‘In deep shock’: Double Bay rich lister abruptly parts ways with Hurricane Tim’s helper
Convicted fraudster Warwick Kerridge has lost his job hours after a series of revelations by the Herald.
- by Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander
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The bankrupts and the love rat: Hurricane Tim’s circle of scoundrels
Serial “conman” Tim Alford surrounds himself with a carousel of controversial characters who have all spent time in the financial sin bin.
- by Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander
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Hurricane Tim hits America: Lavish lifestyle of ‘conman’ revealed
He stayed at fancy hotels in LA, Miami and Las Vegas, dined at expensive restaurants, went to Hollywood parties and indulged his alleged penchant for sex workers and cocaine, but soon things started to unravel for Tim Alford.
- by Harriet Alexander and Kate McClymont
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Hurricane Tim: The fraudulent force of nature with a long list of global victims
Timothy John Alford is a serial swindler who has allegedly cheated dozens of people out of an estimated $50 million throughout Australia and the United States.
- by Kate McClymont and Harriet Alexander
‘Do we care about player safety?’ Casino boss wants mandatory pokies reform
Crown casino was subjected to strict requirements after it was found to have facilitated money-laundering. Now it wants the same rules applied to everyone.
- by Harriet Alexander
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‘Embarrassing, not credible’: Why pubs and clubs won’t back gambling scheme
The Australian Hotels Association sat on the advisory panel for gambling reform – but it has strongly rejected its final recommendations for account-based gaming.
- by Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
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Crime
Son charged with murdering parents at western Sydney takeaway
Their 31-year-old son has been charged with two counts of murder following the deaths of a married couple who ran the Buzzy Bee’s Burger House in Cambridge Park.
- by Sally Rawsthorne and Harriet Alexander
The worst time of night for problem gamblers has been revealed – by accident
The accidental uploading of a gambling report to government servers on Monday drew attention to an issue that was supposed to have been put into archives.
- by Harriet Alexander
The surprise twist in new cashless gaming system
Gamblers could still use cash and there would be no binding limit to the amount a poker machine player could spend under a draft proposal by the gambling reform panel.
- by Harriet Alexander and Alexandra Smith
What researchers found when they interviewed 204 pokies players at a Sydney club
The expert panel on cashless gaming is bound by confidentiality agreements not to discuss its recommendations. But a study released by one panel member gives an insight into its deliberations.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Cashless gaming trial set up to fail, former participant says
With a trial into mandatory cashless gaming plagued by problems, the NSW government has begun laying the groundwork to walk away from the policy.
- by Max Maddison and Harriet Alexander
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