000 from his church to pay off gambling debts. As reported by The Christian Post, Gregory Neal of Rochester, made unauthorized withdrawals of approximately $130,000 using the debit and credit cards from Journey Baptist Church in Barrington between January 2017 and March 2020. According to…
Updated Apr 19, 2023 6.12pm, first published at 9.52am Star Entertainment is considering a possible sale of its flagship Sydney asset as the casino buckles under competition from neighbouring Crown and the burden of operating under the oversight of regulator-appointed special managers. It downgraded earnings forecasts and will eliminate 500 jobs, the group said on…
A new report into the fiscal benefits and costs of gambling in Great Britain has estimated the current problem gambling rate to be 0.7% of the population, higher than the previous figure published by the Gambling Commission. In October 2022, the Gambling Commission released its latest gambling participation and prevalence survey, in which it said the overall problem…
A man described as being at the apex of a South Australian drug syndicate has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison. Key points: An SA man has been sentenced to 19-and-a-half years in prison for drug offences dating back to 2006 Robert Gordon Pollybank Gee fled to Thailand in 2011 while on bail,…