3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Myron Sugarman: Amazon Prime Doc Tells Story of ‘Illegal Slots King’ and Nazi Hunter
Myron Sugarman was a Jewish gangster who cornered the market in illegal slot machines in Manhattan and Newark, New Jersey. He's also a former Nazi hunter. In a new Amazon Prime documentary, "The Last Man Standing: The Chronicles of Myron Sugerman," the...
English Premier League Bans Shirt-Front Gambling Advertising from 2026
English Premier League (EPL) teams voted Thursday to ban gambling advertising on the front of player jerseys, or “shirts,” from the end of the 2025/26 season. Until that time, teams will be permitted to secure new sponsorship deals, while existing deals can...
Chinese Table Tennis Star Denies Paying Gambling Debts with Nude Vids of Actress
With seven world titles and three Olympic Golds, Zhang Jike, 35, is the closest thing table tennis has to a superstar. Zhang has been forced to deny allegations that he amassed huge gambling debts in a country where such things are illegal,...
L.A. Businessman Who Planned Belize Casino Gets 40 Years for $1B Tax Fraud
A California businessman -- who conspired with a Mormon fundamentalist sect to fund the construction of a casino resort in Belize with the proceeds of a breathtaking biofuel tax fraud -- has been sentenced to 40 years in prison. American-Armenian businessman Lev...
Jamul Casino Cemetery ‘Destruction’ Linked to Catholic Church Fraud, Sex-Abuse Claims
Concerns that the expansion of the Jamul Casino near San Diego, Calif. could be disturbing a nearby historic cemetery have taken a fresh twist. A lawsuit accuses the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego of fraud. It also claims the diocese transferred...
Washington State Woman with TB Faces Jail After Casino Visit
An unnamed Tacoma, Wash. woman who refuses to isolate with tuberculosis (TB) has visited an area casino at least once, according to court documents seen by The Tacoma News Tribune. The woman, identified in filings only as “V.N.,” has been ordered by...
Sault Chippewa Settle for $25M Over Thwarted Casino Projects
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians has agreed to pay at least $25 million to two investment companies to settle years of tangled litigation over a pair of derailed Michigan casino projects. The tribe had been on the hook for...
Crypto Exchange Beaxy Founder Charged with Gambling Investor Funds
Crypto exchange Beaxy suspended its operations Wednesday, citing “an uncertain regulatory environment.” That’s after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against founder Artak Hamazaspyan for securities fraud. He allegedly raised $8 million in an unregistered offering of the...
Las Vegas Shooter Was ‘Stressed and Upset’ at Treatment by Casinos: FBI
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock developed a grudge against casinos and lost “thousands” in the leadup to the 2017 massacre that killed 60 and injured hundreds more. That’s according to newly released FBI documents, at times heavily redacted, that detail a yearlong...
‘Slots Whisperer’ Sara King Blames Royal Husband for $10M Scam
Sara King, the LA lawyer accused of living large in Las Vegas with $10 million of her clients’ cash, now claims she was put up to it by her soon-to-be ex-husband, a great-nephew of the last Shah of Iran. Meanwhile, her husband,...
