3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Iowa Greyhound Breeder Gets Prison for $500K Steroid-Peddling Racket
An Iowa greyhound kennel owner has been sentenced to 15 months in prison on doping charges and conspiracy to defraud the United States, The Des Moines Register reports. In January, Jon Stidham admitted peddling half a million dollars worth of performance-enhancing drugs...
Ex-Louisiana Democrat Leader Karen Carter Peterson Pleads Guilty to $150K Wire Fraud
Former Louisiana State Senator and Democratic Party leader Karen Carter Peterson pleaded guilty this week to one charge of federal wire fraud, according to court documents. Prosecutors accuse Peterson of misappropriating more than $94,000 in campaign funds for her own use, which...
Striking Ontario Casino Worker Hit by Car in ‘Deliberate’ Attack by Impatient Customer
A casino worker protesting outside Casino Woodbine in Etobicoke, Toronto, was hit by a car on the picket line on Sunday night. The union claims the action was deliberate. A spokesman for Unifor, which organized the picket line, said the unnamed worker...
James Packer Donates $250k to ‘Free Julian Assange’ Campaign
Troubled casino mogul James Packer has given AU$250,000 (US$174,000) to the campaign to free Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and “bring him home to Australia,” The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Assange has languished in a London prison since April 2019, where he is...
US Defense Department Costs Troops $100M a Year Via Slot Machines
US military personnel lose more than $100 million to the Defense Department (DoD) on slot machines stationed in overseas bases every year, according to the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). That’s despite a ban on the machines at domestic bases since...
Money Laundering in Nigeria Casinos May be Funding Terrorism
Nigeria’s efforts to combat jihadist groups risk being undermined by its casino sector, according to a new report. The West African state has been battling extremists in its northeast for the best part of two decades. And it is redoubling efforts to...
Las Vegas Casinos Damaged as Storm Causes Flash Floods — Video
Las Vegas was hit by flash floods on Thursday night that left parts of the Strip submerged and caused damage to some of the city’s casinos. No one has been reported to have been harmed by the storm. But a video posted...
Kindred Group Sued for $1M by Swedish Fashion Tycoon for ‘Feeding Addiction’
A Swedish fashion retail tycoon is suing Unibet parent the Kindred Group for SEK10.2 million (US$1 million). That’s the amount he claims he lost playing on Unibet while in the throes of gambling addiction. A lawsuit filed in the Stockholm District Court...
Federal Horse Racing Safety Rules Blocked in Louisiana, West Virginia
Louisiana and West Virginia have obtained a preliminary injunction from a US District Judge in Lafayette to prevent enforcement of new federal rules on racetrack safety in the two states. The Horse Racing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA) will come into effect...
Rivers Casino Schenectady Sued by Women Over Alleged Security Assault
Three women are suing Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady. They are alleging that security officers roughed them up at the Upstate New York venue, The Daily Gazette reports. Locals Takeylyn Gibson and her twin daughters, Tajhanae and Tahziana Gibson, claim Rivers...
