Theres something thrilling about the sound of a slot machine, scratching off a lottery card or watching your favorite team play and knowing you have a chance to win big. In fact, theres a psychological reason why gambling, in all its forms, feels so rewarding and why some people cant stay away. Studies by the…
Four Malaysian men have been arrested over allegations that they duped and drugged a Chiang Mai resort owner so he would lose over Bt10 million at a gambling table which they denied, Tourist Police deputy chief Pol Maj-General Surachet Hakpan told the press in Bangkok on Monday. Suspects Ng Ah Hing, 47, Loh Chuck…
Four Malaysian suspects are questioned and charged with colluding to cheat Sawitchaya Tratdamrong (left) out of 17 million baht by luring her into gambling with them. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) Four Malaysian men have been arrested in Bangkoks Din Daeng area for allegedly cheating a wealthy Thai woman out of 17 million baht…
Four Malaysian suspects are questioned and charged with colluding to cheat Sawitchaya Tratdamrong (left) out of 17 million baht by luring her into gambling with them. (Photo by Tawatchai Kemgumnerd) Four Malaysian men have been arrested in Bangkoks Din Daeng area for allegedly cheating a wealthy Thai woman out of 17 million baht…
ADVERTISING in sport is hardly new. Whole competitions are clumsily named after a sponsor, but, oh boy, Channel 7 takes it to an entirely new level in the bombardment of advertising through its two week coverage of the Australian Open. Its not even the ads in the actual ad break Ill get to those later…
A Beijing court ordered Jin Yan, the widow of Chinese media tycoon Li Ming, to pay $31.12 million to an investor who lent 450 million yuan to her late husbands Beijing Galloping Horse Film & TV Productions, the first Chinese company to invest in Hollywood. The new interpretation of the Marriage Law may free Jin…
Macau authorities are tracking down almost HK$48 million worth of cash chips stolen from Wynn casino earlier this week, following the arrest of a debt-ridden croupier and his elderly relative in connection with the crime. Four Wynn Macau chips were among banknotes and other items seized from the two suspects and shown to journalists at…
A WIDOW with a gambling problem defrauded more than £53,000 from life insurance company Prudential after the death of her husband, a court heard. Pensioner Susan Murphy failed to notify Prudential when her husband Albert Betts died in May 2003 and continued to receive £332 a month from his annuity policy, which should have ended…
Macau police authorities are tracking down almost HK$48 million worth of cash chips stolen from Wynn casino earlier this week, following the arrest of a debt-ridden croupier and his elderly relative in connection with the crime. According to the South China Morning Post today, four Wynn Macau chips were among banknotes and other items seized…
Chinas top court has released a new interpretation to the countrys Marriage Law to prevent a spouse from being forced to pay any hidden debts of their husband or wife. Lawmakers redefined the concept of marital joint liability amid growing public anger surrounding gaps in a previous interpretation in 2004, which forced a spouse to…