Imagine a husband going to his wife with a grand scheme to get his family out of the financial trouble theyre in. Out-of-control spending and too much debt has made a mess of their lives, and his wife has been asking him for years to scale down spending and cut back excesses. Unfortunately, thats never…
Gambling addict reveals how winning 127,000 in a casino 20 years ago sent her down path of destruction where she blew 500,000, lost her home and spent her wedding night playing slots until 6am Gambling addict Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex ended up bankrupt A win in 2001 became the start of a nightmare that…
There are calls to ban the use of credit cards in online betting platforms over fears they are causing irreparable financial harm. Australian senators have heard impassioned pleas by financial counsellors and gambling reform groups to ban the use of credit cards for online betting. The use of credit cards for online wagering platforms like…
A car salesman has narrowly avoided jail after he scammed a business associate out of 35,000 in order to cover gambling debts. James Brookes, 32, worked for BMW in Crewe but ran a side venture with two unnamed business partners. The deal saw Brookes, a self-confessed gambling addict, take money from the two unnamed men…
A woman who won a 127,000 jackpot has revealed the pain of her two-decade descent into gambling addiction that made her bet more than her winnings. Lisa Walker, 48, from Essex, says the foundations for her gambling addiction were laid at a young age. As a youngster her dad and granddad would play cards together,…
There are calls to ban the use of credit cards in online betting platforms over fears they are causing irreparable financial harm. Australian senators have heard impassioned pleas by financial counsellors and gambling reform groups to ban the use of credit cards for online betting. The use of credit cards for online wagering platforms like…
(Source: 3TV/CBS 5) PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) — While many people are excited that sports betting is now legal in Arizona, others say there is a dark side to expanding gambling in our state. “When I first started, it was fun,” recovering gambler Steve Feinberg said. He got hooked at just 15. “I was an active…
The Minister of State at the Department of Justice, James Browne, is due to bring forward a new regulatory framework for gambling this autumn. Since previous minister for justice Alan Shatters Gambling Control Bill was drafted in 2013, each year brought more disappointment that successive governments failed to enact new legislation. Shatters legislation represented an…
Dear Penny, Were a middle-age married couple without kids or a mortgage. Weve been married for a few years, and my partner has had a gambling problem since before our marriage. The issue escalated during the pandemic. Though our income decreased, the more time available meant more gambling time to him. I took several loans…
Rounders was quite a moderate hit at the box office when it came out but later on, with the rise of casinos and online casinos and the popularity of poker, this movie became one of the most famous. A Rounder is someone who travels around, hopping from one city to another city, competing in high…