In a heart-wrenching incident in Kowloon City, a father, succumbing to the pressures of gambling debt, attempted a murder-suicide by throwing his seven-year-old son from a car park rooftop before jumping himself. Ma Kam-shui, 58, a taxi driver and logistics worker with a known gambling addiction, orchestrated this desperate act late Monday night, as confirmed…
When Evan Ozmat, a Ph.D. student in psychology at the University at Albany, first began counseling undergraduates about HIV and substance abuse, he expected to hear about their health issues. Instead, he heard about problem gambling. Since the beginning of the project three years ago, students have brought up, unprompted, gambling, Ozmat says. We started…
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Jamie Regan, a 24-year-old social media freelancer with nearly $50,000 student loan debt began documenting his betting journey on TikTok in May 2023 Soon, he stopped uploading videos of the series after losing significant amounts of money Another TikToker also ‘jokingly’ said that she was relying on her betting wins to pay rent By Ishita…
This is supposed to happen,” he thought. It didnt work. Regan, a 24-year-old social-media freelancer, wound up losing a little money and ending his TikTok series three months later. For young people, particularly young men, Regans attempt touched on two prevalent forces in their lives: the spreading legality and popularity of online sports betting and…
Apr. 30The Meadows Casino and Racetrack wants a former Greensburg doctor to repay more than $69,000 a gambling debt that grew from a $48,000 line of credit seven years ago. The problem for the North Strabane casino, which filed for a $69,344 judgment in Westmoreland County court on Wednesday, is that Dr. Nabil Jabbour, 70,…
A 50-year-old gambler under pressure to repay loan sharks carried out an armed robbery at a garage threatening to kill a young man behind the counter if he did not hand over cash. Judge Colin Daly gave Conor Murray, of 37 Avoncore Place, Midleton, Co Cork, a fully suspended two-year sentence at Cork Circuit Criminal…
While gambling is a fun pastime worldwide, a significant percentage of participants end up with a gambling problem. Poor habits can result in mental and financial health problems, with some people unable to give up the activity despite suffering negative impacts. According to the United Kingdom Gambling Commission, about 200,000 gamblers in the UK alone…
She started with $750 and hit a hot streak last summer that stretched over six days. She played round after round of online casino games until her winnings hit $500,000. The windfall would make up for every bad bet and pay off all she owed. Fischer, a 41-year-old mental-health professional and suburban homeowner with two…
‘I have gone through it all’: North Carolina man won a $1-million lottery but lost it all in just 8 years. Hosts of ‘The Ramsey Show’ help him deal with a persistent gambling problem There have been many stories of lottery winners squandering their newfound fortune shortly after hitting the jackpot. Steven from Charlotte, North…