‘Like the drug trade’: Argentina debates limiting online gambling for teens | Business and Economy News

Buenos Aires, Argentina – It is December in the capital of Buenos Aires, and the summertime temperatures have soared to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit). The sun beats relentlessly on the corrugated metal roofs of Villa Fiorito, a working-class neighbourhood south of Argentina’s capital city. Teenagers in flip-flops ride their motorbikes through the dirt streets.…

Ex-Virginia Beach prosecutor pleads guilty to stealing thousands from crime victim fund to cover gambling debts – The Virginian-Pilot

VIRGINIA BEACH — A former prosecutor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing thousands of dollars from a fund meant for crime victims in order to cover his extensive online gambling debts. James Spero Panagis Jr., 46, pleaded guilty to five felonies: embezzlement of more than $500, two counts of uttering a forged check and two counts…