Day: 26 September 2018

FA Reaches £600-Million Agreement for Wembley Sale to Shahid Khan, Gambling Sponsors Out

Wed 26 Sep 2018 12.56 Olivia Cole
FA Reaches £600-Million Agreement for Wembley Sale to Shahid Khan, Gambling Sponsors Out

The English football’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has reached an agreement to sell Wembley Stadium to the Pakistani-American billionaire Shahid Khan for £600 million. Despite the agreement reached with Mr. Khan, who is the current owner of both the English Premier League (EPL) football club Fulham and the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL), there are still doubts that the deal will be brought to an end, as it remains unclear whether the agreement will be finalised by getting the necessary votes of the FA board.…

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New Policy to Reduce Poker Machines Harm Backed by Northern Beaches Council

Wed 26 Sep 2018 8.20 Daniel Williams
New Policy to Reduce Poker Machines Harm Backed by Northern Beaches Council

A plan aimed at reducing the number of poker machines, also known as pokies, at local venues has been backed by the Northern Beaches Council. The local government area, however, decided not to support a contentious clause that would provide it with the opportunity to suspend the machines at venues situated on the area’s land. The policy which seeks changes to be made in the area’s policy was passed with 8-6 votes at the council meeting which took place yesterday night. Joy Van Duinen, the mother of a gambling addict…

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