Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy PUDUCHERRY: The Puducherry government has urged the Union government to ban online gambling platforms and apps. Chief minister V Narayanasamy told reporters that he has written a letter to the Union communications, electronics & information technology and law & justice minister Ravi Shankar Prasad urging him to ban online rummy and…
People with lived experience of gambling harms joined researchers and other public health advocates to call for action on the predatory gambling industry during a landmark event this week. The inaugural virtual #CroakeyGO, sponsored by the Alliance for Gambling Reform, provided a platform for listening and sharing peoples stories during Gambling Harm Awareness Week in…
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A MAN who kidnapped a 12-year-old Mudgeeraba boy from his home in May 2018 has admitted to his part in the plot. The charges against a second man alleged to be involved in a kidnapping were dropped. Zhenjie (Kenny) Zhang, 54, pleaded guilty in the Southport District Court on Monday to kidnapping in May 2018…
A YOUNG man who gambled away 100,000 has launched an initiative to stop other people going down a similar dangerous path. Paul Pettigrew says he lost four years of his life squandering away wages, student loans and money borrowed from loved ones – landing himself in a staggering 28,000 worth of debt. After placing his…
As technology continues to provide more ways of paying for goods and services, people have taken to using debit cards, apps, and even cryptocurrency instead. But one thing that maintains its popularity through it all is the credit card. Not only do people like to use credit cards to buy something now and pay for…
Helmi Games has revealed its retro film noir mystery Bouncer Story previously exclusive to mobile will launch on PC in November. The game has you playing as a bouncer for shady clubs and bars so he can pay off his large gambling debt to the mafia who control the city. Partially a management game, you…
Bank Australia has written to its customers informing them that the banks credit cards cant be used for gambling transactions from December 1 this year. This move brings Bank Australia in line with a number of Australian banks, such as Macquarie Bank and Suncorp, and international banks such as American Express and Citibank. The bank…
Credit cards are now suspended for Bank Australia consumers who want to use them for gambling or gaming purposes. Bank Australia Suspends Credit Card Payments to Gambling Operators Bank Australia has become the latest financial institution to slam the use of credit cards for transactions involving gambling and gaming operations. The decision is part of…
A FRAUDSTER who abused his position to rip off his employer of more than 20,000 has avoided being sent to jail. Christopher Hobson, of Jodrell Drive in Grappenhall Heys, used the funds to fuel his horrid gambling addiction and live a life above his salary. Chester Crown Court heard how the 30-year-old had blown through…