3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Ex-NASCAR Driver Hermie Sadler Puts the Skids on Virginia Skill Game Ban
Former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler has won a temporary injunction from a Virginia court blocking the enforcement of the state’s skill game ban. Sadler sued to challenge the ban in June, arguing it was “unconstitutional and therefore unenforceable.” He says the ban...
Wynn Macau, Melco to Shut Junket VIP Rooms by December 21
Wynn Macau and Melco Resorts & Entertainment said Monday they would close junket VIP rooms at their Macau properties within the next two weeks. That’s according to sources who spoke to Bloomberg News who are said to be familiar with the matter. The...
Las Vegas Sands Corp. Sues Over Alleged Seminole Signature Blocking in Florida
Las Vegas Sands Corp is suing a political action committee backed by Florida’s Seminole tribe for allegedly trying to sabotage its own political ambitions in the state. The Las Vegas-based casino giant has teamed up with Alabama’s Poarch Band of Creek Indians...
Colossus Bets Sues DraftKings, Alleging ‘Cash-Out’ Patent Infringement
UK-based betting outfit Colossus Bets is suing DraftKings in a Delaware federal court. It claims the American company has infringed its patent rights by offering a “cash-out” function via its online sportsbook. It's the second patent infringement lawsuit filed against DraftKings this...
Stanley Ho Family Bicker After Late Casino Mogul Didn’t Leave Will
Stanley Ho’s famously schismatic family can’t agree over the value of the late Macau casino mogul’s multibillion-dollar estate, nor even on a third party to administer it, The South China Morning Post reports. Now, a court in Hong Kong has been tasked...
Seminole Tribe Allegedly Paying Off Signature Gatherers to Sabotage Ballot Initiatives
The Seminole tribe of Florida is buying off petition gathering firms in a bid to sabotage voter-led challenges to its state gaming monopolies, a POLITICO story claims. One such company, Dunton Consulting, employed by Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS), told the politics-focused...
Nebraska Minister Stole Money from Pedophile Priest, Given to Vagrant for Gambling
A court in Nebraska has been wrestling with the question of why a Catholic minister would steal parish money, rob an ailing pedophile priest, and give it all to a homeless man to blow in casinos. The Rev. Michael Gutgsell is the...
China: 60K Crooked Casino Operators Charged in Nine Months, 250K in Three Years
Authorities in mainland China claim they charged 63,238 individuals with operating illegal casinos, both live and online, from Jan. 2 to Sept. 30. Some 25,140 people were prosecuted for the offense during the same period. That’s according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate...
Over Aus $1B Laundered Through Slots in Australia Pubs and Clubs, Regulator Claims
More than A$1 billion (US$710 million) a year in dirty money is being laundered through slot machines stationed in Australia’s pubs and clubs. That’s according to chief gaming investigator for the state of New South Wales, David Byrne, who spoke to The...
Ladbrokes Coral Bilked Out of £600K by UK Gang Using Laminated Banknotes
Four UK men who admitted scamming betting shops out of £600,000 (US $800,000) using laminated banknotes have been handed prison sentences of between one and four years. Thomas Wheatcroft, 40, Charlie Shaw, 33, Michael Sadgove-Tarrant, 37, and Paul Hubbold, 59, pleaded guilty...
