A billboard advertising a betting company in Maputo, Mozambique. November 10, 2025. [Photo: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Samuel Comé]What’s the context? An online betting boom in Mozambique turns dreams to debt and despair as calls mount for more regulation. Internet access, poverty have fuelled online betting About 25,000 people place an online bet every hour Health activists…
More fake debt relief firms are taking the money, not paying off the debt WSB-TV Read the original article here
More fake debt relief firms are taking the money, not paying off the debt WSB-TV Read the original article here
Michael Duke Thomson’s last memory on January 23, 2024, was leaving the high-limit blackjack room at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas at around midnight with “a few thousand dollars” worth of chips. His next memory was waking up the following morning, handcuffed to the wall of the casino security holding pen and…
New Zealand: DIA warns illegal poker dens using predatory loans to trap Aucklanders Gambling Insider Read the original article here
Even as America’s affordability crisis scales new heights, there was recently a rare ray of hope for millions of student borrowers who finally received debt relief thanks to a landmark legal settlement with the AFT. Rather than continuing to fight us in court, the Trump administration stopped illegally blocking millions of Americans from accessing student debt relief programs. It agreed to provide…
Evoke, the heavily indebted gambling group that owns William Hill in the UK as well as the 888 brand, has put itself up for sale as it grapples with rising costs and regulatory pressure. The company said it is undertaking a review of its strategic options, which includes the possibility of selling the business. Investment…
NTRA pushes WAGER Act to undo ‘phantom income’ tax on US horseplayers’ gambling losses iGamingToday.com Read the original article here
New Zealand raids Auckland poker dens accused of trapping gamblers in debt iGamingToday.com Read the original article here
Press Release – RNZ Morning Report The Department of Internal Affairs says illegal gambling dens have been using predatory loans to ensnare vulnerable people. In some cases, people were forced to give up their cars and homes, while others had to to sell drugs for the organisers. It comes after the DIA launched several raids…