For Mark Kempster, it all came to a head onAFL Grand Final day in 2020. “I went to the pub and lost a couple of thousands of dollars gambling, and I was so angry and upset I decided to drink my sorrows away,” he says. “I passed out at a friend’s house and the next…
Once upon a time, sports gambling existed in the dark underbelly of society, eliciting images of a cigar-chomping bookie beating a degenerate gambler silly over an unpaid debt. But today, the practice has gone legit. Sports betting is now legal in more than 30 states, and a recent Pew Research Study estimated that 19% of…
Kaltbaum Capital Management’s Gary Kaltbaum and Geltrude and Company founder Dan Geltrude discuss Disney World raising ticket prices and consumer spending habits amid inflation. Some families are willingly going into debt to visit Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, according to a recent study. The study conducted by LendingTree, a financial website, found that 18%…
Posted on: December 27, 2022, 10:57h. Last updated on: December 27, 2022, 10:57h. Erik Gibbs Read More Pasig City in the Philippines is taking the countrys desire to improve moral welfare to the extreme. Its government announced today that it isnt going to issue permits for online gambling companies, and those with existing permits will…
Gambling and video games are real-life pastimes that are undeniably extremely popular. And the two have intertwined as their respective industries become more innovative. We see this especially in highly entertaining slot games, like the ones found in online Canada casinos. Similarly, video game fans have more than likely played their fair share of games…
Listen to this article Gambling has been around for a long time. The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Japanese, used knucklebones as dice, and the bible contains numerous references to lotteries. Gambling can be traced back to the Vikings in Sweden. According to legend, Sweden and Norway settled their differences with a game of dice. Gambling…
Casinos have always enchanted people. Over time, they opened their doors to normal people as well and not just the rich. Although today everyone can enter, casinos continue to be mysterious, interesting, and extraordinary. Their unique ambiance has made them a popular movie subject for decades. Nowadays, there are even movies where online gambling halls…
Students are not acting aloneabout a quarter of them said their colleges are promoting sports betting. A lot of of students are gambling in college, and whats more troubling is that some are using financial aid funds. But these students are not all acting aloneabout a quarter of them said their colleges are promoting sports…
GAMBLING on something as miniscule as a soccer game or backing a horse at the races could possibly lead to a detrimental addiction that spark some people to fall into a life of debt and depression. Ireland is regularly cited as the third-ranked country in the world in terms of gambling spend per head of…
When the history of gambling is discussed, the modern meccas immediately spring to mind, such as the glittering towers of Las Vegas or the luxe casinos of Macau. Yet while many of these places benefit from the industry, they did not invent it. Below, we discuss three places that contributed to the modern gambling scene…