3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Maine Legalizes Sports Betting, Hands Mobile Market to Tribes
Maine legalized sports betting on Monday, as Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that gives the state’s four federally recognized tribes exclusivity on the mobile market. The new law also allows Maine’s two land-based commercial casinos, Hollywood Casino in Bangor and Oxford...
Golden Crown Daegu Casino Under Investigation For Rigged Games
South Korean authorities are investigating a casino in the city of Daegu on the suspicion of bilking foreign tourists in crooked games. If the allegations are proven to be true against the Golden Crown Daegu Casino, based in the Hotel Inter-Burgo, it...
Pizza Delivery Guy Sues $1M Lottery Pool for His Slice of the Pie
A Windsor, Ontario pizza delivery guy is suing 16 former colleagues for what he claims is his rightful share of a CA$1 million (US$780,000) lottery win, CBC reports. A lawyer for the winners says the plaintiff was not a part of the...
Crown Resorts $125M China Arrest Settlement Approved by Aussie Federal Court
A federal court in Melbourne has approved an AU$125 million (US$89 million) resolution to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against Crown Resorts by disgruntled shareholders. Crown’s stock plummeted 20% on the news of the arrests, wiping AU$1 billion (US$700 million) off the...
Vancouver Casino Money Laundering Kingpin Slaying Now Has Second Man Charged
Vancouver police have charged a second suspect in connection with the 2020 shooting death of alleged money laundering kingpin Jian Jun Zhu, Business in Vancouver reports. Yuexi Lei, also known as Alex Lei, 37, appeared in Richmond Provincial Court Thursday. He is...
Chinese Casino Developer Freesoul Fined $650K for ‘Irreversible’ Fiji Environmental Damage
A court in Fiji has ordered Chinese casino developer Freesoul Real Estate Development to pay US$650,000 for causing environmental damage. That’s after it wrecked huge swathes of mangroves and a coral reef while building a casino resort on idyllic Fijian island of...
Cincinnati Poker Club Sues Sheriff’s Office After ‘Raid’ Threat
A Cincinnati poker club that was told it would be raided by law enforcement if it dared to open its doors, is suing municipal officials and the local sheriff’s office. That's according to the latest reports from The Cincinnati Enquirer. The Action...
Six Alleged Genovese Family Members Charged with Gambling, Extortion
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday charged six alleged Genovese crime family mobsters with racketeering conspiracy involving illegal gambling and extortion. Among them were two alleged “capos” of the notorious New York Mafia family, Nicholas Calisi and Ralph “the Undertaker” Balsamo. Michael Messina and...
Ajax Soccer Stars Blind, Klaassen Accused of Insider Trading in Sorare NFTs
Dutch soccer stars Daley Blind and Davy Klaassen are suspected of insider trading on NFT fantasy soccer platform Sorare, BNR reports. Fingers were prodded at Blind and Klassen ahead of the Dutch Cup Final (KNVB Cup), which played out between their team,...
iProsperity Fugitive Michael Gu Blew Millions at Star Sydney, Inquiry Hears
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into Star Sydney’s licensing suitability focused on the relationship between the casino’s head of VIP operations and alleged corporate fraudster Michael Gu. Gu was the head of Sydney-based property group iProsperity until it collapsed in 2020, owing...
