Photo taken in Athens, Greece getty It is hard to overestimate what a dismal fiscal future the Congressional Budget Office foresees. In its new long-term budget estimate, CBO projects that in just 30 years, the national debt will rise to nearly twice the USs total economic output, from less than 80 percent last year. As…
THE Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM) has warned that the drastic change to student life this year could increase the risk of students experiencing gaming and gambling-related harm at university. Research commissioned by the charity and undertaken by Red Brick Research found that 264,000 students are at some risk of gambling-related harm in…
The government is asking for the public’s opinion about the impact of loot boxes in video games, in an eight-week consultation. Loot boxes are a controversial feature of many video games – both console and mobile. When a player purchases a loot box, they only find out what is inside it once they have paid.…
image copyrightGetty Images The government is asking for the publics opinion about the impact of loot boxes in video games, in an eight-week consultation. Loot boxes are a controversial feature of many video games both console and mobile. When a player purchases a loot box, they only find out what is inside it once they…
A concerted tightening of regulatory controls against gambling by mainland Chinese authorities looks set to counter expectations of a VIP-led recovery for Macaus gaming operators, leaving base mass to do the heavy lifting according to investment bank Credit Suisse. In a Monday note examining the short-term outlook for Macau post-COVID, analysts Kenneth Fong, Lok Kan…
Madam Chos house was splashed with red paint on Sept 10. She believes the incident is linked to her son not settling his debts with loan sharks. MADAM Cho (not her real name) believes her sons online gambling addiction has driven him to borrow cash from illegal moneylenders. On Sept 10, the senior citizens house…
Cobie Smulders’latest detective series Stumptown,which was scheduledfor a secondseries, has been cancelled. The move will come as a surpriseto fans of the crime series as it had been giving the green light for a second season earlier this year. Based on the graphic novel series of the same name, Stumptownstarred Cobie Smulders as Dex Parios,…
How a drunk tradie got away with a string of bank robberies during his LUNCH BREAKS to pay off gambling debts – and stayed ahead of the law for almost 40 years Ross Oliver McCarty confessed to eight bank robberies in NSW in 1977 and 1978 He would wear disguises such as a French beret…
Craig Carton is seen leaving United States Court House on November 30, 2017 in New York City. Photo: Getty Images Craig Carton went from being a zany radio personality on one of Americas most popular morning shows to a prisoninmate. The new HBO documentary “Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth” chronicles that dramaticdecline…
Stumptown cancelled at ABC following Season 2 renewal After Stumptown secured a second season renewal last May, Deadline brings word that ABC has decided to reverse their decision by officially cancelling the Cobie Smulders-led action drama after one season. According to the outlets sources, the decision was made due to scheduling conflicts related to the…