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  • Pick Me Up!

    GAMBLE OF A LIFETIME

    Jan 09, 2020 4 minutes
    WORDS BY HANNAH POON

    Jumping in her Cadillac Escalade in Minnesota, Lois Riess headed for Diamond Joe’s Casino in Iowa.

    From there, she gambled some of the $11,000 that she had just transferred herself from her husband, David’s business account.

    As a gambling addict, the 56-year-old grandmother, would do anything to get her fix.

    From the casino, in March 2018, Lois made the 26-hour drive to Fort Myers Beach in Florida.

    He was found dead in the bathroom

    When there, she set herself up in a cosy hotel and visited a number of casinos.

    However, while she was blowing her husband’s money, his business partner had

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