GEORGE HEARD/STUFF A sign in central Christchurch puts a positive spin on the revenues raised – or lost, depending on your perspective – from gaming machines. Millions of dollars each year are flowing from some of the poorest communities in Christchurch into the hands of clubs and charities via pokies scattered around the city. A case…
Fraud in Britain has risen by more than 500% over the last 15 years, while the latest data available has revealed a 6% increase in major scams over the course of 2017. Financial services saw the largest sectoral glut of fraudulent activity, meanwhile, boasting a bill of just under £900 million. In 2016, the total…
James Packer’s decision to end his alliance with fellow billionaire Lawrence Ho and retreat to Australia has already cost him and his fellow investors $2.5 billion and a big stake in one of the world’s most-ambitious casino operators. Melco Resorts & Entertainment, the Ho family’s casino business, has surged since Mr Packer started to sell…
Tortured. Anguished. Frustrated. This describes the dark, twisted title character at the heart of Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway history and a production seen by over 130 million people worldwide. But it also describes playwright/composer Andrew Lloyd Webber during the turbulent process of revising and remounting that shows sequel Love Never…
News Jesica Fino 15 Jan 2018 08:30am The value of fraud in the UK has risen by 538% in the last 15 years, reaching a total of £2.11bn in 2017, according to BDO … Read the full article at: http://economia.icaew.com/en/news/january-2018/value-of-uk-fraud-hits-15-year-high
A compulsive gambler who fleeced his mums bank account to the tune of £70,000 has avoided jail. Andrew Hatcher, 34, of Holtye Crescent in Maidstone, appeared before magistrates charged with theft over the course of three months. The court heard how the confessed gambling addicts mother has since forgiven him. Andrew Hatcher leaving Maidstone Magistrates…
Like old-school text adventure games and novels, Tally Ho wants to spark the readers imagination with a stripped-down interactive story. At the start, the protagonists employer, Rory Wintermint, has landed in a bit of gambling debt and, fearing a visit from violent thugs, plans to charm Aunt Primrose into providing a bailout. And from here…
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has announced that it will introduce mobile courts at cricket stadiums in an innovative attempt to prevent gambling from taking place at the upcoming tri-nations series against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. [embedded content] An Extreme Reaction? Under the new system, individuals that are caught betting within the stadiums when the games…
Tortured. Anguished. Frustrated. This describes the dark, twisted title character at the heart of Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running musical in Broadway history and a production seen by over 130 million people worldwide. But it also describes playwright/composer Andrew Lloyd Webber during the turbulent process of revising and remounting that shows sequel Love Never…
Upcoming negotiations over the future of Macaus six casino concessionaires and the special administrative regions links to organized crime may have negative impact on a promising year for the city, risk mitigation expert and business consultant Steve Vickers said earlier this week. Mr. Vickers is CEO of Steve Vickers Associates, a company specializing in risk…
