3754 stories by Philip Conneller
Goldman Sachs Banker Who Gambled with 1MDB Fugitive Awaits Verdict
In closing arguments Monday, US prosecutors urged a federal jury in New York to convict former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng of money laundering and bribing foreign officials. They accuse the ex-banker of helping international fugitive Jho Low steal billions from the...
Kansas Prosecutors Drop Murder Charges in Dice Game Double Shooting
A Wichita, Kan. man charged with first-degree premeditated murder after a double shooting at an illegal dice game has been released and the charges against him dropped, The Wichita Eagle reports. Reputed Neighborhood Crips (NHC) gang member Jermall Campbell was held on...
UK Lottery Operator Camelot Sued Over £1M Online Scratch-Off ‘Win’
UK National Lottery Operator Camelot is facing legal action from a British woman who says she is owed £1 million ($1.3 million) from an online scratch-off game. In 2015, Joan Parker-Grennan of Boston, Lincolnshire, played the “£20Million Online Spectacular” game on the...
Bally’s Atlantic City Housekeeper Attacker Convicted, Case Spurred Panic Button Bill
A Saugerties, NY man who sexually assaulted a housekeeper at Bally’s Atlantic City is facing a possible life sentence, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office says. On Thursday, a jury found 36-year-old Jamel Carlton guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary, aggravated...
Star Sydney Inquiry: ‘National Security Risk’ Deposited $1.3B at Casino
A Chinese billionaire banned from Australia as a “national security risk” and possible agent of the Chinese government deposited A$1.7 billion ($US1.3 billion) at the Star Casino Sydney between 2010 and 2018. But Star Entertainment executives did not ask the Compliance Team...
Kings Romans Casino’s Golden Triangle SEZ Designated ‘World’s Worst’
The Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ) in Laos, home of the notorious Kings Romans Casino, has been declared the worst of its kind in the entire world. Corporate intelligence consultancy firm the Adrianople Group said this week that the zone was...
Suncity Group Posts $60M Loss in ‘Dark’ 2021, Not Accounting for Junket Collapse
Suncity Group has reported losses of HK$469.3 million (US$60 million) for 2021, compared with an HK$871.5 million ($111 million) profit for the previous year, according to its newly published financial report. That’s despite an 87 percent increase in revenue, year on year,...
$3B Las Vegas Arena with High-End Hotel-Casino Planned South of Strip
A new arena is in the cards for Las Vegas, Bloomberg reports. Developers Oak View Group have acquired a plot of land just south of the Las Vegas Strip, minutes from Harry Reid International Airport, for the project. The 20,000-seat arena promises...
UAW Union Treasurer in $2.2M Embezzlement Gambled $16M at Greektown
The former treasurer of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union in Detroit (Local 412) admitted Friday that he embezzled $2.2 million from his employers. Timothy Edmunds, 54, used the money to fuel a dangerously high-stakes gambling habit and to feed his penchant...
Grand Gateway Hotel, SD Gets Eviction Notice from Tribes After ‘Racist’ Ban
A South Dakota hotel that banned Native Americans from booking rooms and visiting its casino bar has been served a notice of eviction by a group of area tribes. The Grand Gateway Hotel in Rapid City adopted the policy after a shooting...
