With roles as a soap siren in Emmerdale and a tough prison governor in Bad Girls, Claire King is no stranger to drama. And off-screen, the stars life has imitated her art with ordeals that could have been dreamed up by her scriptwriters. Claire, 54, who was Kim Tate in Emmerdale, has bravely opened up…
Caesars bankruptcy ends amid Asia market shift, Vegas shooting By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) – Caesars Entertainment Corp has an eye on expanding its Caesars, Harrah’s and Horseshoe brands in the United States and abroad after its casino operating unit emerges from nearly three years of bankruptcy as soon as Friday with $10 billion less…
Former NFL star Clinton Portis and Atlantic Citys largest brick-and-mortar casino are scheduled to go to trial in December over gambling debt he racked up in 2011, according to court documents filed Monday. The Borgata casino says that Portis owes it $170,000 from the gambling sessions. Portis filed for bankruptcy in 2015, but the casino…
The son of a Sheffield man who was jailed over his gambling debts has backed calls for tighter advertising laws. Adam Bradford, whose father David was sent to prison for fraud after stealing more than £50,000 to fund his habit, said the Local Government Association, or LGA, was right to target a ‘huge rise’ in…
A gambling addict has revealed how he blew a £20,000 business loan in just ONE MONTH at casinos across Birmingham and the Black Country – but his family does not know. The married man, who wants to remain anonymous, took out the loan to set up a new company but ended up blowing it on…
As authorities pick apart the life of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, they have come across one major thread of suspicious behavior: how he handled his money. Paddocks recent financial transactions have become a key focus for investigators looking to learn more about the Nevada man and why he launched the deadliest mass shooting in…
An ad for an online bingo site has been banned for suggesting that gambling could provide an escape from depression and a way of paying off debt and medical bills. The Gala Bingo ad, seen on the 365dailynews website, was in the form of an article with the headline: “On their wedding night he delivered…
TK | 3 October 2017 Prague, Oct 2 (CTK) – The number of Czechs addicted to gambling machines, online gambling and betting has been rising, reaching up to 120,000 in 2016 when people lost a total of 39.3 billion crowns in gambling, according to a report released by the National Centre…
Stephen Paddock, 64, seemed like an ordinary man until his Sunday killing spree The real estate head had no mental illnesses or notable affiliations, family said But he was a gambling addict who played slots and high-stakes video poker He got the rare ‘seven-star’ high-roller rating in Caesar’s Entertainment casinos And the Atlantis in Reno…
The US is reeling from its deadliest mass shooting in modern history. At least 59 were killed and more than 500 wounded when Stephen Paddock opened fire into a crowd watching a country music concert from his hotel room in Las Vegas. Hundreds of investigators, led by the FBI, are now trying to work out…
