by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: NewsDay.com, July 8, 2008 MAYS LANDING, N.J. – A couple has admitted that they went on a million-dollar Atlantic City gambling spree with money the woman had stolen from her employer. New Jersey prosecutors say Jamine Alabre faces about six years in...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: Newsday.com, Wayne Parry, March 8, 2008. She started out as an ambitious lawyer and TV commentator who got to know the staff in Atlantic City casinos, and soon limousines were whisking her to the resort for the high-roller treatment. Arelia Margarita Taveras...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: The Diamondback Online, “Professor Finds Campus Gambling Addictions Prevalent.” March 4, 2008 Yi Li started playing poker online during his freshman year in his Hagerstown dorm room. At first he only played a couple hours a day, but eventually the...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: Chicago Business; Bob Tita, May 19, 200 (Crain’s) — The Illinois Gaming Board on Monday fined Hollywood Casino in Aurora $800,000 and suspended three managers for sending promotional materials to problem gamblers who asked to be banned from casinos in the...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: The Kansas City Star, “Gambling Scandals Involving Major Sports Leagues.” Feb. 9,2008 In 1963, Packers star Paul Hornung and Lions star Alex Karras were suspended for one year for betting on NFL games and associating with gamblers. More...
by co119admin | Jul 23, 2018 | Gambling Ruins Lives
Source: United States Department of Justice, Jim Cross, May 7, 2008. Prosecutors say Martha Thompson embezzled $239,098 to cover gambling debts WICHITA, KAN. – A former vice president of Citizens Bank of Weir, Kan., pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzlement. Martha...
