n recent weeks, we have been alerted to a string of gambling-related suicides and other forms of deep distress resulting from the illegal practice, including the case of a woman who set fire to her own husband for gambling away their fortune. Eko Damara, a first lieutenant with the Indonesian Navy, reportedly… Read the original…
More than three million Australians, including thousands of students throughout the Hunter, are expected to have their HECS debt slashed in this month’s budget, to the tune of a collective $3 billion. This move is designed to reduce cost-of-living pressures, as well as the hesitation of young people to enter higher education. Every June HECS…
MGM Resorts has denied claims that Bruno Mars owes the hospitality empire millions of dollars in gambling debt. The company’s response comes after NewsNation reported last week that Mars, 38, landed himself in gambling debt of over $50 million at MGM — a large portion of which is being paid off from the money made…
How much you will save under HECS changes Money magazine Read the original article here
Photo: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SelvaRey Lucky for him, that’s what he likes to hear: Bruno Mars is not $50 million in gambling debt with MGM in Las Vegas — according to the casino company itself. NewsNation previously reported the $50 million figure, citing an anonymous Las Vegas insider who claimed that the singer’s post-tax…
Every eligible hospital in North Carolina has opted in to Gov. Roy Cooper’s medical debt relief initiative, which promises extra payments to hospitals that agree to forgive old medical debt and beef up their charity care policies, state officials said Monday. The program calls for hospitals to wipe out about $4 billion in medical debt…
After rumors circulated that Bruno Mars would need a bit of 24-karat magic to pay back the millions he reportedly owed MGM Resorts in gambling debt, the hospitality empire is clearing the air. “We’re proud of our relationship with Bruno Mars, one of the world’s most thrilling and dynamic performers,” MGM Resorts International said in…
The federal government has announced it will wipe $3 billion from Australians’ HECS-HELP debt. Millions of Australians have faced ballooning debts as student loans were indexed in line with inflation. But, the government said it will move to adjust how the debt is indexed, so it’s either in relation to the consumer price index (CPI)…
Bruno Mars’s alleged gambling debt: Here are 5 tips to tackle a gambling problem MarketWatch Read the original article here
Clare Megahey is one university graduate who has racked up a HECS-HELP of more than $50,000. When her university debt was slugged with a 7.1 per cent increase last year as part of indexation, it shot up by $3500 to almost $53,600. That year, she only paid $2400 off; meaning her debt was growing despite…