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Category Archives: Gambling

Average debt of problem gamblers in Wisconsin exceeds $34000 – Appleton Post Crescent

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianApril 1, 2018

Gambling addictions are leading to soaring debt and a bevy of other problems in Wisconsin.(Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto) APPLETON – They max-out credit cards, drain their savings and checking accounts, seek payday loans, borrow money from relatives and friends, steal from employers and write bad checks. On rare occasions, they even rob banks. On average, they…

Billy Walters on his conviction, gambling — and ex-friend Lefty – ESPN

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 30, 2018

8:38 AM ET THE WORLD’S MOST feared sports gambler is out of the game. William “Billy” T. Walters, 71, who in his prime had the financial muscle and acumen to move betting lines worldwide and scared Las Vegas sportsbooks and offshore gambling operators to the degree that they refused to take his bets, is laying…

Fan favorite Phil Mickelson still pushing for grand slam glory – CNN

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 30, 2018

Phil Mickelson has been wowing fans with his swashbuckling style and engaging demeanor for nearly 30 years. The Mickelson thumbs up is a trademark, as is the bashful grin, the looping swing and the loping gait of a gunslinger. Being left handed has always marked him out (particularly as he’s right-handed in everything else), but…

Billy Walters on his conviction, gambling — and ex-friend Lefty – ESPN

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 30, 2018

12:38 PM GMT THE WORLD’S MOST feared sports gambler is out of the game. William “Billy” T. Walters, 71, who in his prime had the financial muscle and acumen to move betting lines worldwide and scared Las Vegas sportsbooks and offshore gambling operators to the degree that they refused to take his bets, is laying…

Suspect admits killing monk over boxing wager – Bangkok Post

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 30, 2018

Murder suspect Makhata Seesai, 38, shows how he beat a 63-year-old monk to death with a large yellow candle in a fit of anger at a temple in Phitsanulok after they argued over a gambling debt. (Photo by Chinnawat Singha) PHITSANULOK: A man arrested for beating an elderly monk to death and fleeing in a…

Imperial Pacific writes off half a billion dollars in bad VIP debts – CalvinAyre.com

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 29, 2018

Saipan casino operator Imperial Pacific International Holdings (IPI) saw its profits fall more than one-third in 2017 despite revenue more than doubling year-on-year. On Thursday, IPI informed the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that its net revenue hit HK$8.15b (US$1.04b) in calendar 2017, just over twice the sum generated in 2016. Gross profit more than doubled…

The Star raises $490m from Chow Tai Fook, Far East, promises dividend boost – The Australian Financial Review

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 29, 2018

Gambling company The Star Entertainment Group will raise $490 million from its Hong Kong-based partners as part of a tie-up that will reduce its exposure to the cost of new casinos and hotels and allow a dividend boost to investors.  The company said on Thursday that leisure conglomerate Chow Tai Fook and developers Far East…

Threat from alleged Mafia boss ended mobster’s work as police informant, cocaine trial hears – Ottawa Citizen

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 28, 2018

Cosimo Commisso in 1981. File Share Adjust Comment Print TORONTO A well-connected Toronto mobster who had secretly been working with police to penetrate the citys powerful Mafia clans knew his time as a double agent was running out when a man he considers one of the most powerful mob bosses threatened him. Carmine Guido had…

Threat from alleged Mafia boss ended mobster’s work as police informant, cocaine trial hears – Edmonton Journal

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 28, 2018

Cosimo Commisso in 1981. File Share Adjust Comment Print TORONTO A well-connected Toronto mobster who had secretly been working with police to penetrate the citys powerful Mafia clans knew his time as a double agent was running out when a man he considers one of the most powerful mob bosses threatened him. Carmine Guido had…

Here’s a solution to Britain’s gambling problem – nationalise the industry – The Guardian

GamblingBy Insolvency GuardianMarch 27, 2018

There is not a lot of subtlety in the games they design for fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). In one, Goddess of the Amazon, badly rendered illustrations of big-breasted women in leather underwear point you towards slot machines you literally have to tap on their crotch to spin the wheel. In another, Rainbow Riches, a leprechaun…

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