4008 stories by Philip Conneller
William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson Steps Down as $3B Deal to Complete July 1
William Hill CEO Ulrik Bengtsson bowed out on Friday, a week before 888’s takeover of the betting group’s international arm is due to complete. The Swede had been expected to go later in the year, after helping to smooth the transition. But...
Tangshan Restaurant Assault: Suspects in Case That Shocked China Linked to Illegal Online Gambling
The perpetrators of a shocking assault on women at a barbecue restaurant in Tangshan, Hubei province, Northeast China, have links to the country’s illegal online gambling industry, Chinese authorities have said. In the early hours of June 10, a group of nine...
Gambling Couple Who Kept 42 ‘Slaves’ in UK Headed to Prison
A couple who preyed on vulnerable Slovakian men, trafficking them to the UK to work as modern-day “slaves” in their car wash business, were handed hefty prison sentences Wednesday. Marcos Tancos, 45, and Joanna Gomulska, 46, spent most of the money they...
Daegu Casino in South Korea Bilked Foreign Players for $3.5M, Say Prosecutors
South Korean prosecutors have indicted 12 people suspected of defrauding foreign patrons during crooked games at Golden Crown’s Daegu Casino. The casino is based at the Hotel Inter-Burgo in the city of Daegu in the southeast of the country. It is owned...
Mohegan Sun Chief Marilynn Malerba Named First Native American US Treasurer
For the first time in history, the signature of a Native American will adorn US currency. The Biden administration has named Mohegan Indian Tribe Lifetime Chief Marilynn Malerba as the new US Treasurer. As the leader of the Mohegans, Malerba is the...
Macau Approves Gambling Reforms, Casinos Face Tighter Controls
Lawmakers in Macau have approved sweeping changes to the enclave’s gambling law, ushering in the first major reforms to its casino market since liberalization in 2002. The new legislation will hand Macau’s government greater oversight and regulatory control over its gaming industry....
London Slots Parlor Killer Gets Life for ‘Inhuman’ Attack on Stranger
An Eritrean man who tortured a stranger to death in a London slots parlor has been imprisoned for life for the killing. Abel Berhany, 23, was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and undiagnosed paranoid schizophrenia when he attacked Abraham Haile, 56, a...
Nirvana Producer Steve Albini Wins WSOP H.O.R.S.E. Bracelet, Drops It, Breaks It
Record producer Steve Albini has been making noise in the poker world. The former Big Black punk rocker won his second WSOP bracelet Saturday, taking down the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament for $196,089. Albini outlasted 773 players in one of poker’s toughest disciplines to...
ThePokies.Net Targeted in Australia Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Australian communications regulator ACMA has ordered internet service providers to block online casino ThePokies.net after data showed it attracted 30,000 Australians each month. The regulator said it had received reports from customers who claimed they weren’t being paid their winnings or that...
Malta: Europe’s Online Gaming Hub Removed from Graylist
Malta, Europe’s foremost online gambling hub, has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) graylist. It’s news that will have politicians in the tiny Mediterranean island-state and its online gambling industry exhaling. The industry is drawn to Malta by its...
