3753 stories by Philip Conneller
Poker Player Dan Shak Charged With ‘Spoofing’ Precious Metals Markets
High-stakes poker player Dan Shak is in hot water with US financial regulators – again. On Friday, the 63-year-old circuit regular was charged with spoofing the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX). “Spoofing” refers to the illegal practice...
NAACP Sues California Cardrooms for ‘Deceptive’ Sports Betting Ballot Statement
The NAACP has filed suit in California against a cardroom-backed campaign to oppose a tribal ballot initiative on sports betting. The civil rights group claims the use of its name on the campaign is “deceptive and inappropriate.” This is the battle for...
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...
