3053 stories by Philip Conneller
SIS Ends Greyhound Simulcast Operations in US
Sports Information Services (SIS), the racing industry content giant, quietly withdrew its greyhound simulcast operations from the U.S. market at the end of last year. The company had provided thousands of races a year to U.S. operators from tracks in the UK....
UK’s Youngest Lottery Winner’s Boyfriend Killed in Suspected Gang Hit
A reputed Scottish gangster shot dead outside an Edinburgh pub on New Year’s Eve was the on-and-off boyfriend of the UK’s youngest lottery winner, according to various local media sources. Marc Webley, 38, was shot dead outside the Anchor Inn in the...
New Jersey Problem Gambling NPO Wants Race Discrimination Suit Tossed
Lawyers for the Council of Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCG) have asked a judge to toss a racial discrimination suit brought by a former executive director. Plaintiff Neva Pryor, who is African American, sued the Hamilton, NJ-based nonprofit in April 2022...
Cambodia to Sanction 800 Journalists for Freeloading from One Casino
Cambodia’s Ministry of Information is threatening to sanction 828 “journalists” it accuses of extorting “rice, water, gasoline” and other freebies from a border casino, The Khmer Times reports. In September, the Top Diamond Casino in Takeo Province posted on social media to...
GGPoker Embarrassed by ‘Superuser” Cheating Scandal
GGPoker has apologized to its players after a “superuser” was able to exploit a weakness in the online poker giant’s software to cheat opponents out of thousands of dollars. In a statement last Friday, GGPoker said a player with the username “MoneyTaker69”...
Nebraska Racetrack Report Could Sink New Casino Projects
Nebraska’s horse racetrack sector is right-sized and the data doesn't support the need to issue any more racing licenses. That’s according to a new independent report commissioned by the state Racing and Gaming Commission that could put the kibosh on further casino...
Missing Lake Tahoe Casino Worker Once Linked to Zodiac Case Finally ID’d
A human skull found alongside a highway in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains has been identified as having belonged to Donna Lass, a woman who went missing from the Sahara Hotel Casino in South Lake Tahoe in 1970. Lass was a 25-year-old nurse...
Washington State ‘Serial Killer’ Targeted Casino Jackpot Winner
A Washington State woman allegedly killed by suspected serial killer Richard Bradley Jr. may have been targeted because she won a $20K jackpot at a local casino. Bradley was jailed in 2021 after being charged in connection with the death of 44-year-old...
Convicted Terrorist Abdul Benbrika Banned from Crown Resorts Properties
Abdul Nacer Benbrika, the Australian jihadist and convicted terrorist, has been banned for life from the casino property he once plotted to attack. Crown Resorts said this week it would employ facial recognition technology to ensure Benbrika never sets foot in...
Aged ‘Genovese Capo’ Convicted of Extorting Restaurateur Over Gambling Debt
An octogenarian alleged New York mobster has been convicted of extortion after shaking down a Manhattan restaurateur for a gambling debt. Anthony “Rom” Romanello, 86, a reputed Genovese capo, was found guilty of extortionate collection of credit and conspiracy to commit the...
