Nearly a year ago, Casey Urlacher found himself charged with nine others in a sports gambling case that could have put him in federal prison. That prison threat still looms over most of his co-defendants. But late Tuesday, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Urlacher, mayor of north suburban Mettawa and brother of…
Nearly a year ago, Casey Urlacher found himself caught up with nine others in a sports gambling indictment that could have put him in federal prison. That prison threat still looms over most of his co-defendants. But late Tuesday, President Donald Trump granted a full pardon to Urlacher, mayor of north suburban Mettawa and brother…
Neighbours spoilers follow for UK viewers. Neighbours star Benny Turland has revealed how Hendrix Greyson fears for his life in the show’s gambling debt storyline. Next week’s episodes on Channel 5 see Hendrix panic as dangerous Kane Jones (Barry Conrad) sends him a death threat. In upcoming scenes, Hendrix ends up owing $10,000 to Kane…
Surveillance garda watched a well-educated man getting instructions by phone to go to a drugs pick-up and they arrested him moments later with a 32,000 stash of cocaine. That was at Christmas 2019. Now the accused man has been sentenced to five years with the last two years suspended. 37-year-old Paul Burke of Coppingers View,…
A FORMER technical support agent for Apple, who claimed he was storing cocaine for a dealer to pay off gambling debts, has been jailed. Paul Bourke, 37, had never been in trouble with the law before he was caught with over 32,000 worth of cocaine, which gardai seized at Popes Quay in Cork on December…
Love Island star Scott Thomas has told how a gambling problem saw him lose 20,000 and he even rooted around his own grandmother’s handbag for 20 notes to fund the habit. Scott, 32, who was runner-up in the 2016 series of the reality show, told the Irish Mirror of his shame at what he had…
A tech graduate with no previous convictions, who was caught with 35,000 of cocaine which he claimed he was storing in order to pay off a gambling debt has been jailed for three years. Garda seized over 35,000 worth of cocaine at Popes Quay in Cork on the 21st of December 2018. Detective Garda Robert…
The Korean Baseball Organisation (KBO) is facing a betting scandal on the eve of the 2021 season. The KBO disclosed that two players from the Doosan Bears have become involved in illegal sports betting. Sports gambling is illegal under local laws in Korea and the KBO specifically prohibits players from gambling. The Doosan Bears disclosed…
By Yoo Jee-ho SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Yonhap) — About two weeks before the start of spring training across the league, the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has been rocked by its latest gambling scandal. The Doosan Bears on Tuesday asked the KBO to place two of their minor leaguers, pitcher Jeong Hyun-wook and catcher Kwon Ki-young,…
South Korean baseball club Doosan Bears has asked the league office to suspend two minor league players, pitcher Jeong Hyun-wook and catcher Kwon Ki-young. Jeong reportedly purchased Sports Toto lottery tickets and Kwon gambled on an illegal betting website. Sports Toto is the only sports betting allowed in South Korea; however, Korea Baseball Organization (KBO)…