3030 stories by Philip Conneller
Landmark Ruling Says New Mexico Casinos Can’t be Sued in State Courts
New Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that personal injury claims against tribal casinos must be heard in tribal and not state courts. The ruling will be welcomed by the state’s tribes, which have long viewed the issue as a question of sovereignty....
$300K Healthcare Fraud Led to Casino Benders for Rogue Physical Therapist
A New York physical therapy entrepreneur with a penchant for high living and casino benders has been convicted of orchestrating a $300K health care scam to fund his extravagant lifestyle. Chang Goo Yoon, 61, a Queens-based South Korean national, was found guilty...
Black Market Gambling Sites Fertile Ground for Money Laundering, Intelligence Agency Warns
Canada’s financial intelligence unit, FinTRAC, warns that criminals continue to launder dirty money through online gambling platforms, and that unlicensed, black-market sites are by far their method of choice, particularly if the sites are based in jurisdictions with weak anti-money laundering or...
Macau Horse Racing to End as Jockey Club Calls it a Day
The Macau government has announced the termination of its contract with the Macau Jockey Club (MJC), effectively ending horse racing in the gambling hub. Secretary for Administration and Justice Cheong Weng Chon told reporters this week the termination was by mutual consent...
Las Vegas Teen Gets Life for Fremont Street Murder
A Las Vegas teenager who shot and killed a man outside Binion’s Gambling Hall in June 2022 has been sentenced to life imprisonment. Ruben Robles was just 16 when he took the life of Raymond Renova Jr., 23. Robles was part of...
Mafioso Admits to Murders in ‘Brilliant’ College Sociology Thesis
An Italian Mafia hitman currently serving a life sentence for the killing of a Naples politician is facing further charges. That’s after he confessed to committing three more unsolved murders as part of his sociology degree course. Thirty-three-year-old Catello Romano has received...
Forgotten Las Vegas Casino Bomb Plot Revisited in A&E True Crime Series
A new true crime series debuting on A&E Friday revisits a largely forgotten bomb plot against Las Vegas casinos in its first episode. The show Undercover: Caught on Tape follows undercover law enforcement agents during some of their most dangerous assignments through surveillance...
Las Vegas Death of Wrongly Imprisoned Man Treated as Homicide
An Idaho man who spent 21 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit died in November 2023 after he was found injured outside Resorts World Las Vegas. Police said Wednesday they are now treating the case as a homicide investigation....
Malay Who Beheaded Coworker in ‘Lottery-Winning Ritual’ Avoids Death
A Malaysian man who beheaded a coworker as part of a black magic ritual he hoped would win him the lottery has had his death sentence commuted. Francis a/l Anthonysamy (Francis son of Anthonysamy) was sentenced to hang in 1996 for the...
Pace-O-Matic Compliance Officer Sees $400K Seized in IRS Probe
The former compliance officer for Georgia-based skill-games manufacturer Pace-O-Matic has landed himself in hot water, apparently for noncompliance with the Internal Revenue Service. Rick Goodling, a former corporal with the Pennsylvania State Police, resigned as national director of compliance for the company...
