3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Murderer of $30M Florida Lottery Winner Backs Anonymity for Prizewinners
A Tampa, Fla. woman serving a life sentence for murdering a $30 million lottery winner for his money is backing a Florida bill that would offer a degree of anonymity for recipients of life-changing jackpots. Dorice “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, told CBS...
Cambodia Police Cast Doubt on ‘Blood Slave’ Kidnap Claims
A Chinese man who claimed he was trafficked to the Cambodian gambling hub Sihanoukville by a criminal gang and kept as a “blood slave” made the whole thing up, according to Cambodian authorities. Last month, Li Yayuanlun, 31, said he had been...
Laos Kings Romans Casino Sees Authorities Move to Protect Female Workers
Authorities in Bokeo province in Laos, Southeast Asia, have drawn up new regulations to fight the exploitation of female workers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ). The zone includes the notorious Kings Romans Casino. But can the rules be enforced...
Macau Legend Gets New CEO, Chairmen After Levo Chan Arrest
Casino operator Macau Legend Development Ltd has appointed a new CEO. The news comes a month after its former CEO and chairman, Levo Chan, was arrested by Macau authorities for illegal gambling, money laundering, and formation of a criminal syndicate. Macau’s Public...
Poker Game Murder on Christmas Day Sees Sore Loser Get Life in Prison
An Aurora, Colo. man who shot and killed a family friend over a Christmas Day poker game has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Earlier this month, Curtis Davis-Barnes, 38, was convicted by an Arapahoe County jury of first-degree murder...
New Mexico Horse Racing Regulator Faces Ethics Complaint from Racehorse Owners
A complaint filed by the New Mexico Horsemen’s Association (NMHA) accuses the state’s racing and gaming regulators of protecting private racetracks that allegedly siphoned off millions of dollars. The complaint was filed on Feb. 24 with the New Mexico State Ethics Commission...
IGT Suit On Trump Era Wire Act Reversal Sees DOJ File Motion to Dismiss
The US Department of Justice has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Rhode Island-based lottery provider IGT. It seeks to obliterate the Trump administration’s interpretation of the federal Wire Act. IGT sued the DOJ in November last year in...
888 Fined £9.4M in UK for AML Failings, License Revocation Threat
It could be a case of three strikes and you’re out for online gambling behemoth 888.com. On Tuesday, the UK gambling regulator (UKGC) announced it had fined the operator £9.4 million (US$12.6 million) for social responsibility and anti-money laundering (AML) failings. It’s...
MGM National Harbor Fireworks That Caused Panic Were ‘Diversion for Thieves’
Fireworks set off inside Maryland’s MGM National Harbor Saturday caused a mass exit when patrons feared there was an active shooter inside the building. But police believe the pyrotechnics were conceived as a deliberate diversion so that criminals could steal chips. Prince...
UFC Star Jon Jones Headbutts Police Car in Caesars Palace Arrest: Video
“That's going to be on YouTube tomorrow,” said a drunken Jon Jones, shortly after headbutting a police car outside Caesars Palace. https://youtu.be/7ejDXG4OcjY The UFC star was half-right. It took around five months. Police bodycam footage of Jones’ September 24 arrest outside Caesars...
