Main menu
Philip Conneller
4211 stories by Philip Conneller
South Dakota Hotel Ordered to Apologize to Native Americans for ‘Racist’ Ban
The owners of a South Dakota hotel-casino that banned Native Americans from the premises must publicly apologize to tribal organizations in the state and throughout the Great Plains region. This is part of a settlement...
Oklahoma Man Receives Life Sentence for Murder Over ‘Joke’ Casino Winnings
A Muskogee, Okla. man has been sentenced to two life terms in prison without the possibility of parole for a 2020 murder linked to nonexistent casino winnings. Kevin Marvell Jackson, 22, shot Bradley Dillon, 19,...
Seminoles’ Revived Sports Betting App Faces Fresh Legal Threat
West Flagler Associates, the pari-mutuel operator battling the Seminole sports betting monopoly in Florida, has petitioned the State Supreme Court to pull the plug on the tribe’s mobile sportsbook. The Seminoles relaunched the app earlier...
East Texas Cockfighting Bust Sees 300 Spectators Flee into Woods
Up to 300 people who had gathered to watch and gamble on illegal cockfighting bouts in rural east Texas bolted into the woods as deputies arrived to disrupt the spectacle. That’s according to a Facebook...
Grosvenor Casino Dealer Killed Because of Jealousy: Ex-Roommate
An Italian casino dealer in the UK who bludgeoned a colleague and his fiancée to death with a sledgehammer may have acted out of jealousy, according to a former roommate. Andrea Cardinale, 22, allegedly attacked...
Encore Boston Harbor ‘Hidden Felon’ Land Deal Claim Nixed
A former owner of the land that became Encore Boston Harbor has failed to convince the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that he deserves an extra $19 million from the sale. Anthony Gattineri owned a 49%...
Montreal Gangsters Get Life for Mob Hit on Wrong Man
Two Montreal men have been sent to prison for life for their part in a botched Mob hit that left an innocent man dead. Jeff Joubens Theus shot 72-year-old Angelo D'Onofrio six times in June...
South Korea Probes ‘Trans Con Artist’ Who Wooed Olympian Posing as Casino Scion
South Korea has been gripped by the saga of a female-born alleged con artist who was briefly engaged to one of the country’s most beloved sportswomen while identifying as a man. Jeon Cheong-jo claimed to...
Philippines Immigration Officer Gets Nine Years for Faking Wirecard Fugitive’s Travel Records
A former officer with the Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration (BI) has been handed a nine-year prison sentence for falsifying travel records for Wirecard fugitive and suspected Russian spy Jan Marsalek. Marcos S. Nicodemus was convicted...
Grand Gateway Hotel Killer Pleads Guilty, Discrimination Lawsuit Filed
A Rapid City, S.D. man who shot to death an acquaintance at the Grand Gateway Hotel in the city, sparking a “racist ban,” has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter. Quincy Bear Robe, 21, admitted to...
