Macaus leading junket operators have seen no increase in volume since border restrictions between Macau and Guangdong Province, according to industry analysts, with tightening controls on outbound capital flow from China and liquidity concerns heavily impacting the VIP sector. Authorities reinstated the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) for residents of Zhuhai to visit Macau on 12…
(Bloomberg) — BillionaireJohann Grafhas never had to fight on so many fronts at the same time. The ordinary-mans gambling company, Novomatic, the 73-year-old Austrian butcher-turned-tycoon created four decades ago, is raking in smaller profits as the pandemic drives people away from slot machines in casinos from Las Vegas to Macau. His company is also battling…
Debt firm worker stole 380,000 from his employers to feed gambling addiction after bookmakers offered him free bets and hospitality at Cheltenham races Glyn Rothwell, 36,stole money from debt management firm Harrington Brooks He used unwitting colleagues to ‘approve’ payments which went to his account Inquiries revealed 343 fraudulent transactions occurred between 2015 and 2019…
CHICAGO (AP) A 79-year-old used car dealer fatally shot a 40-year acquaintance during an argument over a gambling debt, Cook County prosecutors said Saturday. The Chicago Tribune reports that James Kelley, 72, was killed by a gunshot wound to the back about 3:25 p.m. Wednesday at Dunmore’s Auto Sales in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood. Willie…
Aaron Grech August 19th, 2020 – 1:07 PM Many Tool fans are aware of the spoken word appearance by former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins on the groups 1993 debut album Undertow, but some may not know that this moment was recorded on video. Producer Sylvia Massy recorded Rollins spoken word interlude from Bottom back…
Kindly Share This Story: By Shina Abubakar A Magistrate Court sitting in Osogbo has remanded a commercial motorcyclist, Akeem Jimoh, 23 in police custody for allegedly owing a betting firm N250,000. It was gathered that Akeem approached a betting shop in Osogbo and placed a bet of N150, 000 and lost before sneaking to another…
Crown Resorts did nothing to protect their China-based members of staff from being arrested, despite being notified of the high risk and the fear its employees were living in, an ongoing investigation by the Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA) in New South Wales (NSW) into the suitability of the ASX-listed company to hold a…
Ocusfocus Susie Jones gives her personal account on the financial and emotional pressures of living with somebody with a gambling addiction, how lockdown has accentuated many of the behavioural triggers, and the steps people can put in place to combat the behaviour There is a familiar formula that most stories about gambling addiction follow when…
Since the adoption of The Gambling Act 2005, there havent been any significant changes in the UK legislation regarding gambling. Yet, beginning in 2019, a tangible move towards over-regulating the market began with the introduction of fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) limits. During the last two decades, the market was flooded with online gambling operators. The…
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