Gambling
Connecticut casinos use home liens to recoup gambling debts
Two Connecticut tribal casinos have placed dozens of liens on homes across the state since the early 2000s, for amounts as small as a few thousand dollars, according to a Globe review of land and court records. Experts interviewed by the Globe — including current and former casino executives, academics, problem gambling counselors, and a…
Read MoreDozens of internet sweepstakes cafes operated by those unfit for casinos
Dozens of Internet sweepstakes cafes are owned and operated by people who are in so much financial hot water that they couldn’t land a job at an Ohio casino. The pseudo gambling parlors have flouted a decades-old state law that requires businesses to register with the secretary of state. And most cafe owners snubbed an…
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