A Chinese gold medalist from the 1996 Olympics has been sued by a casino in Singapore over an alleged gambling debt. The BBC reports that a lawsuit claims that former table tennis world champion Kong Linghui owes Marina Bay Sands the equivalent of $330,000 USD. Kong denies the allegations, saying that it must have been…
BEIJING Chinas two-time Olympic table tennis champion Kong Linghui (picture) has been suspended as head coach of the national womens team, the countrys table tennis association said on its website, after it emerged he faces a lawsuit over a gambling debt. According to a Hong Kong court writ, the 41-year-old Kong, who achieved legendary status…
May 30, 2017 Newsdesk Latest News, Rest of Asia, Singapore, Top of the deck   Singapore casino resort Marina Bay Sands (pictured) is taking a former Chinese Olympic gold medallist to court in Hong Kong for failing to repay a gambling debt, reported media in Hong Kong. Marina Bay Sands is seeking to recover…
Video PlayerClose BEIJING, May 30 (Xinhua) — Former Olympic champion Kong Linghui has been suspended as head coach of the Chinese women’s table tennis team following a lawsuit over a gambling debt filed by a Singaporean hotel, the Chinese Table Tennis Association announced on Tuesday. Kong was ordered to return home from the World Championships…
A Chinese national sports figures casino gambling debts are causing public embarrassment for Beijing, which is rarely a good idea for any public figure. A writ filed in a Hong Kong court last Friday accuses two-time Olympic gold medal tennis table player Kong Linghui of failing to repay a six-figure marker drawn on an account…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Kong Linghui, one of China’s best-known table tennis players and now head coach of the country’s national women’s team, is facing a HK$2.55 million (254,686 pounds) lawsuit over a gambling debt to a luxury hotel in Singapore, according to a Hong Kong court writ. Singapore has become a playground for Asia’s…
Its not uncommon for gambling addicts to lose sight of the needs of their families when they are consumed by the desire to win at all costs. Dr Heidi Sinclair of the SA Responsible Gambling Foundation says the National Responsible Gambling Programme (NRGP) has reported that mothers have even left their newborn babies in the…
EXCLUSIVE: A majority of Australians gamble every week and are blowing thousands of dollars a year in the hope of winning cash, alarming new statistics have revealed. Experts have blamed the boom in online betting agencies behind 60 per cent of Aussies gambling weekly one in five admit they regularly engage in online gambling. Buying…
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The family of a missing Uber driver missing for a week and a half is not giving up hope that he’ll be found. Police so far aren’t talking about the case, except to say they’re serving search warrants. According to a source with knowledge of the SFPD investigation, foul play is…
David Koch explains some easy, no brainer money saving tips. About 60 per cent of Australians admit they gamble on a weekly basis. EXCLUSIVE: A majority of Australians gamble every week and are blowing thousands of dollars a year in the hope of winning cash, alarming new statistics have revealed. Experts have blamed the boom…