The son of a Sheffield man who was jailed over his gambling debts has backed calls for tighter advertising laws. Adam Bradford, whose father David was sent to prison for fraud after stealing more than £50,000 to fund his habit, said the Local Government Association, or LGA, was right to target a ‘huge rise’ in…
A gambling addict has revealed how he blew a £20,000 business loan in just ONE MONTH at casinos across Birmingham and the Black Country – but his family does not know. The married man, who wants to remain anonymous, took out the loan to set up a new company but ended up blowing it on…
As authorities pick apart the life of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, they have come across one major thread of suspicious behavior: how he handled his money. Paddocks recent financial transactions have become a key focus for investigators looking to learn more about the Nevada man and why he launched the deadliest mass shooting in…
An ad for an online bingo site has been banned for suggesting that gambling could provide an escape from depression and a way of paying off debt and medical bills. The Gala Bingo ad, seen on the 365dailynews website, was in the form of an article with the headline: “On their wedding night he delivered…
TK | 3 October 2017 Prague, Oct 2 (CTK) – The number of Czechs addicted to gambling machines, online gambling and betting has been rising, reaching up to 120,000 in 2016 when people lost a total of 39.3 billion crowns in gambling, according to a report released by the National Centre…
Stephen Paddock, 64, seemed like an ordinary man until his Sunday killing spree The real estate head had no mental illnesses or notable affiliations, family said But he was a gambling addict who played slots and high-stakes video poker He got the rare ‘seven-star’ high-roller rating in Caesar’s Entertainment casinos And the Atlantis in Reno…
The US is reeling from its deadliest mass shooting in modern history. At least 59 were killed and more than 500 wounded when Stephen Paddock opened fire into a crowd watching a country music concert from his hotel room in Las Vegas. Hundreds of investigators, led by the FBI, are now trying to work out…
A photo of Stephen Paddock in 2002, provided by his brother Eric Paddock. (Family photo) Before he opened fire late Sunday, killing at least 58 people at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip, gunman Stephen Paddock was living out his retirement as a high-stakes gambler in a quiet town outside Las Vegas.…
Who is the perpetrator of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history? As the identities of the victims started coming in Monday morning and authorities said that the death toll stands at 58 with more than 500 injured, more information has come out on the 64-year-old killer, a man by the name of Stephen Craig…
Without providing any evidence to support the claim, the Islamic State group on Monday said the gunman in the mass shooting in Las Vegas was “a soldier” from its ranks who had converted to Islam months ago. Authorities have yet to identify a motive for the shooting, and said initially there was no evidence of…