Before he was arrested in the brutal scalping death of the mother of his newborn daughter, promising scion Blake Leibel got caught up in a twisted love triangle and developed ties to the decadent poker scene depicted in ‘Molly’s Game.’ As he prepares to stand trial, those who knew Leibel best reveal what could have…
Jonathan Yates, Iowa View contributor Published 3:19 p.m. CT Dec. 15, 2017 CLOSE NJ Gov. Chris Christie says that if the Supreme Court rules in his state’s favor in a major sports betting case, then sports betting would quickly become available in the state. The GOP governor was in Washington to hear arguments in the…
In November 2017, the former mayor of Pforzheim and her then treasurer were sentenced to imprisonment for embezzlement. In the years leading up to the financial crisis, they had tried to minimise the town’s interest burden and to balance the town’s budget through a series of risky financial transactions. They were not the only ones:…
Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said policy caution and uncertainties around the economic outlook remain prominent in the central banks thinking, even as the economy ends 2017 running close to capacity. Poloz used his last speech of the year to highlight three subjects he called slower-moving, nagging issues that keep him up at night:…
Australian hotel and casino operator Crown Resorts today announced that it had locked several asset divestment deals and that it will be using proceeds from these to reduce its debt. Over the past year, the company has gradually disposed of its international assets in a bid to focus its attention on its domestic operations. Crown…
Reuters Thursday December 14, 2017 1:18 AM Kitco News Share this article: Dec 14 (Reuters) – Australian casino operator Crown Resorts said on Thursday it has signed several divestment deals as part of its ongoing debt reduction strategy, including the … Read the full article at: http://www.kitco.com/news/2017-12-14/Australia-apos-s-Crown-Resorts-signs-several-divestment-deals-to-reduce-debt.html
Dec 14 (Reuters) – Australian casino operator Crown Resorts said on Thursday it has signed several divestment deals as part of its ongoing debt reduction strategy, including the sale of its interest in a Las Vegas site for $300 million to a unit of Wynn Resorts Ltd. The company said in a statement it expects…
A former bodyguard to celebrities Bella Thorne and Scott Disick was sentenced to four years in prison by a federal court in Brooklyn on Wednesday Igor Krugly, the owner of Pitbull Security, will serve time in prison after he was convicted of running an illegal gambling operation Krugly has been photographed in the past escorting…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Police are investigating the slaying of a man found shot at an Alabama apartment complex. Birmingham police say officers were called Sunday evening to the HighPointe Apartments complex. The victim was found shot in one of the apartments. Al.com reports that police say their preliminary investigation shows the slaying may have results from an…
NEW YORK Following an investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) New York working jointly with the FBI and Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD), six members and associates of the Gambino organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra (the Gambino family) and a member of the Bonanno organized crime…