3661 stories by Philip Conneller
First Light Casino: Taunton, Mass. Residents Strike Back in Fight with Mashpee
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is facing a renewed legal threat to its ambition to build the $1 billion First Light Casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. A group of Taunton residents have asked a federal judge in Boston to reopen the lawsuit that derailed...
Man Who Sued Dutch Lottery for Deception Imprisoned for $3M Fraud
A Dutchman who took on his nation’s state lottery in a seven-year court battle and won has been sentenced to two years in prison for fraud. Der Telegraph reports Ferdy Roet, 41, was convicted in a court in Zwolle, northeast Netherlands, of...
UK Mulls Clampdown on Crypto-Asset ‘Gambling Craze’
UK lawmakers have said they want digital trading products to be included within the scope of an ongoing review into the country’s gambling laws, The Telegraph reports. The calls come amid concerns such products could be harmful to young people and should...
William Hill May Have Supplied Dodgy Data to UK for COVID-19 Gambling Research
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has said all statistics it has published on gambling during COVID-19 should be treated with caution. That’s after William Hill recently informed the regulator it had supplied incorrect data points since the start of the pandemic. The...
Colombia Soccer Team Union Magdalena Promoted Despite Stench of Corruption
Colombia soccer team Union Magdalena will be promoted to the top tier, Categoría Primera A, according to the country’s soccer league, DIYAMOR. That’s despite the allegations of match-fixing that swirled around the team’s bizarre final game of the season on December 4...
‘Squatter’ Turns $7M Park Avenue Townhouse into High-Stakes Poker, Prostitution Den
An alleged squatter at a $7 million Park Avenue property is ruffling the plumage of his wealthy neighbors. That’s allegedly because he converted the five-bedroom brownstone townhouse into a “members only” high-stakes poker and prostitution den. According to a lawsuit filed by...
Minnesota Residents Sue Town Officials for ‘Secret Plan’ to Lure Tribal Casino
Officials in West Lakeland Township, Minn. have denied they approved a plan for a new water system with the aim of attracting a tribal casino to the area, rather than for the benefit of residents. Twin Cities reports the claim is detailed...
Las Vegas Teachers’ Union Sues to Remove Casino Tax Hike from November Ballot
The Clark County Education Association (CCEA) is suing Nevada’s Republican secretary of state, Barbara Cegavske, to have its own motion to raise casino taxes struck from the 2022 ballot. Last year, the Las Vegas-based teacher’s union spearheaded a campaign to hike casino...
L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar Once 86’d from Palazzo Las Vegas on Corruption Suspicions
A former Los Angeles city councilman at the center of a City Hall pay-to-play scandal was once escorted from the Palazzo at the Venetian by staff concerned he could be engaging in corruption. That’s according to documents newly filed in a case...
Kings Romans Casino in Laos Scams Call Center Women into Prostitution: Report
Young women who apply for call-center jobs selling shares for a notorious casino in Laos’ semi-lawless Golden Triangle are being trafficked into prostitution, according to Radio Free Asia. The US-funded non-profit news service spoke to a Lao woman who escaped her situation....
