Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG Former NBA star Lamar Odom recounted how Los Angeles Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant helped him pay back a gambling debt he had incurred. Appearing on All The Smoke with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Odom was responding to a question about some of the last conversations he had with Bryant, who…
click to enlarge Gambling addiction can cost people massive amounts of debt and disrupt relationships and careers. But it’s not as identifiable as substance addictions, according to Mercedes Kent. “It’s not a matter of willpower,” she said. “This is a brain disease.” Kent is a treatment provider and supervisor at Gateway Foundation, which runs addiction…
The Star Entertainment Group has doubled down on its bid to sue an Asian billionaire who racked up a $43 million gambling debt at its Gold Coast casino. VIP high roller Dr Wong Yew Choy allegedly dishonoured a blank cheque after a five-day losing streak playing baccarat at The Star Gold Coast. After losing an…
Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) has had a remarkable turnaround on the stock market, climbing 178% over the last three years and 432% over the past year after plunging at the beginning of the pandemic. Investors are betting on a recovery in consumer discretionary stocks, U.S. gambling, and continued growth in online gambling. What may be getting…
A former Sydney casino employee has been charged following an investigation into an alleged card cheating scam. My GC reports that the Organised Crime Squads Casino and Racing Unit launched a probe into the man in February, after receiving reports an employee and patron had been observed cheating at a card table at a Sydney…
The Star Entertainment Group has doubled down on its bid to sue an Asian billionaire who racked up a $43 million gambling debt at its Gold Coast casino. VIP high roller Dr Wong Yew Choy allegedly dishonoured a blank cheque after a five-day losing streak playing baccarat at The Star Gold Coast. After losing an…
A staff member of Saitama Prefectural Police’s international investigation department, left, is seen speaking about the illegality of gambling to Vietnamese students at Urawa vocational school in Saitama’s Urawa Ward, on Feb. 25, 2021. (Mainichi/Hayato Narisawa) SAITAMA — Prefectural police in the greater Tokyo area have launched an awareness campaign over the dangers of illegal…
The Star Entertainment Group has doubled down on its bid to sue an Asian billionaire who racked up a $43 million gambling debt at its Gold Coast casino. VIP high roller Dr Wong Yew Choy allegedly dishonoured a blank cheque after a five-day losing streak playing baccarat at The Star Gold Coast. After losing an…
The Star Entertainment Group has doubled down on its bid to sue an Asian billionaire who racked up a $43 million gambling debt at its Gold Coast casino. VIP high roller Dr Wong Yew Choy allegedly dishonoured a blank cheque after a five-day losing streak playing baccarat at The Star Gold Coast. After losing an…
The Star Entertainment Group has doubled down on its bid to sue an Asian billionaire who racked up a $43 million gambling debt at its Gold Coast casino. VIP high roller Dr Wong Yew Choy allegedly dishonoured a blank cheque after a five-day losing streak playing baccarat at The Star Gold Coast. After losing an…