3882 stories by Philip Conneller
Horse Racing’s Rossi Family Busted By French Cops on Suspicion of Doping, Fraud
French authorities on Tuesday arrested three members of one of France’s foremost racehorse-training families on suspicion of doping and fraud, Le Parisien reports. Cédric Rossi, along with his uncle, Fréderic, and brother, Charley, was taken into custody at their training center in...
MGM National Harbor Investment Leads to RICO Trial for Drug Kingpin’s Lawyer
The trial of a top Baltimore defense lawyer accused of racketeering and money laundering for a major drug distribution ring kicked off Tuesday. Prosecutors believe Ken Ravenell enjoyed a “more than 20-year criminal partnership” with drug kingpin Richard Byrd, and even helped...
Lottery Winner Stabbed in Face, Jealous Partner Gets 18 Years for Attempted Murder
A British man who stabbed his lottery-winning partner seven times in the face when she told him she planned to leave him was sentenced to 18 years in prison for attempted murder Monday. Stephen Gibbs, 45, a floor fitter from Barry, Wales,...
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...
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...
