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Monthly Archives: January 2016
Six Macau police officers arrested for allowing gamblers to enter illegally
Macau authorities have detained five police officers for allegedly allowing mainland Chinese gamblers to illegally enter the special administrative region.
On Friday, media outlets reported that Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) had arrested five active members of Macau’s Public Security Police Force and another officer who’d recently retired. A further six officers were arrested but subsequently released without charge.
The six officers who remain in custody have been charged with corruption, running a criminal organization and misconduct by a public official. The officers are said to have charged gamblers fees to enter and leave Macau without going through proper channels, while also charging them for transportation and protection while they were in Macau.
The total fee charged per gambler for these services reportedly came to MOP 220k (US $27,400). The PJ estimated that the scam netted the officers a total of MOP 1.8m ($220k) over a four-year period. The arrests follow the recent detention of a local immigration officer suspected of charging gamblers for similarly unauthorized travel to and from Macau.
Six Macau police officers arrested for allowing gamblers to enter illegally
Macau authorities have detained five police officers for allegedly allowing mainland Chinese gamblers to illegally enter the special administrative region.
On Friday, media outlets reported that Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) had arrested five active members of Macau’s Public Security Police Force and another officer who’d recently retired. A further six officers were arrested but subsequently released without charge.
The six officers who remain in custody have been charged with corruption, running a criminal organization and misconduct by a public official. The officers are said to have charged gamblers fees to enter and leave Macau without going through proper channels, while also charging them for transportation and protection while they were in Macau.
The total fee charged per gambler for these services reportedly came to MOP 220k (US $27,400). The PJ estimated that the scam netted the officers a total of MOP 1.8m ($220k) over a four-year period. The arrests follow the recent detention of a local immigration officer suspected of charging gamblers for similarly unauthorized travel to and from Macau.
Hong Kong student signs junket loan in Macau, lives to regret it
A Hong Kong student’s naïve decision to enter into a HKD 1m ($128k) loan agreement at a Macau casino in the wee hours of the morning is being presented as a cautionary tale.
According to Apple Daily (who did up one of those cool animations of the affair) the 23-year-old student, identified only by his surname Wong, traveled from his school in the UK back to Hong Kong to spend Christmas holidays with his parents. While there, he took a side trip to Macau.
The student lost HKD 50k ($6,400) at the baccarat tables and was at the pier waiting to return to Hong Kong when several men offered him membership in a ‘VIP club.’ The student was told the club’s benefits included free hotel rooms, limousine service, a helicopter sightseeing tour and the ability to gamble on credit in order to chase his losses. Faster than you can say ‘caveat emptor,’ the student took the men up on their offer.
The student was escorted to a VIP room at an unidentified casino where he signed a loan agreement for HKD 1m. The student proceeded to lose tens of thousands before deciding he’d had enough, only to be told that he’d have to sign another contract to repay his debts in 80 interest-free installments.
Hong Kong student signs junket loan in Macau, lives to regret it
A Hong Kong student’s naïve decision to enter into a HKD 1m ($128k) loan agreement at a Macau casino in the wee hours of the morning is being presented as a cautionary tale.
According to Apple Daily (who did up one of those cool animations of the affair) the 23-year-old student, identified only by his surname Wong, traveled from his school in the UK back to Hong Kong to spend Christmas holidays with his parents. While there, he took a side trip to Macau.
The student lost HKD 50k ($6,400) at the baccarat tables and was at the pier waiting to return to Hong Kong when several men offered him membership in a ‘VIP club.’ The student was told the club’s benefits included free hotel rooms, limousine service, a helicopter sightseeing tour and the ability to gamble on credit in order to chase his losses. Faster than you can say ‘caveat emptor,’ the student took the men up on their offer.
The student was escorted to a VIP room at an unidentified casino where he signed a loan agreement for HKD 1m. The student proceeded to lose tens of thousands before deciding he’d had enough, only to be told that he’d have to sign another contract to repay his debts in 80 interest-free installments.
Gender Agenda, Stormy Lucy Renew Rivalry
Gender Agenda and Stormy Lucy are set to renew their seesaw rivalry again in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (gr. IIIT), the feature on the Martin Luther King Day holiday card Jan. 18 at Santa Anita Park.
Gender Agenda, Stormy Lucy Renew Rivalry
Gender Agenda and Stormy Lucy are set to renew their seesaw rivalry again in the $100,000 Megahertz Stakes (gr. IIIT), the feature on the Martin Luther King Day holiday card Jan. 18 at Santa Anita Park.
IG Group appoints Mark Ward as interim CFO
Broker IG Group has appointed Mark Ward as interim chief financial officer. Ward is a senior partner at accounting firm Deloitte and for the last three years has led the company’s investment management and wealth sector.
IG Group appoints Mark Ward as interim CFO
Broker IG Group has appointed Mark Ward as interim chief financial officer. Ward is a senior partner at accounting firm Deloitte and for the last three years has led the company’s investment management and wealth sector.
Toews On Ice Off to Arkansas for Smarty Jones
The path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) appears to run through Arkansas for Toews On Ice.
Toews On Ice Off to Arkansas for Smarty Jones
The path to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) appears to run through Arkansas for Toews On Ice.
AP's Belmont Victory NTRA Moment of Year
American Pharoah’s win in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to land the first Triple Crown in 37 years was named the 2015 National Thoroughbred Racing Association “Moment of the Year.”
AP's Belmont Victory NTRA Moment of Year
American Pharoah’s win in the Belmont Stakes (gr. I) to land the first Triple Crown in 37 years was named the 2015 National Thoroughbred Racing Association “Moment of the Year.”
For Now Awesome Banner to Stay at One Turn
Trainer Stanley Gold will resist the temptation to run undefeated 3-year-old Awesome Banner in the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park, opting to send the colt in the Swale Stakes (gr. III).
For Now Awesome Banner to Stay at One Turn
Trainer Stanley Gold will resist the temptation to run undefeated 3-year-old Awesome Banner in the $350,000 Holy Bull Stakes (gr. II) Jan. 30 at Gulfstream Park, opting to send the colt in the Swale Stakes (gr. III).
'Tiny Tornadoes' celebrate winning $1 million prize
Lawrence and Leonard, both Paducah Head Start family advocates, are two of 11 McNabb Elementary staff members who each chipped in $5 to buy 27 Powerball tickets at the Smoke Shop on North 8th Street, one of which was a winner.
'Tiny Tornadoes' celebrate winning $1 million prize
Lawrence and Leonard, both Paducah Head Start family advocates, are two of 11 McNabb Elementary staff members who each chipped in $5 to buy 27 Powerball tickets at the Smoke Shop on North 8th Street, one of which was a winner.
NYC mayor on cusp of possible horse carriage deal
New York City officials are close to a deal that would save Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages from a threate… The names of iconic hotels and other landmarks in the world-famous Yosemite National Park will soon change in an ongoing battle over who owns the intellectual property, park officials said Thursday. NASA is adding a third company to its short list of space station suppliers, a Nevada business that will bring back a mini version of the shuttle.
Family claiming to be Powerball winners interviewed on Today show
A family from Munford, Tennessee, claiming to hold one of three winning Powerball tickets, walked onto the “Today” show set Friday morning and revealed themselves to the world. John and Lisa Robinson, along with their daughter Tiffany — and their lawyer, Joe Townsend and his daughter Ilene — were featured on the “Today” show segment.
Nurse's Powerball Win Turns Out to Be Son's Prank
A nurse in California thought she had won the world’s biggest lottery jackpot, but soon discovered she had a son with the world’s worst sense of humor. News that the 62-year-old mother of seven, who works at a health center in Pomona, had won the Powerball lottery spread across the country before it emerged that it was a prank by her son, who had called to tell her she had won, BuzzFeed reports.