3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Harrah’s Joliet Accused Murderer Prowled Casino for Two Days, Court Hears
A man accused of brutally murdering a stranger at Harrah’s Joliet was permitted to wander the casino for two days without being challenged, a jury in Will County, Ill. heard. Robert Watson allegedly stabbed 76-year-old Emmanuel “Sam” Burgarino 26 times in a...
Iowa College Athletes Caught Up in Investigation, Dozens May Have Bet
The University of Iowa and Iowa State have notified the NCCA of multiple suspected violations of sports betting rules by their athletes. Iowa said Monday that more than two dozen athletes across five sports – baseball, basketball, football, track and field, and...
Caesars Allies with Tribes for Maine Mobile Sports Betting
Maine’s four federally recognized tribes have inked an exclusive deal with Caesars to bring mobile sports betting to the state. It’s the first such agreement since Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed legislation legalizing sportsbooks last spring. That was an important moment for...
Alabama Head Baseball Coach Fired Amid Betting Conspiracy Probe
The University of Alabama has fired its head baseball coach, Brad Bohannon, following reports of suspicious betting activity around last Friday’s LSU-Alabama game in Baton Rouge, La. While university officials have given no specific reason for the dismissal, multiple sources with knowledge...
Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham Heads to Las Vegas for ‘Monster’ Party
Ryan Reynolds’ and Rob McElhenney’s Wrexham AFC is coming to Las Vegas. Fresh from securing promotion from the semi-professional National League, the fifth tier of English soccer, the team boarded a flight for America’s gambling capital Wednesday. It’s part of an all-expenses...
Nevada Regulators Approve Marriott Pop-Up Casino in Tent
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has recommended the approval of a gaming license for a no-frills “pop-up” casino that will exist for eight hours in a tent on a street corner a stone’s throw from the Las Vegas Convention Center. The...
Sol Kerzner’s Fish River Sun Resort ‘Plundered Beyond Recognition’ by Gangs
A former casino resort built by the late South African gambling mogul Sol Kerzner has been invaded and “looted and stripped” by local gangs, according to Moneyweb, a South African financial and business news site. Kerzner, who died in March 2020, opened...
Marina Bay Sands Gamblers Sentenced for Theft After Supergluing Chips to Hands
Three Chinese nationals who applied superglue to the palms of their hands so they could steal chips from Singapore casinos have been sent to prison by a court in the Southeast Asia city-state. Huang Chunsheng, 50, Zheng Jiansheng, 64, and Jiang Renjing,...
Florida Puts the Squeeze on Illegal Slots
Florida regulators are ramping up enforcement against illegal slot machines at adult arcades, TCPalm reports. The recently formed Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) wrote cease-and-desist letters last week to at least six arcades in Tallahassee. The letters warned them their operations were...
New Jersey Regulators To Investigate Golden Nugget ‘Loaded Dice’ Claim
A New York court has urged New Jersey regulators to investigate a gambler’s claim that craps games he played at Atlantic City’s Golden Nugget Casino used dice that “constituted cheating.” New Yorker Wayne Chan sued the Golden Nugget in a Newark federal...
