3704 stories by Philip Conneller
MGM Springfield Concerns Spur City to Extend Pawn Shop Ban
Springfield, Mass. City Council has voted unanimously to extend a ban on new pawn shops and second-hand jewelry dealers in the area, WAMC Northeast Public Radio reports. The council implemented the ban in 2014 when MGM Resorts officially applied for a license...
Lake Mead Body in Barrel Could Be Casino Veteran, Say Mob Experts
The body in a barrel found in the mud of a receding Lake Mead several weeks ago could be that of a Las Vegas casino veteran named Johnny Pappas, according to two Mob experts. Writing in The Daily Mail Wednesday, Jeff Burbank...
Legends Poker Room Shooting: Houston Killer Claims Self-Defense
A man fatally shot outside a poker room in Houston, Texas, Wednesday morning had tried to steal his killer’s car, according to police. This is the latest in a spate of violent incidents in and around the Legends Poker Room in East...
MGM Cotai Double-Murder Suspect Arrested in Mainland China
A man suspected of strangling to death two women in a hotel room at the MGM Cotai in Macau May 5 has been arrested in China’s Hunan province. The 34-year-old suspect, named only as Zhao, was identified quickly by Macau police following...
Steve Wynn Accused by DOJ of Working as Unregistered Chinese Agent
The US Department of Justice is asking a DC federal court to order casino mogul Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent. The DOJ accuses Wynn of working as an agent for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It also said...
Japan Man Gets $358k COVID-Relief Error, Gambles, Goes on Lam
A Japanese man who mistakenly received 46.3 million yen (US$358,140) in Covid-19 relief funds has blown all the money on black market online gambling sites, according to his lawyer. Officials in the southern town of Abu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, inadvertently sent the unnamed...
Wynn Macau Director Embroiled in $2.8M Bribery Probe, Charges Filed
Two Hong Kong residents have been charged with bribing a Wynn Resorts (Macau) director in return for lucrative contracts servicing the company’s casino properties. Wynn Resorts (Macau) is the subsidiary of Wynn Macau Ltd that operates its properties. Li Kin-wang, 58, and...
Grand Hotel Gold Coast Video Shows Security Push Couple Down Stairs
Video of security guards at the Grand Hotel casino in Gold Coast, Australia, pushing a couple down a flight of concrete stairs has amassed more than 27,000 horrified viewers since it was uploaded Monday. https://youtu.be/50Xqu11AMqM The footage, taken by a bystander on...
Remember SkyVue Las Vegas? Doomed Ferris Wheel Land Up for Sale
A 26-acre plot of land on the Las Vegas Strip that was once part of an aborted “London Las Vegas” project is on the market, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The land, on the south of edge of the Strip, is currently...
Oklahoma Tribal Sports Betting Bill Dies in State Senate
Oklahoma is the biggest tribal gaming market in the US outside of California. But it will be without sports betting for now. A bill that would have legalized sportsbooks at tribal casinos died in the Senate for “moral reasons” and a general...
