3799 stories by Philip Conneller
$83.5M Texas Lottery Winner to Get $45.8M After Courier Fiasco
Lottery winner caught in courier scandal gets partial payout Texas bans couriers after syndicate exploits ticket loophole Lawsuit ends with $45.8M settlement before taxes A Houston woman whose $83.5 million Texas Lottery jackpot prize was placed in limbo amid an investigation by...
Alleged Mob Connections Cost Diner Owner Illinois Gambling License
Diner owner allegedly tied to Chicago Outfit loses gambling license Illegal gambling history revealed through old federal testimony Were regulators at fault for overlooking mob-related red flags? The owner of a Chicago diner has seen his gambling license revoked by the Illinois...
Marcus Morris Sr. Says ‘F*CK VEGAS” After Paying Off $291K Casino Markers
NBA veteran arrested over unpaid Las Vegas casino debts Morris criticizes Vegas after 51 hours in jail $291K wire transfer ends legal dispute with casinos NBA veteran Marcus Morris Sr. has been released from a Broward County, Fla. jail after clearing debts totaling...
West Ham Star Lucas Paquetá Cleared of Spot-Fixing After Two-Year Probe
FA-appointed panel finds no proof in yellow card scandal Betting probe in Brazil ends without formal charges Paquetá may seek damages for career, legal fallout An independent regulatory commission has cleared Brazilian soccer star Lucas Paquetá of spot-fixing charges that could have...
Figures in Arenas Gambling Case Linked to Building in Unsolved L.A. Disappearance
Arenas indicted for running high-stakes poker games illegally Some co-defendants tied to underground poker room operators Building where Planck vanished housed linked illegal poker room Some of those arrested alongside former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas are associated with people suspected of running...
Casino Oklahoma Sues Town Over Threat to Cut Water
Tribe sues town over utility shutdown targeting sovereign land Delaware Nation claims illegal tax coercion on trust land Lawsuit seeks injunction, cites violation of federal protections A federally recognized tribal nation in Oklahoma is asking a federal judge to stop a small...
Marcus Morris Sr. Allegedly Owes Las Vegas Casinos $265 Thousand
Marcus Morris was arrested at Ft Lauderdale airport on a fraud warrant Judge denies bond, insists on Nevada extradition or payment His brother, Markieff, defends him, calls case “insanity” online Marcus Morris Sr. owes a total of $265K in unpaid casino markers...
Casino Giant Bally’s Brand Blocked Down Under by Retirees’ Bowls Club
Sydney club wins rights to "Bally" trademark first. Bally’s Corp blocked from using brand in Australia. AU$300m Star deal may face unexpected branding issues. US casino behemoth Bally’s Corporation has been blocked from trademarking its own name in Australia because a friendly...
Mass. State Rep Who Splurged on Psychics Banned from Gambling After Fraud Indictment
Flanagan accused of siphoning $36K from Cape Cod nonprofit Judge imposes gambling and credit restrictions pending trial Ethics probe may follow resolution of federal fraud charges A Massachusetts state representative arrested on five counts of fraud has been banned from gambling by...
Jimmy Hoffa ‘Put Through Sausage Grinder’ by Detroit Mob, New Claims Allege
Mobster allegedly confessed to Hoffa’s murder twice before Sausage grinder, incinerator cited in new disposal theory FBI probe resurfaces amid explosive new wiretap evidence Fifty years after powerful union leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished from a suburban Detroit parking lot, a new set...
