Oct. 12, 2016 7:27 a.m. ET The worst may be over for global gambling capital Macau, yet not every casino is in line to win big. The number of Chinese visitors to the gambling hub rose 7% from a year ago during the just completed weeklong holiday celebrating Chinas National Day. Gross gambling revenue in…
Premier Li Keqiang said Chinas debt risks are generally controllable and that hes confident it can achieve its economic goals this year with growth in a reasonable range. The economy has exceeded expectation and is looking more positive in the third quarter, though it still faces downward pressure, Li said in remarks before a conference in Macau.…
Yang Qingpei, above following his arrest, allegedly murdered his parents and 17 other people in the remote village of Yema in southwestern China. Picture: 163.com IN ONE of the bloodiest massacres in recent Chinese history, a man has carried out a killing rampage in a remote Chinese mountain village where 19 bodies have been found.…
Betting on football is an extremely popular pastime for many, many people. And footballers are people too, so it probably shouldnt be a surprise to know that many of them also love to gamble. For better or worse, and legally or otherwise, here are a number of footballers who enjoy a good gamble. Andros Townsend…
A postman narrowly escaped jail after stealing more than 1,000 gift and greetings cards to pay off gambling debts, a court heard. Sean Tootell, of Matford Home Farm in Exeter, admitted systematically raiding mail items containing vouchers and cash, including through the busy Christmas period. Tootell, 33, pocketed more than £1,000 over eight months while…
Steven Stradbrooke October 4, 2016 Londons venerable Ritz Club Casino had a disappointing performance in 2015 thanks to VIP gamblers getting luckier and less honorable. In public documents filed last week, the Ritz Club reported a net loss of £12.8m in the 12 months ending Dec. 31, 2015, compared to a net profit of over…
Yang Qingpei, above following his arrest, allegedly murdered his parents and 17 other people in the remote village of Yema in southwestern China. Picture: 163.com IN ONE of the bloodiest massacres in recent Chinese history, a man has carried out a killing rampage in a remote Chinese mountain village where 19 bodies have been found.…
But when the Sands asked prosecutors to press criminal charges against Xiufei Yang (59) and Meie Sun (52) over the debts, their attorneys struck back with a surprising allegation. Yang and Sun weren’t high-stakes gamblers, their attorneys said in court filings. They were local housekeepers, recruited with the co-operation of Sands personnel to take out…
PUBLISHED: October 2, 2016 6:00 pm During sentencing, Bailiff William Bailhache said: ‘Drug trafficking causes real damage to the people of this Island and by assisting drug traffickers in their trafficking you too have caused the damage to the people of this Island. A GAMBLING addict who attempted to move thousands of pounds out of…
By the time the Las Vegas Sands Corp tried to collect on the gambling debts last year, the two women owed $6.4 million, lost during a few disastrous days of baccarat. But when the Sands asked prosecutors to press criminal charges against Xiufei Yang, 59, and Meie Sun, 52, over the bad debts, attorneys for…