13 December 2022 ANURADHA NAGARAJ and RINA CHANDRAN Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation B Bhavani assured her father she would quit online card games – a promise she had made several times before as her family in southern India fretted about her mounting debts. A few hours later, the 29-year-old took her own life. Bhavani, who…
PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss on Sunday accused Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi of ignoring deaths by suicide due to enormous debt accrued by those engaged in online gambling, through mobile applications, and said such cases are continuing in the State because of the delay on his [the Governors] part in providing assent to the…
Steve, 18, first felt the thrill of gambling at the age of 15. His “first high” came when he won a couple hundred dollars while playing dice, he told ABC News. To speak candidly, he’s asked to be in shadow, to use a different name and alter his voice. Between 60% to 80% of high…
B. Bhavani assured her father she would quit online card games – a promise she had made several times. A few hours later, the 29-year-old took her own life. B. Bhavani assured her father she would quit online card games – a promise she had made several times before as her family in southern India…
Dec. 8A former postal carrier who used the position to receive cocaine shipments in an attempt to pay massive debts stemming from his gambling addiction, according to his lawyer was sentenced Wednesday to the two days he has already spent in jail and five years of supervised release. TIME SERVED DEFENDANT: Jesus “Doddy” Rodriguez, 53,…
WORLD Cup fever and the cost of living crisis may prove a ‘toxic’ mix for those battling a gambling addiction but there is help – and hope – out there. Not only is support available, including specialist addiction therapy, but there are also warning signs friends and family can look out for. READ MORE: Sex…
WORLD Cup fever and the cost of living crisis may prove a ‘toxic’ mix for those battling a gambling addiction but there is help – and hope – out there. Not only is support available, including specialist addiction therapy, but there are also warning signs friends and family can look out for. READ MORE: Sex…
Kay Wadsworth, the mother of 32-year-old Kimberley who took her own life because of huge gambling debts, says that the slogan Gambling Kills should be on every betting advertisement. Kay and five other bereaved mothers sent a letter to Rishi Sunak asking for more robust regulation of the gambling industry. The delivery of the letter…
More tags Less tags Monday, 5 December 2022 – 10:30 Share this: Around 100 Dutch gamblers and online gamblers are demanding that online casinos repay the losses they suffered before online gambling became legal in the Netherlands. According to their lawyer, Benzi Loonstein, the online casinos should never have allowed them to play, the Volkskrant…
‘You freakin’ idiots’: Dave Ramsey just blasted US universities for promoting online gambling to students and reaping millions in fees. Why young people are the perfect prey Sports betting is surging across America with flashy ads and easily accessible apps encouraging wagers both at home and in stadiums and has slinked its way over to…