Aaron Cawley, an infamous football hooligan, yesterday admitted that it was him who shattered some television and fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) screens at a Cheltenham-located Ladbrokes retail betting shop on December 10th, 2016. The smashed-up screens’ worth was estimated to £20,000. As explained by Prosecutor Charley Pattison to Gloucester crown court’s Judge Ian Lawrie QC, the gambling operator was not able to use its Cheltenham betting shop for gambling for three days apart from the costs of the damage. According to the prosecution, the Ladbrokes’ total losses were boosted to…
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China Online Poker Ban Would Not Affect Asian Poker Tour, Say APT Officials
The Philippines-based poker event organiser Asian Poker Tour (APT) revealed that it does not intend to put off its scheduled events scheduled for the city of Macau, unlike several tournaments and poker rooms that have announced their full closure following the poker ban in China. The poker industry of Macau has suffered a number of serious blows recently, with the closure of a couple of poker rooms and the cancellation of some tournament series in the wake of the recent crackdown on online poker operations announced by the Chinese Government.…
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