An argument over a gambling debt sparked the fatal Fourth of July stabbing of a father of three in Brooklyn, police said Monday after arresting a suspect. Sean Peterson was nabbed Sunday and charged in the killing of Anthony Berry, 45, who was knifed outside his apartment building in the Flatbush Gardens apartment complex on…
Mohegan Sun has withdrawn a lawsuit against an National Hockey League team owner it claimedfailed to pay a $900,000 gambling debt. The withdrawal, filed Friday in New London Superior Court, provides no information about the terms of any settlement the casino may have reached with Eugene Melnyk, the Canadian billionaire who owns the Ottawa Senators.…
Detroit A mob-connectedbookie from Grosse Pointe Parkhandled lucrative bets for Phil Mickelson and was accused of cheating the PGA Tour golfer out of $500,000, according to federal court records obtained by The Detroit News. Previously unreported gambling allegations outlined in a trial transcript filed in federal court in Detroit linkMickelson with one of the biggest…
Crown Resorts has claimed it could default on hefty debts impacting thousands of innocent employees if its Melbourne licence is not renewed. The companys Victorian operation, under the microscope of a royal commission into whether it can retain a licence, wrote a letter to the state government last week requesting a meeting to discuss its…
Blackmailer, 25, is jailed for 17 months for extorting 7,333 from woman he met on dating app after his sob stories to borrow money led to daily demands for cash to feed his own drug debts Callum Goss, 25, of Barnstaple, threatened to send thugs to victim’s property ‘Terrified’ victim was paying 150 per day…
image copyrightGetty Images An elderly California nun will plead guilty to stealing from the Catholic school where she worked for decades in order to support her gambling, according to US prosecutors. Mary Margaret Kreuper, 79, allegedly stole more than $835,000 (590,000) while working as the principal of a school in suburban Los Angeles. She is…
Henrietta Bowden-Jones, founder and director1, Adrian Crossley, head2 1National Centre for Behavioural Addictions, CNWL NHS Trust, London. 2Addiction and Criminal Justice Policy Unit, Centre for Social Justice, London, UK Correspondence to: H Bowden-Jones [email protected] The case for reform grows stronger A YouGov poll published in June 2021 of 12247 adults and 2513 children suggested that…
Crown Resorts expects net debt of AU$900m ($676m) for the full year ended 30 June 2021. The companys EBITDA after closure costs is predicted to be between AU$90-100m. Crown also expects to record a statutory loss after tax for the full year. Last years AU$450m project finance facility, meant to support the construction of Crown…
Phil Mickelson has enjoyed plenty of accolades, stemming from his historic victory at the PGA Championship. At 50 years old, the veteran PGA golfer became the oldest major winner, after shooting a final-round score of 73. He defeated Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen by two strokes to secure the Wanamaker Trophy. Mickelson is now in…
DETROIT Short of a victory here this week in the Rocket Mortgage Classic and were not sure even that will change his mind Phil Mickelson will not be returning to this fledgling PGA Tour event now in its third year. A three-under 69 Thursday at Detroit Golf Club, fueled by three birdies in his last…