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…
David Gest was allegedly £500,000 in debt prior to his death. According to The Sun, his company David Gest Limited equated debts of £474,000 after he became addicted to gambling in his final months. The newspaper also reports that he was left with just £57,629 in the bank after blowing his cash on 50p-a-time slot…
The lonely life of David Gest has been revealed. He is said to have blown thousands of pounds gambling in the months before he died, and left debts of nearly half a million. Punters reportedly saw the entertainer, below in one of his last photoshoots, feeding two of the 50p-a-go slot machines at the same…
The lonely life of David Gest has been revealed. He is said to have blown thousands of pounds gambling in the months before he died, and left debts of nearly half a million. Punters reportedly saw the entertainer, below in one of his last photoshoots, feeding two of the 50p-a-go slot machines at the same…
REALITY TV star David Gest was allegedly £500,000 in debt after becoming addicted to gambling prior to his death. According to reports, the star was prepared to sell some of his sought-after memorabilia in a bid to break even. Gest was found dead at the luxury Four Seasons hotel in London on Tuesday. According to…