3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
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...
