Financial crimes arent the only negative effects of problem gambling. It shatters relationships and destroys families. Time and money spent gambling can wreck a marriage or lead to child neglect. The financial pressure of gambling losses can also motivate domestic violence or child abuse. Additionally, the stress of gambling debt may trigger anxiety, depression, and…
A Rockland restaurateur was arrested Aug. 6 and accused of bookmaking and extorting a client to collect gambling debts. Federal prosecutors accused John Ciofalo of transmission of wagering information and extortionate debt collection, in a criminal complaint unsealed last week in U.S. District Court in White Plains. Ciofalo entered a plea of not guilty on…
CHICAGO (AP) Cook County authorities say that a 79-year-old used-car dealer fatally shot a 40-year acquaintance in Chicago during an argument over a gambling debt. The Chicago Tribune reports that Willie Dunmore was held on a $200,000 bond Saturday. He is charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of James Kelley, 72. Kelley…
The Baccarat table found outside the gambling den in Yannawa district on Monday. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) A video spreading on social media shows men hastily removing the security cameras at a gambling den in Bangkok’s Yannawa district where four peopled were shot dead on Monday night, one of them an off-duty police major. “Remove all…
Forensic police arrive to collect evidence at the alleged gambling den in Yannawa district, Bangkok, on Tuesday. (Photo: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul) The Metropolitan Police Bureau has yet to verify if the place where a police officer was shot dead on Monday night was an illegal casino, the bureau chief said. Pol Lt Gen Pakapong Pongpetra, commissioner…
Related Articles The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has launched its latest public campaign promoting 9 ways to keep yourself safe when gambling. The campaign focuses on raising public awareness of safer gambling control tools, facilities and support groups such as GambleAware and GamCare. In addition, the UKGC seeks to provide better all-round guidance on how…
The case was interesting for many reasons. The Star Entertainment Group sued a gambler on behalf of The Star Gold Coast Casino in Queensland for more than $43 million. It was a massive case of a casino versus a high-stakes baccarat player. When it went in front of the Singapore International Commercial Court last year,…
The Government has promised to review gambling legislation but patience is running out amid worries that the industry could be used for money laundering. A boom in online and mobile gaming has seen licensed gambling grow by 57 percent in a decade fuelling worries about the human cost. Related articles Betting companies in Great Britain…
Police and emergency units inspect the scene where Pratum Saardnuk was shot dead. Pattaya police arrested two men who allegedly shot dead a Pattaya motorcycle-taxi driver in broad daylight a suspected gambling debt. Please Support Pattaya Mail Manas Imnam, 39, and NiphonPanthong, 45, were captured early Thursday by police in Bangsaen where they allegedly fled…
Police and emergency units inspect the scene where Pratum Saardnuk was shot dead. Pattaya police arrested two men who allegedly shot dead a Pattaya motorcycle-taxi driver in broad daylight a suspected gambling debt. Please Support Pattaya Mail Manas Imnam, 39, and NiphonPanthong, 45, were captured early Thursday by police in Bangsaen where they allegedly fled…
