4008 stories by Philip Conneller
More William Hill Employees Charged with Swindling Betting Kiosks
More charges have been laid against former William Hill workers accused of conspiring to embezzle $280K from sports betting kiosks in Las Vegas. Persha Stanley and Anthony Cuddeback were formally charged on Monday with offenses including burglary, forgery, and an unlawful act...
Federal Judge Nixes Suit Challenging Mashpee Trust Land Decision
A federal judge in Boston has ruled that the Biden administration was acting legitimately when it affirmed the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s reservation in Taunton, Mass. US District Judge Angel Kelley’s ruling could pave the way for the tribe to revisit its $1...
Wirecard Boss Rejects All Charges in Germany’s Fraud Trial of the Century
Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun denied he was part of a “criminal gang” Monday. He was testifying in a Munich courtroom in Germany’s biggest postwar fraud trial. It was the first time the 53-year-old Austrian had spoken at length in public since...
Las Vegas Slots Have Become Stingier, But Not So You’d Notice
New figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board have confirmed the perennial gambler’s complaint to be true – kind of. Slots have got tighter. But not in any way that you’d notice, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. It’s true that casinos...
Magic City: Regulators OK ‘Biggest Casino Deal’ in Florida History
Florida’s Gaming Control Commission has approved the transfer of the gaming license held by Miami’s Magic Casino to the Poarch Creek Band of Mission Indians. That paves the way for the Alabama-based tribe to buy the casino from owner West Flagler Associates...
William Hill Workers Accused of Embezzling $280K from Nevada Betting Kiosks
Two Nevada William Hill employees are accused of tampering with sports betting kiosks as part of a scheme to embezzle more than $280K from the company, 8 News Now has discovered. Shravan Singh, a supervisor, and Paige Steiner, a customer service agent,...
Pep Guardiola Odds On to Leave Man City in Financial Charges Fallout
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is odds-on with bookmakers to leave the embattled club before the beginning of next season. On Monday, the English Premier League hit City with an unprecedented 115 charges related to financial impropriety. The club has been accused...
Junket Boss Levo Chan ‘Planned Taiwan Escape’ Before Arrest
Tak Chun junket boss Levo Chan planned to flee to Taiwan as he caught wind that Macau prosecutors were building a case against him, a court in the gambling enclave heard this week. Tak Chun was the second-biggest player in Macau’s multibillion-dollar...
Why ‘Mattress Mack’ Doesn’t Want Texas Sports Betting
Prodigious gambler and furniture tycoon Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale doesn't support sports betting in his home state of Texas. McIngvale was the recipient of the biggest payout in sports betting history. He won $75 million after betting approximately $10 million at various...
Harrah’s Joliet Alleged Stranger-Killer to Plead Insanity
A man accused of the brutal murder of a stranger in a hallway of Harrah’s Casino Joliet intends to plead insanity, his lawyer has told a judge in Will County, Ill. Robert Watson was arrested on March 25, 2019, at the Joliet...
