Day: 16 August 2018

Former Poker Pro William Jordanou Faces Jail Sentence for Large-Scale Bank Fraud

Thu 16 Aug 2018 11.03 Harry Evans
Former Poker Pro William Jordanou Faces Jail Sentence for Large-Scale Bank Fraud

Former poker pro William Jordanou has been sent to jail after illegally obtaining a massive amount of money from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). The 60-year-old Jordanou is set to spend at least nine years in a jail in the state of Victoria, after swindling the CBA in a fraud of what was called “breathtaking proportions”, which had ended up with him obtaining almost AU$58 million. Today, Paul Lacava, the Country Court of Victoria Judge, severely criticised the former Australian professional poker player for obstructing the legal proceedings against…

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West Midlands Economy Gets £1.1-Billion Contribution from the Gambling Sector in 2016

Thu 16 Aug 2018 7.31 Olivia Cole
West Midlands Economy Gets £1.1-Billion Contribution from the Gambling Sector in 2016

The economy of the West Midlands has received a massive contribution from the creative industry, gambling and sport in one year only. According to figures released by the Government earlier in August, the aforementioned industries, which are known collectively as “DCMS sectors” accounted for 6.8% of the overall economy in the region in 2016. The industries, which include the cultural sector, the digital sector, the creative industries, gambling, sport and telecommunications, contributed a total of £8.6 billion to the West Midlands economy. The civil society and tourism sectors are excluded…

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