3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Fixed-Odds Betting Terminal Inventor Denies Bribing Austria’s Former Vice Chancellor
In Austria, the co-inventor of the controversial gambling machines known as fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) is on trial for corruption, along with the country’s far-right former vice-chancellor, Heinz-Christian Strache. Prosecutors say Walter Grubmüller made a €10,000 donation to Strache’s Freedom Party. He...
Rapper Sky Balla Arrested for Violent Sexual Assault at Aria Casino Las Vegas
Bay Area rapper “Sky Balla” was arrested last month in Las Vegas on suspicion of violent sexual assault at Aria, according to an arrest report released Wednesday by Las Vegas police. The 41-year-old, real name Sky Nathan Branklyn, is currently being held...
iProsperity Ponzi Scheme Fraudster Siphoned $8M Through Crown Melbourne
A fugitive fraudster accused of running a A$325 million (US$245 million) Ponzi scheme passed $8 million of his clients’ missing funds through the Crown Melbourne Casino, Australian newspaper The Age reports. Michael Gu, whereabouts unknown, is the founder of Sydney-based property group...
Germany’s New Regulated Market for Online Casino, Poker Launches
Germany’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ISTG 21) came into force Thursday, ushering in a new era of legally regulated online casino and poker gaming. Previously, Germany had been a gray market for operators, albeit a large and extremely lucrative one. While it...
Gambler Sues Paddy Power Over ‘Misheard’ £286,000 Bet
London’s High Court has agreed to hear the case of a wealthy bettor who claims Paddy Power owes him £286,000 after the stakes of his bet were misheard. In September 2019, James Longley, 44, called Paddy Power’s telephone betting service with the...
Maine Governor Janet Mills Vetoes Tribes Sovereign Gaming Rights Bill
Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed a bill on Wednesday that would have allowed the state’s four federally recognized tribes to offer gaming on their sovereign reservations. The bill, passed by lawmakers in Augusta last month, would have given the tribes the same...
Derek Stevens’ Allegedly Mobbed-Up Uncle Once Cheated Phil Mickelson Out of $500K
Golfer Phil Mickelson was once bilked out of $500,000 by a flamboyant Michigan bookie with close ties to the Detroit Partnership, the local Mob outfit. That’s according to transcripts from the 2007 racketeering trial of alleged Detroit Mafia boss Jack “Jackie the...
Investors in Doomed Foxwoods Philadelphia Project Can’t Recoup $50M License Fee
Investors in a failed Philadelphia casino project cannot recover the $50 million they paid for a license they never used because a gaming license is a privilege and not property. That’s the final word from a panel of Third Circuit appellate judges,...
Seminoles Vow to Fight DraftKings and FanDuel Florida Sports Betting Ballot Push
The Seminole Tribe of Florida on Monday dismissed a sports betting initiative backed by DraftKings and FanDuel as a “Hail Mary” from “interfering” out-of-state corporations. The two online betting giants are bankrolling a petition drive that aims to legalize sports wagering via...
MGM Resorts Unveils Mega Solar Array Project to Power 13 Las Vegas Strip Casinos
On Monday, MGM Resorts International switched on its 100-megawatt solar park, the largest developed by a company in the hospitality industry. The Mega Solar Array project lies across 640 acres in the desert northeast of Las Vegas and will provide power to...
