Gambling losses – Illinois Times

click to enlarge Gambling addiction can cost people massive amounts of debt and disrupt relationships and careers. But it’s not as identifiable as substance addictions, according to Mercedes Kent. “It’s not a matter of willpower,” she said. “This is a brain disease.” Kent is a treatment provider and supervisor at Gateway Foundation, which runs addiction…

Gupta carved up business empire in attempt to secure UK Covid loans – Financial Times

Metals magnate Sanjeev Gupta restructured his business empire last year in an attempt to maximise the amount of UK taxpayer-backed loans he could draw on through the governments coronavirus lending scheme. Companies affiliated with Gupta applied for hundreds of millions of pounds of loans via Greensill Capital, which tapped the Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan…