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Gambling Addiction Takes its Toll in Italy

Italy is to press on with plans to open 1,000 new gambling arcades despite mounting national anguish over the spread of pathological gambling in what until recently was a nation of frugal savers.

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Kweku Adoboli's Risky Bets Fuelled By City-Wide 'Addiction'

The City is rife with gambling addicts whose habits contribute to a risk-prone culture of the sort which helped Kweku Adoboli lose UBS £1.5bn, according to one London trader.

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Financial Markets

SEC Charges New York-Based Fraudster Who Spent Investor Funds on Drugs and Gambling

The SEC alleges that Stephen A. Colangelo, Jr. repeatedly misled investors while raising $3m in investments for four start-up companies that he created. He also persuaded three other investors to let him act as their investment adviser and they gave him more than $1m to invest in the markets on their behalf.

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'I Turned £2,000 Into £82,000 – Then Blew The Lot in 10 minutes'

It is nine o'clock on a Saturday night and I should be at an old friend's party. There are likely to be nice people there, artistic, talented; and the hostess is a wizard cook. It was seven for seven thirty, dress smart but "not too smart"...

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UK

British Winners of £148.6m EuroMillions Jackpot Revealed

The winners of the £148.6m EuroMillions jackpot have been revealed as a music shop owner and a healthcare assistant from Haverhill in Suffolk.

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Facebook gambles on launch of virtual bingo game offering real cash prizes

Facebook has made its first move into online gambling in the UK, launching a virtual bingo machine that offers real cash prizes.

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Police To Investigate Collapsed Financial Bookmaker WorldSpreads

Police are to be called in to investigate events at WorldSpreads, the financial bookmaker that collapsed into administration over the weekend after a £13m black hole was discovered in an account holding client funds.