A warehouse custodian has been detained for allegedly replacing high-end watches with counterfeit imitations, police said yesterday. Specifically, police claim that the suspect, surnamed Wang, sold 20 authentic Tissot watches for 46,000 yuan (US$6,880) between May and June this year. Police in Songjiang District started an investigation earlier this month when the trading company Wang…
When she she looks back on her childhood, Noriko Tanaka isnt surprised she grew up to be a problem gambler. Her grandfather spent every spare moment playing pachinko a pinball-like game with payouts while her father bet regularly on bicycle races. At home, they taught Tanaka how to stake money on card games before she…
Of course, writing too many loans that people cant afford will ultimately destroy shareholder value, if it all goes bad. But a little bit of mis-selling here and there? A little pushing of the boundaries of responsible lending to feed Australians obsession with homeownership? Sure. The heat is coming out of the property market. Only…
Of course, writing too many loans that people cant afford will ultimately destroy shareholder value, if it all goes bad. But a little bit of mis-selling here and there? A little pushing of the boundaries of responsible lending to feed Australians obsession with homeownership? Sure. The heat is coming out of the property market. Only…
Hoping to use the winnings to repay his debts, a man placed bets on World Cup soccer matches, but ended up losing $8,000 in a week instead. The 44-year-old private-hire vehicle driver placed bets on nearly every match, despite being reportedly unclear on the details of the matches or the teams, reports Lianhe Wanbao. He…
New legislation that would legalize sports betting has raised concerns about increased gambling addiction. An estimated nine million Americans are believed to suffer from the disease. (Photo by Lyu Jia/VCG) PHOENIX Another football game hadnt gone Joe Schillers way, and the thousands of dollars of debt he had accumulated from betting was about to bury…
Dave Cook/Shaw Media Caption Clifford A. Andersen Jr. appears in court Wednesday morning at the Putnam County Courthouse in Hennepin. Andersen is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death, accused of killing Deborah Dewey, 62, of Ladd. HENNEPIN Gambling debts and “onerous” payday loans led a Standard man to…
Dave Cook/Shaw Media Caption Cliff Andersen Jr. appears in court Wednesday morning at the Putnam County Courthouse in Hennepin. Andersen is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and concealment of a homicidal death, accused of killing Deborah Dewey, 62, of Ladd. HENNEPIN Gambling debts and “onerous” payday loans lead a Standard man to murder…
3/5 stars Chinese filmmaker Han Yan has made an admirably earnest adaptation of Nobuyuki Fukumotos manga and anime series Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji, with its profoundly silly premise. The director once again shows his aptitude for inserting wildly incongruent fantasy sequences into a story, having earlier put a couple of zombie attacks into the romcom Go…
Eight years after it took over regulation of consumer credit, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission last week announced it had discovered some people have problems handling credit cards. That tells you more about ASIC than credit cards. Having finally stumbled over what everyone with a vague interest in consumer finance already knew, our dopiest…
