3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Miriam Adelson Tops Gaming Magnates on Forbes World’s Billionaire’s List
Dr. Miriam Adelson is the global casino industry’s wealthiest individual for the second year in a row. That’s according to the 2022 edition of Forbes World’s Billionaire’s List, an annual inventory of the planet’s filthy rich. This year, Forbes crowned Tesla and...
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...
$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...
FanDuel, DraftKings Pull DFS from Ontario Ahead of Ring-Fenced Market Launch
Ontario daily fantasy sports fans will soon have to cross borders to get their fix. FanDuel and DraftKings have said they will cease offering the real-money DFS vertical in the province when the ring-fenced online gambling market kicks off April 4. While...
Camelot to Launch Legal Action in Fight for $105B UK Lottery Contract
UK National Lottery operator Camelot plans to mount a legal challenge to the loss of its contract in the coming days, The Daily Telegraph claims. Camelot, which has run the lottery since its inception in 1994, failed in its rebid for the...
