A divide is growing in the U.S. corporate debt market. On the one hand, publicly issued bonds have become more transparent. They are more regulated and more easily accessible to all types of investors through stock-like shares of exchange-traded and mutual funds. But on the other, an increasing share of corporate debt is moving into…
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A dad who lost about £1 million and is estranged from his son after a 30-year gambling addiction is warning others about the dangers of fixed odds betting terminals. Tony Franklin, who lives in Aylesbury, says that years of highs and lows playing fruit machines, and later high-stakes machines in betting shops have taken a…
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The games have been branded ‘the crack cocaine of gambling’ by campaigners, who argue they are dangerously addictive The trade body for bookmakers has described a report by MPs on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) as “deeply flawed” after it called for the maximum stake on the terminals to be cut from £100 to just £2.…
Last week was a big one for the gambling industry, as major casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. LVS and Wynn Resorts Ltd. WYNN kick-started fourth-quarter 2016 earnings. Wynn Resorts results were mixed as its earnings lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate while revenues beat the consensus mark. On the other hand, Las Vegas Sands lagged…
Retail and super funds are lobbying the big four banks to stop credit cards being used for online betting. Simon O’Dwyer Retail and super funds have waded into the controversial debate on problem gambling, lobbying the big four banks to stop credit cards being used for online betting. The Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), whose…
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A LEADING Inverclyde problem gambling campaigner has welcomed a change in rules that will allow councils to tackle controversial roulette machines. MSP Stuart McMillan, pictured, has been a long-time critic of so-called fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) and believes new measures recently agreed in the Scottish Parliament will help tackle the issue. The Delegated Powers and…
Photo via Pixabay A deadly gambling debt may have led to the bloody stabbing deaths of two men in the their 60s at a Chinatown senior citizen gathering place. A trail of blood led from the scene, making authorities believe the attacker was hurt. Police Friday continued to search for the killer who was…