Eniko March 13, 2020 10:33:59
Even the biggest sports stars can commit crimes and break the law. From smaller offenses like an assault to the most serious one, murder, we can find athletes from all kinds of sports. Boxers to NFL players, football players to sprinters, they all passed a line they shouldn’t. Even though they had money, fame, and fortune, their bad nature caused them trouble. These are the most famous sports stars in jail.
Nich Moore August 9, 2016 12:48:42
With no shortage of big news stories around the world over the last seven days we take a moment to look back over some of the most important. In Belgium a 33 year old Algerian man with a criminal record but no terror links was claimed by so-called Islamic State as one of their operatives […]
Nich Moore October 28, 2014 14:22:24
The trials and tribulations of the world came into stark relief last week as around the globe there didn\’t seem a moment\’s respite from the headlines South African Para-Olympian Oscar Pistorius was found guilty of “culpable homicide” and sentenced to five years in prison by Judge Thokozile Masipa for the killing of his girlfriend Reeva […]
Nich Moore September 11, 2014 13:01:51
The South African province of KwaZulu-Natal is seeing a battle between the casino owning interests of Mr Vivian Reddy and those of Galaxy Bingo. Casino Boss Battles Bingo ● Do EBTs constitute an unfair competitor? ● Will bingo replace South African poker rooms? ● Will casinos close in face of machine invasion? Whilst many eyes […]
Monica E. August 4, 2014 15:03:15
The personal details of almost 650,000 Paddy Power customers have been stolen after a huge software breach. Gamblers using Paddy Power’s online website to bet on sports in Ireland are fuming. About 120,000 of them are now fully exposed, as a recent data breach allowed hackers to steal all the personal details they entered into […]
Monica E. March 24, 2014 15:50:33
Sportsmen and famous people are used in some of the most controversial and offensive ad campaigns. Sports fans know that games and insults go hand in hand. Cursing at players who mess up, screaming at rivals, making obscene gestures at referees – they’re all part of the game. Advertisers and betting companies know better than […]
Monica E. March 10, 2014 16:21:16
According to the latest statistics compiled by Social Monitor, the Oscar Pistorius campaign did not do Paddy Power any good. The bookmaker has started a major scandal with its ad campaign, which ran in the British press and on its online sportsbook in Ireland. But instead of just attracting attention on the company, the bold […]
Monica E. March 6, 2014 18:57:38
Paddy Power’s latest ad campaign gathered a record number of complaints. Paddy Power has beaten its own records. The record for written complaints about an ad campaign, that is. The company’s latest commercial features a mock-up of Oscar Pistorius as an Academy Award and invites customers to place bets on the outcome of his murder […]
Monica E. March 4, 2014 17:45:32
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has come up with a new form of gambling: murder trial betting. Paddy Power has done it again. The Irish bookmaker has announced it was accepting bets on the outcome of Oscar Pistorius’ trial. The company even offered to refund players their money, if the man is cleared by the court. […]
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