3704 stories by Philip Conneller
UK Jockey Banned from Horse Racing for ‘Throwing’ Races in Betting Scam
A UK jockey who rode roughshod over horse racing integrity rules has found himself banned from the sport for 15 years for his part in a “betting conspiracy.” The British Horse Racing Authority (BHA) determined that Danny Brock deliberately “stopped rides,” or...
Ex-LA Councilman Admits Racketeering in Casino Chip Corruption Case
Former Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar is expected to plead guilty Friday to federal charges related to a sprawling $1.5 million corruption scheme. Arrested in June 2020, Huizar previously denied being the center of a bribery and money laundering conspiracy. That...
Reputed Kansas City Mob Figure Banned from Nevada Casinos Dies of COVID-19
A reputed underboss of the Kansas City crime family, who was banned from all Nevada casinos because of his alleged Mob activities, died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19, The Kansas City Star reports. He was 73. William “Willie” Cammisano Jr.,...
Bitzlado Founder Arrested, Charged for Darknet Gambling, Drug Payments
The founder of Hong Kong-registered crypto exchange Bitzlato was arrested Tuesday in Miami by federal agents. Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in Shenzhen, China, has been charged with laundering $700 million from illegal gambling, drug deals, and online scams, the Justice...
Veteran Poker Player Guilty of Sending White Powder to NY Gaming Commission
Two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Brent Carter has admitted sending letters filled with white powder and making threatening phone calls to the New York State Gaming Commission (NYSGC), federal officials said Wednesday. The 73-year-old pleaded guilty last Friday to conveying...
TonyBet Slapped with £442K Fine for ‘Unfair’ Withdrawal Conditions
European online sportsbook TonyBet has been fined £442,750 (US$547,000) by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for “unfair” conditions in its small print that could have been designed to frustrate player withdrawals. The regulator said Wednesday it imposed the fine for the company’s...
Alvin Chau, Fallen Suncity ‘Junket King’ Gets 18 Years in Prison
Alvin Chau, once one of the most powerful men in Macau’s gambling industry, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday for 162 charges of fraud, illegal gambling, and criminal association. As chairman and CEO of now-defunct Macau mega-junket Suncity, the...
Mike Postle: Beau Rivage Casino Freezes Accused Poker Cheat’s Winnings
Alleged poker cheater Mike Postle made an unexpected comeback with a seventh-place finish in the Million Dollar Heater Main Event in Biloxi, Miss. on Monday. But he may not get to keep the $32,703 first prize. That’s because two poker players have...
Accused Poker Cheater Mike Postle Makes Final Table Using Alias
Mike Postle has been lying low since he was publicly accused of cheating in a lawsuit brought by 88 fellow poker players. But over the weekend, he turned up at the Beau Rivage Hotel and Casino in Biloxi, Miss., to play the...
Party Drug Ketamine to be Studied as Treatment for Problem Gambling
Drugs and gambling generally make terrible bedfellows. But research will soon begein to study the effects of the horse anesthetic turned illegal party drug, ketamine, on problem gamblers. Academics from the University of Exeter in England are working on the theory the...
