Online gambling — all those websites and apps that offer casino games, sports betting, poker, fantasy sports, and lotteries — can be exciting and entertaining. It’s an estimated $9.5 billion per year business, and growing. But for millions of Americans, what starts as occasional fun can lead to devastating gambling-related problems. “You can experience harm…
Australians are losing billions of dollars more to poker machines than they were before the pandemic, with researchers attributing the sharp increase to “desperation” during a cost-of-living crisis. In New South Wales, an average of about $22m was lost to poker machines each day during the first six months of 2023, totalling $3.9bn over that…
A 26-year-old gambling addict, whose problem started in high school, downgraded to a flip phone — free from the apps that made betting on sports all too easy for him. In the throes of addiction, Joe Ruscillo would sink his paycheck into betting each week. He’d gamble in the middle of the night and at…
MGM Resorts International is addressing all of the reports that Bruno Mars owes them millions of dollars. Last week, it was reported that the 38-year-old “Locked Out of Heaven” singer – who signed a multi-year residency with the company back in 2016 – racked up a debt of $50 million from gambling at the Las…
Problem gambling Young people in Finland are gambling less since the country raised the minimum gambling age from 15 to 18 in 2011, although a large number of students aged 15-16 are still playing games of chance regularly. By nicolemacedo 15 Aug 2024 – News Read the original article here
Does Bruno Mars Allegedly Owe 50 Million USD In Gambling Debt With MGM? Here’s What Insiders Claim PINKVILLA Read the original article here
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Double Olympic table tennis champion Kong Linghui has been suspended as head coach of the Chinese women’s team, the country’s table tennis association said on its website, after it emerged he faces a lawsuit over a gambling debt. According to a Hong Kong court writ, Kong, who won gold at the 1996…
The joint parliamentary committee on corporations and financial services recently handed down its report following an inquiry into corporate insolvency, which comes after campaigning from the Australian Restructuring, Insolvency and Turnaround Association (ARITA) for a review of insolvency law across the country. The resulting report required an “inquiry into the effectiveness of Australia’s corporate insolvency…
JAL was part of the Reserve Bank of India’s list of 26 big loan defaulters to commercial banks for initiating bankruptcy proceedings in August 2017. 3 min read Last Updated : Jun 03 2024 | 7:15 PM IST The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Monday directed to initiate insolvency proceedings against debt-ridden Jaiprakash…