A former bank hiring manager who robbed five North Side banks and was dubbed the North Center Bandit was sentenced Friday to almost 3-1/2 years in prison, authorities said. Gregor Zuercher, 39, of Chicago, who uses the first name Greg, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin, according…
The stakes on UK fixed-odds betting machines are almost the highest in the developed world. Here punters in bookies can gamble £100 a spin up to five times a minute to try to land a £500 jackpot. It is only the high-rollers playground of Las Vegas where the machine bets can be higher. There gamblers…
Former Dean Foods Co. Chairman Tom C. Davis, who came clean about a seven-year insider trading-plot and then helped prosecutors convict disgraced Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters, had hoped to walk free once the case was over. Instead, hes headed to prison for two years himself. Davis was ordered jailed after pleading for a sentence with…
MALAYSIA An increasing number of teenagers and schoolchildren are using the mobile phone application WeChat for online gambling, as well as to connect with others looking for sexual hook-ups and for the buying and selling of drugs, according to Malaysian Chinese-language news site Oriental Daily. Mr Zhang Jing Wen, a social worker who deals with…
AN increasing number of teenagers and schoolchildren are using the mobile phone application WeChat for online gambling, as well as to connect with others looking for sexual hook-ups and for the buying and selling of drugs, according to Chinese-language news site Oriental Daily. Zhang Jing Wen, a social worker who deals with marginalised teens, said…
18th October 2017 // Legal News, Misc, News Kings Casino Owner Tsoukernik Remains an Active Defendant on Claims by Matthew Aussie Matt Kirk of Fraudulent Inducement and Unjust Enrichment On Tuesday, Clark County (Las Vegas) District Court Judge Linda Marie Bell dismissed eight of ten civil counts filed against the Czech Republics Kings Casino owner…
A Clark County, Nevada District Court Judge isnt making it easy for Australian poker pro Matthew Kirk to get $2 million back from Kings Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik, but she did leave the window open a crack for Kirk to keep trying. In a decision on Friday, District Judge Linda Marie Bell tossed out all…
Australian poker pro Matthew Kirk can still pursue Leon Tsoukernik for damages linked to an alleged debt, despite a judge ruling their transaction was unenforceable. Aussie poker pro Matthew Kirk can still chase Kings Casino owner Leon Tsoukernik (pictured) for millions in damages linked to an alleged debt. (Image: YouTube/888Poker) Following the initiation of a…
A Nevada judge said Monday that a lawsuit pitting high-stakes poker player Matt Kirk against Czech casino owner Leon Tsoukernik can proceed. Per a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the local judge said that the $2 million gambling debt is unenforceable, but Kirk, an Australian, could be entitled to damages if he can prove…
The statistics compiled by GamCare based on clients who used its services in 2015-16 confirmed what many suspected that it is younger, less experienced gamblers who are seeking treatment after getting into difficulties. Its figures show 21 per cent of its clients were in the 18-25 age range and a further 41 per cent aged between 26-35,…