MAYBE its a West Australian thing, but Richard Goyder cant help but shake his head and chuckle when chatting about his elevation to the most powerful position in Australian sport. At the kitchen table of his beautifully renovated Toodyay homestead, relaxed in a blue Sloppy Joe, grubby work jeans and thick socks any country boy…
What drove Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock to shoot up a country music concert remained a mystery Tuesday, as a vexing array of possible clues did little to bring into focus a motive for the biggest mass shooting in modern American history. … Read the full article at: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/03/las-vegas-shooting-from-isis-to-gambling-debts-theories-abound-for-shooters-motive.html
Problem gambling and family violence are terrible twins. Like most twins they have common features loss of control, secrecy, denial, tolerance of the problem despite adverse consequences, minimisation and harm to the entire family. In the Hunter, 2.6 per cent of the adult population demonstrate problem or moderate risk gambling behaviour, and a staggering 14.7…
Image copyright Getty Images A ban on new casinos opening in Swansea is set to be extended for three years. The city’s council imposed the rule in 2014, which followed on from barring sex entertainment venues 12 months earlier. Tackling poverty is a priority for the council and it sees gambling as having the potential…
Oct 26, 2017 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck   A comparative paper on casino regulation published by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) suggests any Japanese casino industry should avoid the practice pursued in the Nevada, Macau and Singapore casino markets of allowing certain gamblers to play on credit. Japan…
Oct 26, 2017 Newsdesk Japan, Latest News, Top of the deck   A comparative paper on casino regulation published by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) suggests any Japanese casino industry should avoid the practice pursued in the Nevada, Macau and Singapore casino markets of allowing certain gamblers to play on credit. Japan…
Two Chinese nationals were yesterday tried at Phnom Penh Municipal Court over their involvement in kidnapping three fellow nationals to extort money from their families over unpaid gambling debts. Presiding judge Seng Leang identified the accused as Ding Chunyaun, 55, the owner of the Blue Casino in Poipet City and Zhang Qian Giang, 34. Mr…
ONLINE gambling sites have been told to stop luring children by using cartoon characters in “unacceptable” ads. Regulators have urged operators to remove the adverts which could bring kids to the websites. Getty – Contributor Online gambling sites have been told to stop attracting children to their sites Some of Britains biggest betting operators are…
Gambling Commission and Advertising Standards Agency have demanded the games be removed Kids cartoons and colour schemes used to entice people to play their games More than 450 online gambling sites received four-page letter to pull the games By Charlie Bayliss For Mailonline Published: 22:10 AEDT, 22 October 2017 | Updated: 22:15 AEDT, 22 October…
A former bank hiring manager who robbed five North Side banks and was dubbed the North Center Bandit was sentenced Friday to almost 3-1/2 years in prison, authorities said. Gregor Zuercher, 39, of Chicago, who uses the first name Greg, was sentenced to 41 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Durkin, according…
