Bad betting companies are targeting the most vulnerable, with the help of some politicians, writes Leonardo Sakamoto. Predatory online gambling companies are targeting Brazil’s largely low-income and indebted population, many of whom see online casinos as a way of solving their financial problems. Addiction to digital betting has been responsible for the breakdown of families…
When the family of a 27-year-old man from the state of Kedah, Malaysia, raised RM100,000 (about US$25,000) to pay off the debts he had accumulated due to his gambling addiction, they believed they could finally leave that nightmare behind. However, he still felt guilty about his parents’ sacrifice. As he recounted during a press conference…
Those payments were substantial. Under two stock purchase agreements dated July 16, 2021, SHP agreed to buy 5.5 million shares for US$8.35 million, paying US$5.1 million to Medipure and US$3.3 million to a major shareholder. No shares were issued because a securities regulator’s cease trade order was in effect. SHP later lent Medipure money as well, raising the loan to US$11 million…
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More than half of South African workers are turning to sports betting and online gambling to plug budget shortfalls and to pay off existing debt, a survey showed. About 53% of South African workers between the ages of 18 and 65 and earning at least 8,000 rand ($477) a month are turning to wagering, with…
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More than half of South African workers are turning to sports betting and online gambling to plug budget shortfalls and to pay off existing debt, a survey showed. About 53% of South African workers between the ages of 18 and 65 and earning at least 8,000 rand ($477) a month are turning to wagering, with…
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Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday recounted how a deliberate communication strategy helped Nigeria secure the landmark $30bn Paris Club debt relief during the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. Okonjo-Iweala spoke in Abuja at the public presentation of The Pain and the Promise, a new book by communications expert and…