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4180 stories by Philip Conneller
Over Aus $1B Laundered Through Slots in Australia Pubs and Clubs, Regulator Claims
More than A$1 billion (US$710 million) a year in dirty money is being laundered through slot machines stationed in Australia’s pubs and clubs. That’s according to chief gaming investigator for the state of New South...
Ladbrokes Coral Bilked Out of £600K by UK Gang Using Laminated Banknotes
Four UK men who admitted scamming betting shops out of £600,000 (US $800,000) using laminated banknotes have been handed prison sentences of between one and four years. Thomas Wheatcroft, 40, Charlie Shaw, 33, Michael Sadgove-Tarrant,...
Texan Sets Fire to Gaming Machine After Losing, Gets Shot by Irate Gambler
A woman in Houston, Texas set a gaming machine alight Wednesday after a losing streak, according to police. She was subsequently shot by a fellow gambler who was waiting to play it next. Lieutenant Larry...
Mexican Preschool Wins Lottery, Gets Menaced by Paramilitaries
Parents of a tiny preschool in southern Mexico that scooped a $950,000 windfall on the Mexican national lottery have found themselves hounded and threatened by a local paramilitary group. The group, “Los Petules,” wants the...
Antigua and Barbuda Women Win $900K Virgin Galactic Tickets From Omaze
A mother and daughter from Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean were flying high Tuesday. That's after winning two tickets on board a future Virgin Galactic commercial spaceflight in an Omaze sweepstake. Keisha Schahaff, a...
Facebook, Apple, Google ‘Gambling Conspiracy’ Lawsuits Consolidated
A slew of lawsuits against Facebook, Apple, and Google alleging illegal gambling have been consolidated into one master complaint in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. The combined, amended complaint now...
IGT Sues Department of Justice Over Lingering Wire Act Threat
IGT has sued the US Department of Justice, seeking affirmation that it will never be prosecuted under the federal Wire Act. The Rhode Island-based lottery provider is asking for declaratory relief that the 1961 law...
Steve Wynn Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Resurrected by Appeals Court
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by nine women against Wynn Resorts founder Steve Wynn. The women, all either manicurists or makeup artists at Wynn Las Vegas,...
MMA Fighter Anthony Rocco Martin Arrested, Peed in Caesars Palace, Punched Security
Former UFC fighter Anthony Rocco Martin was arrested by Las Vegas Metro Police in the early hours of Saturday night. He was accused of urinating in a Caesars Palace hallway and then punching the casino's...
Wynn Resorts Liable for Junket Debt: Top Macau Court Makes Watershed Ruling
Macau’s Court of Final Appeal on Wednesday upheld a ruling that found Wynn Resorts Macau jointly liable with a junket operator, Dore Entertainment, for a HK$6 million (US$747,482) debt to a VIP player. Experts expect...
