3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Louisiana Mobile Sports Betting Expected to Launch Friday, Insiders Say
Louisiana plans to launch mobile sports betting in two days’ time, according to multiple sources who spoke to Sports Handle this week. Insiders say the state’s Gaming Control Board expects to issue temporary licenses to some operators Friday, allowing them to launch...
Cricketer Brendan Taylor in Spot-Fixing Blackmail Plot After Snorting Cocaine with Gang
The former captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team took to social media this week to detail how he was blackmailed by a gambling syndicate to manipulate a match after its members videoed him snorting cocaine. Brendan Taylor, 35, did not go through...
Dallas Poker Room Ordered to Close as City Attorney Suddenly Changes Law
A Dallas cardroom has received notice that its permit to operate in the city has been revoked, just months after obtaining approval from city officials. Ryan Crow, CEO of the Texas Card House, told local CBS affiliate KTVT he had received a...
Asian American Entertainment Sets $7.5B Baseline in Las Vegas Sands Damages Claim
Asian American Entertainment Corp. (AAEC) wants no less than US$7.5 billion in damages from its one-time partner in Macau, Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS). That’s according to the company’s lawyer, Jorge Menezes, who delivered closing arguments Friday in the long-running breach-of-contract case,...
Bookmaker Reports $420k in Suspicious Bitcoin Bets, Focus on Xhaka Yellow Card
At least $420,000 was placed on an Arsenal player receiving a yellow card in the last ten minutes of a game earlier this season via a single bookmaker, according to a report from The Athletic. The suspicious bets prompted the operator to...
Hard Rock Tampa: ISIS Acolyte Ruled Unfit for Trial in Mass Shooting Plot
A Florida terror suspect whose alleged list of targets for a mass-casualty shooting included the Hard Rock Tampa in Florida has been ruled incompetent to stand trial, local CBS affiliate Tampa Bay 10 reports. Muhammed Al-Azhari was arrested by the FBI in...
Man Dies After Struggle with Seven Mile Casino Security
Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who lost consciousness during a struggle with security at Seven Mile Casino, a card club in Chula Vista, Calif. Authorities say the man stopped breathing after engaging in a “physical altercation” with security...
Resorts World Fraudster Called Out By ‘Robin Hood 702’, Results In His Stalking, Arrest
Professional gambler and Las Vegas persona “Robin Hood 702” claims he has been harassed and stalked by a former video games executive. The latter pleaded guilty to bilking $1.3 million from investors in a bogus company. But now Hood himself is the...
French Soccer’s Bordeaux Boots Jersey Sponsor Winamax for Mocking Team on Twitter
French soccer team Girondins de Bordeaux has parted company with its jersey sponsor, online poker and sports betting company Winamax, barely six months into the deal. It seems Winamax and the top brass at Bordeaux had diverging ideas about the role a...
‘Suncity Exec’ Gets Prison Time for Refusing to Answer Police Questions
A woman arrested in November as part of Macau’s Suncity investigation has been suspended and sentenced to nine months in prison for refusing to cooperate with authorities. In a statement Monday, Macau’s judiciary police said the woman, identified only by her last...
