Jonathan Fairfield Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 China student jumps to death after losing World Cup bets A college student in China leaped to his death after losing more than $3,000 gambling on the World Cup, state media reported Tuesday. The second-year student, identified only by his surname Lin, jumped from the seventh floor of a building on his campus on Monday, the Information Times said, citing a witness. "I heard him say 'do not force me' and 'give me two more days and I'll return you the money'," the report quoted the witness as saying. "He talked on the phone for more than 10 minutes. I saw him hang up and stand up and then all in a sudden he just disappeared," she said. Lin was rushed to hospital in Panyu in the southern province of Guangdong, but doctors were not able to revive him, the newspaper said. Another student described as a classmate of Lin's said the gambler had lost nearly 20,000 yuan ($3,200) in bets on several World Cup games, it said. "We heard that he borrowed quite a lot of money and the interest rate was rather high," said the student, according to the report. It did not specify which teams Lin had backed. China has millions of football fans, some of who are both devoted viewers and passionate gamblers. Sales of a government-run World Cup-related lottery reached four billion yuan by Saturday, nearly twice the 2.3 billion yuan sold during the 2010 tournament, the China News Service reported Tuesday. Total sales of the tickets are expected to exceed 10 billion yuan, it said, citing an official with the General Administration of Sport. -- (c) Copyright AFP 2014-06-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchClark Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Now the lenders will receive nothing. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLP Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The worst thing anyone can do, borrow money to gamble. I only gamble what i can afford to lose. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 That is so sad and so stupid from beginning to end. RIP Chinese guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NongKhaiKid Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I remember years back when Liverpool were on an Asian tour a fan in Bkk jumped to his death because he couldn't get a ticket to see them live. His tearful girlfriend said ' he really loved Liverpool ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyWitty Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) "It did not specify which teams Lin had backed." My guess - the losing teams. RIP. Edited June 26, 2014 by JeffreyWitty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertosez Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 I'm sue there will be afew in Thailand that either jump or get pushed. Once the money lenders start calling in their debts there will be a few that jump and a few that go missing! Gambling is rife in many countries, it's not just a problem in Thailand, but where no logic exists in peoples thinking, there will be no logic in people's actions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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