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From car plate numbers to dates, Singaporeans are capitalizing on the death of Lee Kuan Yew by picking 4 digit lottery numbers (known as 4D) or other combinations that are related to the death of the pioneer statesman. Many of the numbers linked to LKY's birth and death, the license plate of the hearse that carried his coffin to the Parliament House for the private wake have been sold out.

It appears that Mr Lee Kuan Yew has given one more middle finger to those who were expected him to pass on earlier than he should. And even on his sick bed, he’s helping Singapore Pools earn more revenue. Punters yesterday who bought the 4D number 1803 were left with sore wallets.

An illegal gambling stall playing the dice game ‘Big Small’ (Cantonese: Tai Sai) operates blatantly in broad daylight in a Geylang back alley. It attracts a large crowd of eager gamblers, said the Chinese media. This stall is situated between the back alleys of Lorong 15 and 17, Geylang. The insider told the reporter that the dealers and lookouts are not locals, judging by their accents. They appear to belong to a Vietnamese syndicate that is said to have been operating in Geylang the past 3 years, right under the nose of our oh-so-competent police.

There’s a person in Malaysia who claims that he has a winning formula, based solely on maths, that allows one to win in every gambling table. How true is that? Maths have proven again and again that the house always wins—it is an absolute, if not we would not have seen casinos raking in millions of profits every year and that the jackpot room in a country club always contributing to almost 90% of the profits in a club. Well, based on this, there’s apparently a way for one to strike 4D on a very regular basis.

While his colleagues were grabbing drinks together after hours, Mr Lim would find an excuse to plod on home. It was 2010 and the accountant had no money to spare for leisure. He had racked up gambling debts of $96,948 in just six months. An addiction to baccarat and Texas hold'em poker had Mr Lim hopping from credit card to credit card maxing out his limits.

Incensed that he hadn't won the lottery, an unemployed man vented his anger by punching a mother and daughter who just happened to be nearby. Gavin Khoo Theam Min, 37, was jailed for six weeks on Monday after pleading guilty to punching Madam Ho Sok Kan, 58, a telemarketer, and Ms Jessie Li Li Wen, 22, a student, at Clementi Avenue 3 on Aug 4.

Andy’s father, the man who famously put his son’s entire savings on Germany winning the World Cup 2014, has made more than $270 million in profits. The opening odds offered for Germany winning the World Cup before the tournament kicked off was $16 winnings for every dollar bet.

Wanted criminal match fixer Wilson Raj Perumal is back to what he does best when his nefarious activities are highlighted - attacking the person who reveals his sordid crimes, in this case, The New Paper's (TNP) Zaihan Yusoff. Even worse in his feeble attempt to mock Zaihan, he oversteps a boundary and insults Zaihan's race group - the Malays, in a Facebook (FB) post:

Police have arrested 15 people, comprising 14 men and 1 woman, who are allegedly involved in illegal soccer bookmaking and punting activities in an island-wide operation on Saturday, June 21, 2014. Multiple raids were conducted in locations such as Choa Chu Kang, Whampoa and Toa Payoh by officers from the Criminal Investigation Department and Police Intelligence Department, according to a press statement.

“The syndicate had been posturing, setting up a base of corrupt football players and officials through matches played overseas in national leagues and international friendlies,” Zaihan quoted one senior unnamed Singapore official as saying in “Foul! The Inside Story of Singapore Match Fixers”.