3663 stories by Philip Conneller
How Many Goals Can Erling Haaland Score This EPL Season?
How many goals can Erling Haaland, Manchester City’s giant Norwegian beast of a striker, score this season? Haaland has been so prolific for City since his €60 million (US$58 million) move from Dortmund over the summer that people are calling him a...
Susie Zhao Murder: Jury Convicts ‘Killer, Liar, Pervert’ Jeffrey Morris
A jury in Oakland County, Mich. has found homeless sex offender Jeffrey Morris guilty of the horrific murder of professional poker player Susie “Susie Q” Zhao. The 30-year-old’s badly charred body was found in secluded parkland northwest of the city of Pontiac...
Aga Khan Dumps Bad Boy Jockey Who Elbowed Opponent Off Horse
One of French horse racing’s most successful jockeys, Christophe Soumillon, has been fired by the Aga Khan for elbowing a competitor from his horse. Soumillon was also banned from racing for six months because of the incident, which took place last Friday...
Steve Wynn RICO Lawsuit Scheduled For Federal Court Date
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals will hear a RICO lawsuit that accuses Steve Wynn, Wynn Resorts, and others of bribery and attempting to corrupt the judicial process through improper influence. Oral arguments are scheduled for Dec. 6 in Pasedena, Calif., according...
China Court Convicts, Imprisons 36 Suncity Operatives
Thirty-six people connected to former junket giant Suncity have been sentenced to varying lengths of imprisonment by a court in Wenzhou, China, state-controlled media reports. The defendants were each accused of being part of a cross-border gambling syndicate overseen by Alvin Chau...
Indigenous Rights Group Wants Judge to Toss Hotel Casino’s Counterclaims in Racism Case
An Indigenous activist group has asked a federal judge in South Dakota to dismiss a hotel casino’s claims of trespass, nuisance, defamation, and civil conspiracy. The group, the NDN Collective, sued the Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City and its owners, Connie...
Susie Zhao Murder Trial: Poker Player was ‘Schizophrenic,’ Court Hears
The trial of a transient sex offender accused of murdering professional poker player Susie “Susie Q” Zhao got underway Monday at the Oakland County Circuit Court in Michigan. Jeffrey Morris, 62, is charged with first-degree premeditated murder and felony murder. Prosecutors say...
Dutch Regulator Winning Black Market Battle, Reports 85 Percent Channelization Rate
The Dutch regulated online gambling market has achieved a channelization rate of 85% in its first year, the country’s regulator Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has announced. “Channelization” here refers to the level at which gamblers are engaged with the newly regulated market, as opposed to...
Crown Melbourne Restaurant Arsonist was Banned from Casino for Sexual Misconduct
A man accused of lobbing a Molotov cocktail into an acclaimed French restaurant at the Crown Melbourne had a “personal vendetta” against the casino, police say. Terrorism isn't believed to have been a motivation for the attack. Melbourne Magistrates Court heard Wednesday...
English Football League Clubs Took Cut of Fans’ SkyBet Losses
Some English soccer clubs acted as affiliate marketers for SkyBet, accepting a percentage of their fans’ gambling losses, The Guardian has discovered. These revenue-sharing partnerships between English Football League clubs and the bookmaker were discontinued at the start of the 2019-2020 season....
