3881 stories by Philip Conneller
Goldstein Trial: Law Firm Profited After Chasing Poker Repayment
Law firm chief describes $500K stake backing Goldstein’s poker. Prosecutors say Goldstein hid millions in winnings, dodged taxes. Defense casts him as brilliant but disorganized, not intentionally fraudulent. A federal jury in Maryland heard Wednesday from the head of a law firm...
Toronto High-Stakes Poker Player Daniel Kwon Charged With Sexual Assault, Drug Trafficking
Toronto police charged poker player Daniel Kwon after investigation Charges include sexual assault with choking, confinement, and trafficking counts Kwon is known as “Action Dan” from high-stakes livestream cash games. Toronto police have charged a 39-year-old “professional poker player” with sexual assault...
New York Gambler Gets Two Years in NBA Betting Probe
Timothy McCormack is the first person sentenced in a widening NBA insider-betting conspiracy case Feds say Jontay Porter game exits were tipped ahead, triggering prop-bet unders Terry Rozier denies charges; Porter pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing A 38-year-old New York man has...
Ohio Man Gets Life for Killing After JACK Cleveland Casino Fight
Chandler sentenced to life for killing after casino altercation. Victim found shot in SUV at traffic light near Bedford. Jurors rejected self-defense; judge called the killing an “execution.” An Ohio man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of...
Police Officer Throttled During Sunday’s Crowd Disturbance on Las Vegas Strip
Officer placed in chokehold during late-night Las Vegas Strip disturbance Police used Taser after suspect resisted arrest during crowd unrest Confusion remains over cause of incident and number of arrests A police officer was throttled by a member of the public during...
Portugal Blocks Polymarket After €4M Election Betting Surge
Seguro leads first round; Ventura second; Portugal heads to runoff Polymarket odds on Seguro surged before results, raising leak concerns SRIJ says Polymarket is illegal locally and ordered it to stop Portugal has become the latest jurisdiction to order Polymarket to cease...
Ruidoso Downs Cancels 2026 Racing After Flood-Risk Report
Ruidoso Downs scraps 2026 meet after engineers flag flood risk July 2025 flash floods submerged barns, track; two horses died All American Futurity stays in Albuquerque; casino and sales continue New Mexico’s Ruidoso Downs won't host any live racing in 2026 after...
Ex-Entain CEO Kenny Alexander Loses UKGC Case as Türkiye Bribery Case Looms
Kenny Alexander and Lee Feldman accused the UKGC of a breach of privacy in connection to an investigation into their past business dealings in Turkey A British court recently ruled against the pair, who currently face criminal charges Two former Entain executives...
Gambling Great-Grandma Goes on Tear at the $1 Million Beau Rivage Heater Fesitval
Slot regular wanders upstairs, enters $500 Mystery Bounty tournament 88-year-old first-timer runs deep, finishes 14th of 2,628 Fan favorite cashes about $10K as Heater rolls on. An unexpected contender captivated railbirds at one of the Gulf Coast’s biggest poker festivals on Friday....
Betfair Faces Calls to Return Profits After Fraudster’s £1 Million in Gambling Losses
Court papers say Andrew Morford repeatedly sought Betfair self-exclusion, unsuccessfully VIP treatment and hospitality allegedly continued as he lost £1m+ Charity and GamLearn want Betfair to return gambling losses via divestment A gambling addict who stole £340K ($432K) from his employer repeatedly...
