3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Cherokee Casino Tahlequah Arrest Adds New Details on Suspected Serial Killer
A suspected Oklahoma serial killer turned himself in Friday, Jan. 28 after calling a police detective relative from the Cherokee Casino Tahlequah and confessing to two murders. Robert Edwin Lewis, 61, was arrested shortly afterward. He was found playing a slot machine....
TTB Moves for Playtech Amid Aristocrat Deal Collapse
Hong Kong investment and advisory firm TT Bond Partners (TTB) is making a play for British casino software giant Playtech, according to sources in the City, London’s financial district, Sky News reports. This comes less than 24 hours after a US$2.84 billion...
Pretty Ricky Rapper Surrenders In PPP Loan Fraud Spree at Hard Rock Hollywood
Baby Blue, a rapper with Florida-based hip-hop/R&B group Pretty Ricky, is turning himself in to the feds. The Miramar-based recording artist told his social media followers that on Monday, he will begin a 20-month sentence for his role in a $35 million...
‘Deadwood’ Creator David Milch to Open Up on $100M Gambling Addiction in Memoir
TV writer and producer David Milch will address a crippling gambling addiction that saw him lose $100 million in 11 years in his forthcoming autobiography, Life’s Work, reports Variety. The Emmy award-winning creator of NYPD Blue and Deadwood, 76, also writes about...
IOC Announces Anti-Match-Fixing Measures for Beijing 2022
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is ramping up anti-match-fixing efforts ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, which gets underway Friday. The committee’s Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions (OM Unit PMC) has conducted in-depth...
Ex-Illinois Lawmaker Luis Arroyo Pleads for Probation in Gambling Corruption Trial
Lawyers for former Illinois state Rep. Luis Arroyo are asking for clemency for their client, who has pleaded guilty to bribery charges related to his support of the state’s sweepstakes industry. They hope to convince US District Judge Steven C. Seeger to...
L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar Can’t Suppress Casino Kickback Evidence in Bribery Case
A federal judge in California has denied a motion by lawyers for disgraced Los Angeles city councilman Jose Huizar. They sought to have government evidence suppressed from his ongoing corruption trial. Government prosecutors believe the evidence in question – a cache of...
Nurse Caught Up in Armed Robbery Steals Lottery Tickets After Clerk Shot Dead
A Georgia nurse who allegedly stole lottery tickets from a store moments after the clerk had been killed during a robbery has been charged with theft and tampering with evidence. Initially a victim of the robbery, Lakiesha McGhee was playing video poker...
First Nation Vows to Derail Ontario Online Gaming, Sports Betting Market
Ontario will launch its private online gaming and sports betting market on April 4, signifying a move away from the provincial monopolies that have persisted in Canada until now. Around 30 operators are lining up to go live in what could quickly...
Aspinalls Casino London Sued by Malaysian Tycoon Who Dropped £4M at Baccarat
A high-rolling Malaysian business magnate is suing London’s exclusive Aspinalls Casino because he claims it should have told him to stop losing money. Han Joeh Lim, 62, blew £3.9 million (US$5.2 million) at the swanky private members establishment during a 72-hour baccarat...
