3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Rapper YG Won’t Face Trial Over Cosmopolitan Fan ‘Robbery,’ Settles Out of Court
Clark County prosecutors have dropped a felony robbery case against gangster rapper YG just days before it was due to go to trial. The 32-year-old Scared Money star was accused of ripping a gold chain from a fan’s neck at the Cosmopolitan...
EuroMillions Jackpot Reaches Record €215M, Could Drop Tonight
The draw for a record EuroMillions jackpot takes place in Paris tonight, and it could make someone €215 million (US$227 million) richer. As the UK’s Metro newspaper marvels today, that’s wealthier than former Genesis drummer turned 1980s hit machine, Phil Collins. And...
UK National Lottery Contract Battle Could Bleed ‘£1B from Good Causes’
The UK Gambling Commission has been urged to delay transferring the UK National Lottery license from current operator Camelot to winning bidder Allwyn Entertainment. That’s to avoid draining lottery coffers of up to £1 billion (US$1.2 billion) in funds that should go...
Lottery Winner of $1M in South Philadelphia Murdered, Police Probing Case
A man found brutally murdered in South Philadelphia may have won $1 million on the lottery before he was killed, according to local radio station KYW. Francis Decero, 25, had been missing since April 26. His body was found in bushes on...
Chelsea FC Agrees $5.2B Sale to Consortium Led by DraftKings Investor Todd Boehly
English soccer giant Chelsea FC has agreed to be sold for $5.2 billion to a consortium of investors led by US billionaire Todd Boehly, coowner of the LA Dodgers and the LA Lakers. Boehly is also a significant DraftKings shareholder. And in...
Former Mashpee Chairman Cedric Cromwell Convicted in Casino Bribery, Extortion Case
Cedric Cromwell, former chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts, was convicted of bribery and extortion charges by a federal court in Boston on Thursday. Cromwell was indicted in January 2021 and accused of extorting almost $60,000 from an architecture firm...
Ontario Gambling Regulator Fines BetMGM, PointsBet for Ad Violations
Well, that didn’t take long. Just one month after the launch of Ontario’s regulated online casino and sports betting market, two operators have been hit with financial penalties for breaching the province’s strict new laws around advertising sign-up promotions. The Alcohol and...
Star Entertainment Exec ‘Stole $13.3M’ from Junket Operator and Went on the Lam
Star Entertainment’s senior VP of international marketing “disappeared” in 2020, allegedly with AU$13.3 million (US$9.7 million) belonging to a Chinese junket operator. That’s the latest explosive revelation from an ongoing inquiry in New South Wales into the Australian casino operator’s suitability to...
Grand Gateway Hotel Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty, Shooting Sparked ‘Racist’ Ban
A South Dakota teenager charged in connection with a March 19 fatal shooting at a hotel-casino pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder Monday. Quincy Bear Robe, 19, is accused of firing the bullet that killed Myron Pourier, also 19, at the Grand...
Pedestrianize Las Vegas Strip, Says Clark County Commissioner
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is talking to Las Vegas Strip casinos to see if they are amenable to pedestrianizing parts of the city’s famous thoroughfare at least some of the time. Segerblom was inspired by the recent NFL Draft when officials...
