3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Federal Judge Unruffled by Bid for Cockfighting Carveout in US Territories
A lawsuit that sought a carveout from a federal ban on cockfighting for Guam and other US territories has been dismissed by the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands. Judge Ramona Manglona declined to overrule the previous decision. She wrote...
Landing International Chairman Suspended Amid Securities Regulator Probe
Landing International’s controlling owner, Yang Zhihui, has been suspended from his position as chairman and executive director. That’s after the Hong Kong-based casino developer’s board received notice from the region’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) that Yang is suspected of some shady...
Suncity Operative ‘Mentally Tortured’ by Chinese Authorities
A low-level frontline worker in Suncity’s Market Development Department was “mentally tortured” by authorities in mainland China, a court in Macau has heard. Tearfully, Lao Ian Ian told the Macau Court of First Instance that her boyfriend, Au Wang Tong, was detained...
Paskenta Nomlaki Tribe Gets $10M from Mom and Son Casino Thieves
A mother-and-son embezzlement team that bilked almost $5 million from the Paskenta Tribe of Nomlaki Indians was sent to prison by a federal judge in Sacramento in February. Now, they’re on the hook for $5 million each in criminal damages to the...
Slot Machine That’s Older Than Las Vegas Sells for $248K
It may not come with bombastic bonus features or explosive video cutaways, but it’s a lot more elegant than a modern slot machine, and it just generated a $248,000 payout. Because that was the winning bid for a Caille Bros. 5-cent Roulette...
Pennsylvania Skill Games Caused Store Clerk Murder, Victim Family Claims
On the night of December 12, 2020, in Hazelton Pennsylvania, a known local drug dealer, Jafet Rodriguez, entered Craig’s Food Mart, according to Luzerne County prosecutors. Dressed in a red sweatshirt, black gloves, and a black face mask with white skull teeth,...
Dozens of US Poker Pros Targeted in Banking Fraud, Identity Theft Scam
High-profile poker players are being victimized by a banking scam that exploits weaknesses in the online casino payment processing system, according to the PokerFraudAlert website. The owner of PokerFraudAlert is pro player Todd Witteles, who is himself a victim. He has so...
US Will Bet $1.8B on World Cup (But Not on Qatar Vs Ecuador)
Some 20.5 million people from the US are expected to place at least one bet on the FIFA World Cup, which kicks off Sunday. That’s 8% of the adult population. The American Gaming Association (AGA) predicts that those eight-percenters will fork out...
World Cup-Snubbed Ivan Toney Charged with 232 Betting Violations
English Premier League striker Ivan Toney has been charged by the English Football Association with misconduct in relation to 232 alleged betting-rule violations. There's no suggestion the striker ever bet against his own team or on a game he was involved in....
Former Mashpee Chair Cedric Cromwell Sentenced for Casino Bribes
A federal judge in Boston has sentenced former Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe chair Cedric Cromwell to three years in prison for accepting bribes. Also sentenced Thursday was David DeQuattro, owner of Rhode Island-based RGB Architects. He was convicted in May on one count...
