A SOUTHERN Downs man has claimed it was pure desperation that drove him to file a false insurance claim worth almost $30,000 as a means of covering his gambling debts. Stan John Slabosz abandoned his family caravan on an isolated piece of land outside Warwick on August 5, then returned home and reported it as…
Getty Images According toDaniel Kaplan of The Athletic, San Jose Sharks forward Evander Kane has filed for bankruptcy, totaling $26.8 million of debt. He reportedly filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in California. The filing includes $10.2 million in assets, including three homes. Kaplan noted that Kane’s monthly income is minus-$91,131.13 and the 29-year-old lost $1.5…
A private hire taxi driver who was caught with almost 300,000 of cocaine hidden in his car was yesterday jailed for three years. Gordon Mitchell, 37, was snared near Gorbals Leisure Centre in Glasgow on December 2, 2019. Police had spotted him doing three-point turns in his Volkswagen Passat and stopped him. The High Court…
In the Square, Chloe tells Brady that Philip is laundering money for the mob and they need his help. Philip tries to deny it, but Chloe continues to make her case. Brady offers his help for Chloes and their familys sake. Philip relents and tells Brady his story about his gambling debt and laundering money…
A PRIVATE hire taxi driver who was caught with almost 300,000 of high-purity cocaine hidden in his car was today jailed for three years. Gordon Mitchell, 36, was snared near to Gorbals Leisure Centre in Glasgow on December 2, 2019. Police had spotted him doing a number of three-point turns in his Volkswagen Passat and…
Around one in five prisoners is involved in gambling, especially sports betting, according to the first survey of its kind. The Forward Trust questioned 224 residents at English mens and womens prisons and found that 22% admitted to having gambled in prison during the previous 12 months. As well as sports including football, boxing and…
The National Council unanimously voted on a bill that will allow the SBM to collect debts from its customers. The purpose of Bill 1019 is to put an end to the legal exception of gambling debts with regard to casinos, regardless of the date of the debt and even if the debt was amassed with…
Betty has sought therapy after taking money from Scarletts account (Picture: REX) Scarlett Moffatts mother is receiving therapy after allegedly taking thousands from her daughters accounts to fund her gambling addiction. Gogglebox star Betty Moffatt reportedly checked into rehab after Scarlett, 30, discovered her mum had secretly taken thousands of pounds from her accounts as…
When a young man walked into a payday lender in Tbilisi and took 19 people hostage on November 20, brandishing what appeared to be a rifle and hand grenades, it looked at first glance like a simple robbery. But the would-be robber, 31-year-old carpenter Levan Zurabashvili, did not ask for money. Instead, he demanded the…
Badminton World Federation (BWF) has handed a life ban to a representative of a sports brand for his role in match fixing, while separately eight Indonesian players have received sanctions for breaching rules related to match fixing, match manipulation and betting. The BWF said the two integrity cases concluded in late 2020, with decisions reached…