Labor says the Brisbane Greens’ plan to abolish council-owned pokie dens would deal a blow to businesses. Key points: The Greens say they will directly fund clubs and try to revitalise the live music scene Labor says getting rid of pokies will only drive problem gamblers to other places One council-owned club collected $27m in…
‘Saddened and shocked’ Shohei Ohtani addresses gambling scandal The Washington Post Read the original article here
Higher minimum wagers linked to increased debt in Macau punters | AGB Asia Gaming Brief Read the original article here
Sports betting is fun. It’s neat to place a couple of bets on your phone, kick back, and watch the game. It adds an extra edge to an experience you likely already enjoy, and, hey, if that makes the whole thing a little more entertaining, good for you. But that’s not what everyone who gambles…
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday appealed to the Centre to consider rescheduling of loans taken during the previous YSR Congress party government to ease the burden on the debt-ridden state. Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented a memento by Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu,…
A detailed complaint against Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter and close friend of Shohei Ohtani, shows how he orchestrated a sprawling scheme over more than two years to steal over $16 million of the baseball star’s money to pay gambling debts. Here are some key revelations in the 36-page criminal complaint filed by the US…
Shohei Ohtani, who signed a record $700 million contract with baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, said he’s never bet on sports or used a bookmaker, addressing gambling allegations that led to the firing of his friend and interpreter last week. Ohtani said he didn’t know until last week that his interpreter had a gambling problem and…
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…