The Liberal Party of Canada is refusing to release details of a fundraiser held by MP Raj Grewal that amassed hundreds of thousands of dollars at a time Grewal was struggling with millions in gambling debts. With tickets priced at $500 a person, Grewal said the event for the Brampton East Liberal riding association last…
St. Albert MLA Marie Renaud says the prospect of a regulated online gambling option andmore provincial revenue is a positive move. The Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission (AGLC), a provincial agency, is searching for contractors that offer online gaming services. The commission has issued a request for proposals and aims to give residents access…
newsletters, editors-pick-list, Lake Macquarie cocaine, Toronto cocaine bust When Kent Anthony Jackson was first taken to a Hong Kong gambling denduring a business trip, he won. Before long, he started to lose. By mid-2015 the Newcastle man racked up a $120,000debt at illegal Chinese casinos. By the end of 2017, he was attempting toimport 700kg…
A gambling problem has driven an elderly Annapolis County couple into bankruptcy for a fifth time, says a Nova Scotia Supreme Court registrar. Gloria May Donaldson, 65, and Wayne Albert Ray Donaldson, 73, first filed for bankruptcy 40 years ago. The Deep Brook couple claimed overextension of credit and significant home renovations as the reason…
Copyright 2019 Albuquerque Journal Former New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez (Journal file) One of Susana Martinezs former bodyguards has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Public Safety that at times reads more like a soap opera script when describing the inner workings of the former governors security force. Tony Fetty, who said he spent…
The incident took place in Ashulia, Dhaka on Friday A day labourer has been stabbed to death over a gambling debt of Tk100 in Ashulia, Dhaka. The incident took place in Ashulias Palashbari area on Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Johirul Islam, 28. The suspect has been identified as Rezaul, 18. Speaking to…
At one point, Calvin Zhao, who was a 23-year-old graduate student at San Francisco State University, was deep in gambling debt. He managed to find a way out of debt and out of the casinos. Now, he and another man are passing knowledge forward by talking to Asian-American students about gambling debts, and how to…
A charity organisation has revealed that Walsall gamblers are worried about generating massive debts while playing on fixed-odds betting machines (FOBTs). The licensing committee of Walsall Council has a scheduled meeting for January 23rd, at which it is expected to give the green light to a revised statement of principles related to the Gambling…
[embedded content] Uncorkd Entertainment is proud to announce the North American theatrical and digital release of the acclaimed Australian crime-dramaWest of Sunshine. A captivating social-realist story from debut feature filmmaker Jason Raftopoulos, the celebrated film hot from an outstanding response, complete with standing ovation, at the Venice Film Festival tells of a father who has…
With the last streaks of daylight fading on a mild October evening, the cars pulled up in waves at Pieros Italian Cuisine, an old-school Las Vegas hotspot known for its osso buco. Cadillacs with tinted windows. Taxis and rideshares. A black Bentley limousine and a white minivan. Men and women emerged, most casually dressed, there…