3040 stories by Philip Conneller
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sues Over Alleged Seminole Signature Blocking in Florida
Las Vegas Sands Corp is suing a political action committee backed by Florida’s Seminole tribe for allegedly trying to sabotage its own political ambitions in the state. The Las Vegas-based casino giant has teamed up with Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians...
Colossus Bets Sues DraftKings, Alleging ‘Cash-Out’ Patent Infringement
UK-based betting outfit Colossus Bets is suing DraftKings in a Delaware federal court. It claims the American company has infringed its patent rights by offering a “cash-out” function via its online sportsbook. It's the second patent infringement lawsuit filed against DraftKings this...
Stanley Ho Family Bicker After Late Casino Mogul Didn’t Leave Will
Stanley Ho’s famously schismatic family can’t agree over the value of the late Macau casino mogul’s multibillion-dollar estate, nor even on a third party to administer it, The South China Morning Post reports. Now, a court in Hong Kong has been tasked...
Seminole Tribe Allegedly Paying Off Signature Gatherers to Sabotage Ballot Initiatives
The Seminole tribe of Florida is buying off petition gathering firms in a bid to sabotage voter-led challenges to its state gaming monopolies, a POLITICO story claims. One such company, Dunton Consulting, employed by Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS), told the politics-focused...
Nebraska Minister Stole Money from Pedophile Priest, Given to Vagrant for Gambling
A court in Nebraska has been wrestling with the question of why a Catholic minister would steal parish money, rob an ailing pedophile priest, and give it all to a homeless man to blow in casinos. The Rev. Michael Gutgsell is the...
China: 60K Crooked Casino Operators Charged in Nine Months, 250K in Three Years
Authorities in mainland China claim they charged 63,238 individuals with operating illegal casinos, both live and online, from Jan. 2 to Sept. 30. Some 25,140 people were prosecuted for the offense during the same period. That’s according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate...
Over Aus $1B Laundered Through Slots in Australia Pubs and Clubs, Regulator Claims
More than A$1 billion (US$710 million) a year in dirty money is being laundered through slot machines stationed in Australia’s pubs and clubs. That’s according to chief gaming investigator for the state of New South Wales, David Byrne, who spoke to The...
Ladbrokes Coral Bilked Out of £600K by UK Gang Using Laminated Banknotes
Four UK men who admitted scamming betting shops out of £600,000 (US $800,000) using laminated banknotes have been handed prison sentences of between one and four years. Thomas Wheatcroft, 40, Charlie Shaw, 33, Michael Sadgove-Tarrant, 37, and Paul Hubbold, 59, pleaded guilty...
Texan Sets Fire to Gaming Machine After Losing, Gets Shot by Irate Gambler
A woman in Houston, Texas set a gaming machine alight Wednesday after a losing streak, according to police. She was subsequently shot by a fellow gambler who was waiting to play it next. Lieutenant Larry Crowson of the Houston Police Department (HPD)...
Mexican Preschool Wins Lottery, Gets Menaced by Paramilitaries
Parents of a tiny preschool in southern Mexico that scooped a $950,000 windfall on the Mexican national lottery have found themselves hounded and threatened by a local paramilitary group. The group, “Los Petules,” wants the money to buy weapons. The preschool is...
