3882 stories by Philip Conneller
Sorare in the Mix for English Premier League NFT Partnership
Blockchain-based fantasy soccer platform Sorare is among the companies shortlisted by the English Premier League for its first NFT (non-fungible token) partnership. But a deal would raise eyebrows, because the UK Gambling Commission is currently "carrying out enquiries” into the French company’s...
Casino Staff Should Be Trained to Recognize Human Trafficking, Campaigner Urges
A campaigner against human trafficking has called for casinos to implement training programs to help staff recognize potential victims. Annie Sovcik, director of Busing on the Lookout, a program of Truckers Against Trafficking, says casinos are prime destinations for sex traffickers looking...
Briton Stole £200,000 from Medical Charity, Blew it on Online Gambling
A Londoner who plundered over £200,000 (US$272,000) from a medical charity to feed his online gambling habit was handed a three-year prison sentence by Snaresbrook Crown Court this week. Manjinder Virdi pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position after siphoning the...
Larry Flynts’ Brother Sues for Half of Hustler Empire
Larry Flynt’s younger brother is suing the late tycoon’s widow for half of the Hustler porn and casino empire. In a lawsuit filed last week in a California federal court, Jimmy Flynt claims he was “wrongfully and inequitably” cut out of his...
Ex-Gold Country Casino Execs Owe Berry Creek Tribe $8M, Ignored RICO Suit
In 2020, two former casino executives described allegations that they skimmed $2.9 million from the Gold Country Casino Resort in California as “absolutely ridiculous.” Confronted with a lawsuit that claimed fraud and racketeering, Deborah Howard and Jesse Brown told The Sacramento Bee two years...
Las Vegas Firefighter Arrested in Planet Hollywood Sex-Trafficking Sting
A Las Vegas firefighter who allegedly moonlighted as a pimp is facing a felony charge of pandering. That's after he tried to recruit an undercover female police detective to be his “b*tch.” Treyveon Denzel Evans was detained Feb. 4 at Planet Hollywood...
Macau Court is Siding with LVS in $7.5B Breach of Contract Case Vs. Marshall Hao
A judge in Macau’s Court of First Instance appears to be siding with Las Vegas Sands Corp’s (LVS) defense of a monstruous $7.5 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit, dating back 20 years. Judge Seng Ioi Man said Tuesday there was no evidence that the...
Las Vegas Police Wanted to Arrest Cristiano Ronaldo for Alleged Palms Casino Rape
Las Vegas police (LVMPD) believed they had the evidence to arrest and charge soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo for an alleged 2009 rape at the Palms Casino, and even applied for an arrest warrant. That was just before Clark County AG Steve Wolfson...
Parkwest Casinos Boss Wins $47M Judgment Against Lawyer Over Casino M8trx Deal
A California court has awarded Parkwest Casinos founder John Park $47.4 million in compensatory damages from his ex-lawyer. That’s for sabotaging his bid to purchase a 50 percent stake in San Jose’s Casino M8trix, per court documents. Park sued his former council...
Flying Lark Plans in Disarray as Oregon AG Says HHR Machines Are ‘Slots’
Ambitions to install 225 historical horse racing machines at Grant Pass Downs’ new gaming and entertainment center could be a nonstarter. On Friday, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum issued an opinion that the machines sought by the Flying Lark facility were more like...
