ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. Atlantic Citys Ocean Resort Casino is changing hands after just six months of operation, the latest indication that the New Jersey seaside resort may have bitten off more than it can chew when it reopened two shuttered casinos last summer. The property formerly known as Revel is being acquired by an outside…
The relentless involvement of betting companies in football has drawn a generation of young men into strongly associating their support for the game with gambling, leading to dire consequences for many, a study has found. The explosion in marketing and sponsorship since the last Labour government deregulated gambling in 2005, combined with the ease of…
The inspiration for Cleaning Up (ITV), a gritty new British drama, came from a sleek old American movie. Writer Mark Marlow was watching Oliver Stones 1987 classic Wall Street when he was snagged by the scene in which Charlie Sheens character has been given the task of finding some inside information for Gordon Gekko. Seeing…
Cleaning Up on ITV was written by newcomer Mark Marlow and directed by Broadchurch and Humans director, Lewis Arnold. Cleaning Up tells the story of Sam (played by Sheridan Smith), a mother of two who is in heavy debt and works as a cleaner in Londons Canary Wharf on a zero hour contract. Not only…
FILE – In this June, 15, 2015, file photo, Michael McStay, brother of the victims, and Susan Blake, their mother, arrive at court for the preliminary hearing for accused killer Chase Merritt in San Bernardino, Calif. Opening statements are expected Monday, Jan. 7, 2018, in the trial of Merritt for the murders of…
FILE – In this Nov. 20, 2013, file photo, people place crosses near the graves where the McStay family was found in Victorville, Calif. (James Quigg/The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP, File) Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. FILE – In this…
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A gambling addict who admitted conducting a 20,000 mortgage fraud without his wifes knowledge has escaped jail and been given a six-month community order. Mark Hingston from Kettering admitted lying to his then-wife about the extra 20,000 taken out as part of a joint mortgage application, which he used to fund his habit. In…
A FORMER All Blacks rugby star has been accused of tricking women out of thousands of pounds to fund a gambling addiction. Regan King, 38, is said to have pleaded with the two women for help with cash flow problems but failed to pay them back. Getty Images – Getty Regan King has been accused…
Bookmakers are sending gamblers into debt by advertising only their most addictive products, academics claim Universities of Warwick and Bath said customers are drawn in by the high odds Bets with lower odds have better long-term return but tend not to feature in ads Co-author Dr Philip Newall, from the University of Warwick, has proposed…
