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4211 stories by Philip Conneller
Florida Couple Tried to Pass off Inept Forgery as $1M Lottery Ticket
Authorities in Florida have arrested a couple for allegedly attempting to submit a “winning” $l million lottery ticket that was actually two losing tickets crudely stuck together, WPDE-TV reports. Kira Lee Enders, 36, was detained...
Poker Legend Crandell Addington Dies, Age 85
“Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art. In limit, you're shooting at a target. In no-limit, the target comes alive and shoots back at you." So said former Texas road gambler and...
Minnesota Racetrack Calls Out Tribal Casinos’ ‘Illegal Games’ in RICO Suit
Minnesota casinos Grand Casino Hinckley, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, and Treasure Island Resort have been slapped with a federal racketeering lawsuit by a local racetrack that claims the three venues are offering illegal games. Running...
Ex-Las Vegas Cop Wanted for Santa Fe Station Sex Assault Goes on Lam
A now-fired Las Vegas police officer who allegedly threatened a woman with prison if she didn't have sex with him has gone on the run. Former Clark County Parks Police Officer Wendell Phillips was scheduled...
Alabama-Coushatta to Build New Texas Casino After Scotus Ruling
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has announced it will build a new casino resort having won its longstanding battle with the state over the right to offer gaming on its lands 100 miles northeast of...
Betfred Pays Out Early on Man City for EPL After Liverpool, Arsenal Slip Up
There are six games left in an English Premier League season that has witnessed the tightest three-way title race in recent memory. But one UK sportsbook has seen enough. Betfred announced Monday that it would...
Crown Resorts Position Puts London’s Aspinalls Casino in Peril
London’s swanky Apsinalls Club has warned of “material uncertainty” over its future because of regulatory action against its parent company on the other side of the world. Since 2011, the private member's club for high-rolling...
Poker Player Dan Shak Settles COMEX-Spoofing Accusation for $750K
High-stakes poker player Dan Shak has agreed to pay $750K to federal regulators to settle an accusation that he spoofed the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX). “Spoofing” refers to the...
Colin Farrell to Star in Macau Gambling Movie ‘The Ballad of a Small Player’
Irish star Colin Farrell is to star in a new Netflix movie, "The Ballad of a Small Player." Based on the novel of the same name by British author Lawrence Osborne, the story follows an...
Ex-Wrestler Daniel Rodimer in Court on Murder Charge, Wants Phone Evidence Dismissed
Daniel Rodimer, the former WWE wrestler and Republican Congressional candidate charged with murder in Las Vegas last month made his first appearance in court Wednesday. Rodimer, 45, who wrestled under the name Dan Rodman, is...
