4235 stories by Philip Conneller
Nathan’s Hot Dog Contest Dogged by Fresh Betting Controversy
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest may not generate the betting volume of the World Cup or the Super Bowl, but the July 4 spectacle is the absolute pinnacle of competitive eating. And because...
Sportsbooks Cash In After Record Betting on USMNT’s World Cup Exit
The USMNT’s crushing World Cup exit against Belgium on Monday night (July 6) officially marked the most-bet soccer match in U.S. sports betting history, according to industry data compiled by ESPN and Fox Sports. While...
Kansas Tribe Sues State Lottery Over ‘Illegal’ Ticket Sales on Reservation
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is suing the Kansas Lottery, alleging the state illegally sells tickets on its reservation in violation of federal law and tribal sovereignty. The Prairie Band Casino Resort, above, about 15...
Former Crown Exec Loses Bid for $20M Interest on High Roller’s ‘Largest, Fastest’ Casino Losses
A former Crown Resorts executive has lost her bid to collect years of interest on a Chinese billionaire’s gambling debt that has been described as the “largest and fastest” loss ever recorded at an Australian...
Polymarket Sued by Traders Claiming $6.5M ‘Scam’ Over Bitcoin Prediction Market
Two Polymarket traders have sued the prediction market platform in New York, alleging it changed the rules governing a Bitcoin-related market after the outcome was known, costing nearly 1,900 traders a combined $6.5 million in...
Trump Pardons Jack Abramoff Partner Adam Kidan in SunCruz Fraud Case Tied to Gus Boulis Murder
US President Donald Trump on Friday (July 3) granted a full pardon to Adam Kidan, whose fraudulent bid to acquire SunCruz Casinos sparked a business dispute that ended with the 2001 murder of company founder...
Chumba Casino Founder Laurence Escalante Resigns From VGW Following Criminal Charges
Troubled Chumba Casino founder Laurence Escalante has permanently resigned from VGW, the online gaming company he founded in 2010 and grew into one of Australia’s largest private companies. Laurence Escalante, above, grew rich largely by...
Buddhist Monk Gets 12 Years After Gambling-Fueled Sextortion Scandal
A defrocked senior Thai Buddhist monk has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for embezzling roughly US$92,000 in temple donations to pay off a high-stakes gambling debt after falling victim to an elaborate sextortion...
Virginia Lottery Changes Rules to Let All Winners Stay Anonymous
Virginians can now claim lottery wins anonymously, regardless of the size of the prize, thanks to the passage of a new law designed to protect identities. Virginia has ended the practice of publicly identifying lottery...
Once the World’s Largest Riverboat Casino, Argosy VI Gets an Incredible Second Life Beneath the Sea
A former riverboat casino that was once the world's largest vessel of its kind was intentionally sunk off the Alabama coast on Wednesday (July 1), beginning a second life as the region's largest artificial reef....