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4214 stories by Philip Conneller
Navajo Nation Leader Gets Flak For Boozy Las Vegas Casino Snap
Navajo Nation Speaker Seth Damon is in hot water. The tribal leader was photographed at an unnamed Las Vegas casino earlier this month, apparently intoxicated, slumped across a slot machine. While that’s never a good...
Lottery Fraudster’s Home Torched in Suspected Arson Attack, Timing Suspicious
Police in Hertfordshire, England are investigating a blaze that destroyed the home of a notorious lottery fraudster as arson. Edward Putman, 57, was imprisoned for nine years in 2019 for claiming a £2.5 million (US$2.9...
Powerball Jackpot Worth $53M Won by Aussie Goldminers, Boss Wants Them Back
Lottery winners are warned to watch out for gold diggers. But what about when gold diggers turn out to be lottery winners? Real, literal gold diggers. That's exactly what has happened to 20 nightshift miners...
Robbi Jade Lew Cheating Scandal: Embroiled Hustler Live Staffer Evades Arrest
A former employee of the "Hustler Casino Live" poker stream caught up in a notorious cheating scandal has reportedly absconded from justice. Police in Gardena, Calif., attempted to arrest Bryan Sagbigsal last week, but were...
Blackjack Card Counter on Murder Rap Claims ‘Poker Face’ for Lack of Emotion
A blackjack card counter has told a court in Calgary, Canada that his years of practiced, poker-faced sangfroid at the gaming tables enabled him to describe the 2020 killing of his longtime gambling partner without...
Japanese Citizens Face Prosecution for Gambling Online, Nat’l Police Warns
Japanese authorities have warned the country’s citizens they face criminal prosecution for using unlicensed online gambling sites, even if the operator is based overseas. Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA), in coordination with its Consumer Affairs...
Seneca Buffalo Creek ‘Dodgy Dealer’ Charged in New Cheating Case
A blackjack dealer at the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Upstate New York is facing fresh charges of colluding with players. That’s after she was charged with first-degree gaming fraud in September, allegedly for helping...
English Football League’s Sky Bet Relationship Needs to End: UK Lawmakers
A group of UK lawmakers want the English Football League to can its partnership with Sky Bet because the relationship has “gone too far.” The group, which includes MPs and a member of the House...
Hustler Casino Robbery, Shooting Linked to Duo Charged with Raiding Armored Truck Friday
Los Angeles County Sheriffs and the FBI are investigating whether two men arrested Friday on suspicion of robbing an armed truck and shooting a security guard are the same pair that hit the Hustler Casino...
Mobile Gaming on Reservations Approved for Chickasaw Nation in Oklahoma by Feds
Oklahoma’s largest gaming operator, the Chickasaw Nation, has been approved for mobile gaming. The federal National Indian Gaming Association (NIGC) announced Wednesday it had greenlit Class II online gaming for the tribe, but only for...
