News Jesica Fino 15 Jan 2018 08:30am The value of fraud in the UK has risen by 538% in the last 15 years, reaching a total of £2.11bn in 2017, according to BDO … Read the full article at: http://economia.icaew.com/en/news/january-2018/value-of-uk-fraud-hits-15-year-high
A compulsive gambler who fleeced his mums bank account to the tune of £70,000 has avoided jail. Andrew Hatcher, 34, of Holtye Crescent in Maidstone, appeared before magistrates charged with theft over the course of three months. The court heard how the confessed gambling addicts mother has since forgiven him. Andrew Hatcher leaving Maidstone Magistrates…
Like old-school text adventure games and novels, Tally Ho wants to spark the readers imagination with a stripped-down interactive story. At the start, the protagonists employer, Rory Wintermint, has landed in a bit of gambling debt and, fearing a visit from violent thugs, plans to charm Aunt Primrose into providing a bailout. And from here…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced that it will introduce mobile courts at cricket stadiums in an innovative attempt to prevent gambling from taking place at the upcoming tri-nations series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. [embedded content] An Extreme Reaction? Under the new system, individuals that are caught betting within the stadiums when the games…
Tortured. Anguished. Frustrated. This describes the dark, twisted title character at the heart of Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway history and a production seen by over 130 million people worldwide. But it also describes playwright/composer Andrew Lloyd Webber during the turbulent process of revising and remounting that shows sequel Love Never…
Upcoming negotiations over the future of Macaus six casino concessionaires and the special administrative regions links to organized crime may have negative impact on a promising year for the city, risk mitigation expert and business consultant Steve Vickers said earlier this week. Mr. Vickers is CEO of Steve Vickers Associates, a company specializing in risk…
Steve Vickers, CEO of Steve Vickers Associates, has said that casinos in Macau remain vulnerable to terrorist attacks despite the citys recent efforts to improve readiness. He also noted that efforts have been made to increase the difficulty of securing firearms and explosives. Speaking at the morning event of the British Business Association of Macau…
Tyler Angle, CPA and President, Angle Homes Inc. Originally Published: January 11, 2018 5:59 a.m. My family moved here 28 years ago. I was 5. Having never been to Kingman before, I remember not being fond of the idea to move to a new place. Upon arriving, my attitude quickly changed as I…
Tyler Angle, CPA and President, Angle Homes Inc. Originally Published: January 11, 2018 5:59 a.m. My family moved here 28 years ago. I was 5. Having never been to Kingman before, I remember not being fond of the idea to move to a new place. Upon arriving, my attitude quickly changed as I…
By Martin A. Sadongdong Three Chinese were arrested by the Parañaque City police for allegedly kidnapping and mauling a Taiwanese in a hotel in Parañaque last Jan. 7. Senior Supt. Victor Rosete, Parañaque police chief, identified the suspects as Zhao Xu, 29; Cai Xing Bao, 29; and Tia Xao Lin, 30. The suspects were…