30-second summary Singaporean property agent scammed money from his clients Escaped to Malaysia to gamble the stolen money Racked up further debt and forced to fake his own kidnapping Pleads to his family to pay the ransom Joe Tan Kia Hian has been jailed for crimes he committed to fund his gambling addiction, including faking…
Written by octaviaspray on 28th February 2019. Posted in News Thousands of students are relying on gambling to support themselves through university and some have been left with debts as high as 5,000. Thats according to the National Union of Students which has claimed students are increasingly reliant on such activities due to the failures…
The women gambling with their marriages, careers and even their lives: It starts with harmless smartphone games, warns a top addiction therapist Addiction expert Liz Karter, examines the increasing number of female gamblers She says many are using gambling to numb pain, anxiety and depression Fiona Smithburned through a 40,000 inheritance gambling on her phone…
A recent survey carried out by the National Union of Students (NUS), revealed how students are gambling their loans to keep up with the rising costs of living. Research shows how tens of thousands of pounds are being gambled away, with many ending up with debts of 5,000 or…
The first step to solving a problem is acknowledging that one exists. Thats what gambling addicts are often told in therapy, but it can be applied to any given scenario. Which is why the bookies trade body, the Association of British Bookmakers (ABB), did themselves very few favours by publicly refusing to accept there was…
Cobie Smulders, she of Avengers and How I Met Your Mother fame, has been cast in an ABC drama pilot from writer Jason Richman (Mercy Street). The series is called Stumptown, and it is an adaptation of a series of modern-day detective fiction graphic novels published by Oni Press. Launched inNovember 4, 2009, the first…
Tens of thousands of students are using their loans to gamble in a bid to top up their funds,with many ending up in debt to the tune of 5,000 or more, a new report suggests. Students are increasingly turning to gambling as the student support provided by the government has failed to keep up with…
The Gambling Commission has opened a consultation seeking evidence on the issue of gambling with credit cards. It said that if will “consider whether regulatory interventions such as restricting or prohibiting gambling via credit cards are necessary” if there is an “absence of effective consumer protections to limit the risks of harm posed”. Gambling law…
By Jennifer Barrios, Video still Byung Il Peter Bang, then a top official in the Montgomery County economic development department, testifies before the Montgomery County Council in 2015. He has pleaded guilty to charges related to stealing $6.7million from the county from 2010 to 2016 and will be sentenced Friday in U.S. District…
30-second summary Watchdog reviewing use of credit cards to place bets As much as 8.6m a year being gambled via credit cards MPs concerned it adds to Britains gambling epidemic of 480,000 problem gamblers After a Daily Mail report highlighted the way gambling companies encourage their customers into spending more money, the next call for…