3040 stories by Philip Conneller
Last San Diego Card Room, Lucky Lady, Folds Hand After More Than 40 Years
San Diego’s Lucky Lady has closed permanently, marking the end of the city’s once-thriving card room industry. The club’s octogenarian owner, Stanley Penn, quietly sold the club last month to the Family Health Centers of San Diego, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports....
Hong Kong Police Bust Huge Wo Shing Wo Triad Betting Operation
Police in Hong Kong say they have dismantled a triad-controlled gambling ring and seized the largest number of illegal betting records tied to a single operation in a decade. According to a police source who spoke to The South China Morning Post,...
Ex-Great Canadian Gaming CEO Rod Baker Dodges Prison for Jumping Vaccine Line
The former CEO of Great Canadian Gaming (GCG), Rod Baker, and his aspiring-actor wife, Ekaterina, were fined a total of $2,300 on Wednesday for breaking quarantine rules in Yukon, Canada. The story originally made headlines around the world. Last January, the couple...
Las Vegas Sands on Trial: $12B Breach of Contract Case Kicks Off in Macau
A $12 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by Taiwanese businessman Marshall Hao against the richest casino company in the world, Las Vegas Sands Corp., finally went to trial Monday in Macau. Ho claims he is entitled to compensation arising from an aborted partnership...
Idaho Falls Woman Kidnapped, Tortured Over Casino Payout Dispute, Court Hears
An Idaho Falls woman kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead was targeted over a dispute about casino winnings, prosecutors believe. They also think at least one of the attackers was duped into committing the crime. On Tuesday, Maddeline Ovard, 30, was sentenced...
New Charges in $700M Cocaine Bust Uncovered by Star Sydney Mega-Betting
Australian authorities say they have arrested the money man behind an audacious plot to smuggle three tons of cocaine into the country. Former Sydney restaurateur Mostafa Baluch, 33, is described by prosecutors as the “sole financier” of a conspiracy to import one...
Investigators to Examine Possible AIBA Boxing Corruption at Rio 2016 Olympics
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is finally confronting the corruption allegations that have dogged it for years. The amateur sports body has launched a third-party investigation into alleged match-fixing by its own judges, specifically at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro....
Menominee Casino Resort in Wisconsin Shuttered by ‘Beyond Significant’ Cyberattack
The Menominee Casino Resort in Wisconsin remained closed at the time of publication, having confirmed it was the victim of a devastating cyberattack Friday. General manager Daniel Hanson said on the casino’s Facebook page that Menominee officials were working with cybersecurity and...
Oaktree Capital Ups Stakes in $2.39B Bid for James Packer’s Crown Shares
Oaktree Capital is determined to help Crown Resorts buyback billionaire founder James Packer’s shares, while nabbing some equity for itself in the process. The private equity group has reaffirmed its interest in Australia’s biggest casino company with an offer of A$3.1 billion...
Former Quapaw Nation Chair Booted from Election Race, Denies Embezzlement Charges
Former chairman of the Quapaw Nation John Berrey’s bid to regain political power lies in tatters today. That's following the tribe’s decision to disqualify him from seeking re-election as tribal vice-president. Berrey led the Nation for 20 years, presiding over its economic...
