The girl is only 16 but her grandmother apparently considered her old enough to provide sexual services to men in exchange for money in the popular resort of Pattaya, which has long been known for its thriving sex industry. In a case that has highlighted the sexual exploitation of children and young women in Thailand,…
Raj Grewal, the former Liberal MP ho has experienced severe gambling problems made his first appearance in court on October 6. His lawyer worked with the Crown in order to achieve an adjournment until the end of this year, scheduling the next court meeting for January 6, 2021. Mr. Grewal faces four counts of breach…
As the UK enters its autumn months as COVID-19 restrictions are implemented across the world, GamCare has urged its treatment support and broader partners to raise more awareness of gambling-related financial harm (GRFH). GamCare estimates year-on-year that about 70 percentof callers to its National Gambling Helpline would respond to a degree of gambling debt or…
GamCare has called on its wider stakeholders and treatment support to enhance the awareness of gambling-related financial harm as COVID-19 restrictions are enforced across the UK. Following the launch of its new financial toolkit for gambling businesses and debt advice agencies across the UK which offers further support for customers experiencing gambling-related harms, GamCare intends…
Star City Casino on the Gold Coast has become embroiled in a controversy over a casino debt. The Gold Coast casino is chasing a Singaporean gambling VIP over a $30million USD debt racked up over a seven-day splurge at their property. The debt is believed to be one of the largest ever gambling debts to…
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T he Star Casino is suing a Singaporean high roller over an AUD 43 million (USD 30.87 million) debt he allegedly got into in seven days in one of the world’s biggest-ever gambling debt recovery cases. Wong Yew Choy is being sued by Star Gold Coast in Queensland after allegedly failing to settle his dues…
Related Articles GamCare has urged its treatment support and wider stakeholders to raise further awareness of gambling-related financial harm (GRFH) as the UK enters its autumn months as COVID-19 restrictions are enforced across the country. Year-on-year, GamCare reports that around 70% of callers to its National Gambling Helplinewill reference a level of gambling debt or…
Thanakorn Komkris, secretary of the Stop Gambling Foundation (SGF). Photo: Thai Health Promotion Foundation Tik Kanitsarin — a well-known TV personality and participant of Big Brother in 2006 — accumulated great debts after stepping into the world of online gambling, a habit that has turned her life upside down. Tik became addicted to baccarat, a…
A people smuggler was caught trying to smuggle two Vietnamese nationals into the UK in the boot of his car to try and clear a 9,000 gambling debt. Gavin Charters, from Liverpool, was arrested in Coquelles in France by Border Force officers on February 25, 2019. They found a man and a woman, from Vietnam,…