Day: 29 November 2021

Derby Problem Gambler Ordered to Pay Back Just £1 to Widow for Abuse of Position and Misappropriation of Over £31,000

Mon 29 Nov 2021 10.19 Daniel Williams
Derby Problem Gambler Ordered to Pay Back Just £1 to Widow for Abuse of Position and Misappropriation of Over £31,000

A Derby-based property manager who stole more than £31,000 from a grieving widow and used the money to gamble, has been ordered to pay her back just £1. According to a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing at Derby Crown Court, Rohan Gorman used fraud to strip his victim of a total of £31,257.73. However, the property manager does not have any property to his name to pay the woman back the money he stole, having spent the entire amount to fund his gambling addiction and chase the big win. As…

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Flutter Entertainment Considers Making Further Investments in Its Retail Assets

Mon 29 Nov 2021 6.03 Olivia Cole
Flutter Entertainment Considers Making Further Investments in Its Retail Assets

The Ireland-based gambling and sports betting giant Flutter Entertainment has revealed that it could make further investment in its retail assets. In an interview with the Sunday Independent, Conor Grant, the CEO of the gambling company’s business in the UK and Ireland, shared that Flutter Entertainment would keep its support for its brick-and-mortar business, although the revenue of its Irish retail network was 27% lower in the quarter to the end of October than in the same period a year earlier. Mr Grant revealed that the gambling giant would make…

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