A Buddhist monk in Ayutthaya has been accused of hacking a man to death with a sickle following an argument over a football gambling debt on Wednesday night. The incident occurred at Sai Noi temple in Bang Ban district shortly before 8pm when Chatchai Plertplai, 40, arrived on a motorcycle and reprimanded Phra Prayoon, 48,…
A FATHER-of-seven has been jailed for 14 months for setting up a cannabis farm to pay off a £25,000 gambling debt. Saghir Shahid, 40, was caught with 53 cannabis plants in a locked room at the family home in Blenheim Road, Manningham, Bradford, on December 14 last year. Prosecutor Lorraine Harris told Bradford Crown Court…
Comments (1) A FORMER taxi driver who robbed a bank and building society in Derby by threatening to blow them up has been jailed for eight years. Derby Crown Court heard that Ansar Ali committed the offences after he racked up gambling debts and borrowed money from loan sharks. The 40-year-old’s life took a downturn when…
Snooker commentator, 62, spotted gambling in casino in Sheffield He has been covering World Snooker Championships for the BBC Former pro developed gambling addiction in 1980s and is £1million in debt Thorne has previously admitted considering suicide over his problems BBC say it is a ‘personal matter’ and confirm he will continue in role By…
Human Services Minister Alan Tudge in Sydney. Photo: Kirk Gilmour Alan Tudge clearly remembers the moment he came face-to-face with problem gambling in Australia. Five years ago a member of his Aston electorate in Melbourne’s outer east was bankrupted after racking up an $80,000 debt betting online credit with Sportsbet, owned by Irish gambling giant…
by: Tom Dees Updated: Apr 28, 2016 – 6:20 PM A group of highly-regarded psychologists and economists who study gambling addiction across the U.S. say Mississippi is among the most addicted states in the country. The Magnolia State was ranked the third most addicted. FOX13 examined the report, and there appears to be a direct…
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio has one of the highest percentages of problem gamblers in the country, according to a new analysis. WalletHub, a personal finance website, examined the percentage of adults with gambling disorders, presence of gambling-addiction treatment programs an number of gambling-related arrests per 100,000 population. Ohio tied for fourth with New Jersey behind…
Josh Jones, died after falling from PwC’s offices on London’s South Bank 23-year-old worked as an associate graduate at the accountancy firm University of Surrey graduate had spent student and payday loans on habit Father Martin, 63, says his son led ‘double life’ and had ‘died of shame’ By Martin Robinson, Uk Chief Reporter For…
A young accountant who plunged to his death from an office building died of shame as his life was torn apart by an online gambling addiction, his father said today. Joshua Jones, 23, jumped from a ninth floor balcony after his debts mounted and saw no way of keeping up with the crippling loans he…
Video will begin in 5 seconds. More video Recommended Replay video Thomas speaks about his gambling addiction Gambling reform advocate Tom Cummings tells a cautionary tale about his gambling addiction in a video publicising the issue. More information: www.problemgambling.gov.au (Video: Department of Social Services) PT3M51S 620 349 Until the day they sat in front of a…
