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 Covid. Though our income decreased, the more time available meant more gambling time to him. I took several loans to…
Dir/scr. Eric Gravel. France. 2021. 88 mins A single mothers precarious balance of commuting and childcare is upended when an interview for a better job, one which might finally haul her out of her cycle of debt, coincides with a paralyzing transport strike. Call My Agent star Laure Calamy delivers a sympathetic but nerve-flaying performance…
Image: Getty Images Gaming giant Tabcorp has supported the call for banning credit card use by Australians on online gaming platforms, such as betting apps, but its CEO believes such a mandate should be the responsibility of banks. Appearing before a joint committee as part of its inquiry into the regulation of the use of…
Problem gambling is an issue that affects people all over the world, with an increase in leisure time during the Covid-19 pandemic thought to contribute to a rise in cases but Spain is a country that has it under control. At least thats the view of Mikal Arana, director general of the countrys gambling regulator,…
When police executed a search warrant at the Brighton home on April 16, they say, they found steam cleaners, as well as bottles of ammonia and bleach. Senior Detective Stewart told the court police believed there was a high probability that Mr Newman knew the location of Ms Hamkas remains. I dont have any direct…
When police executed a search warrant at the Brighton home on April 16, they say, they found steam cleaners, as well as bottles of ammonia and bleach. Senior Detective Stewart told the court police believed there was a high probability that Mr Newman knew the location of Ms Hamkas remains. I dont have any direct…
Connecticut lawmakers gave the green light to sports betting earlier this year but its still an open question as to whether all the necessary rules and regulations will be in place when the NFL season kicks off between the Dallas Cowboys and the Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sept. 9. Critical questions about how sports…
NHL star Evander Kane was granted a temporary restraining order against his estranged wife after accusing her of punching him in the face multiple times and, in one instance, swinging their baby daughter around during a heated argument, according to court documents. The court filings, which were reported by TMZ on Saturday, mark the latest…
GLENN JEFFREY/Stuff Quinn Lewis Moore robbed the Big Barrel liquor store in Waiwhakaiho, New Plymouth, on December 27. On his way home after losing a large quantity of money on the pokie machines, a meth-addicted man with a $2000 drug debt to pay stopped at a Taranaki liquor store and robbed it at knifepoint. With…
At Les Ambassadeurs Club, Yu Songbo acquired gambling chips with cheques that then bounced L ondon casino Les Ambassadeurs Club in Park Lane, Mayfair is taking Yu Songbo, a multi-millionaire property developer, to court after he cashed cheques for gambling chips which then bounced, to the High Court to recover the money he owes. The…