3039 stories by Philip Conneller
Poker Legend Crandell Addington Dies, Age 85
“Limit poker is a science, but no-limit is an art. In limit, you're shooting at a target. In no-limit, the target comes alive and shoots back at you." So said former Texas road gambler and Poker Hall of Famer Crandell Addington, who...
Minnesota Racetrack Calls Out Tribal Casinos’ ‘Illegal Games’ in RICO Suit
Minnesota casinos Grand Casino Hinckley, Grand Casino Mille Lacs, and Treasure Island Resort have been slapped with a federal racketeering lawsuit by a local racetrack that claims the three venues are offering illegal games. Running Aces harness track in Columbus argues in...
Ex-Las Vegas Cop Wanted for Santa Fe Station Sex Assault Goes on Lam
A now-fired Las Vegas police officer who allegedly threatened a woman with prison if she didn't have sex with him has gone on the run. Former Clark County Parks Police Officer Wendell Phillips was scheduled to appear in Clark County District Court...
Alabama-Coushatta to Build New Texas Casino After Scotus Ruling
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has announced it will build a new casino resort having won its longstanding battle with the state over the right to offer gaming on its lands 100 miles northeast of Houston. While the tribe didn't go into...
New York Mobster ‘Sal the Shoemaker’ Ran Gambling Ring from Shoe Repair Shop
A mobbed-up New York cobbler has admitted that the shoe repair shop he ran in Long Island was a front for an illegal gambling ring that kicked profits to the Genovese crime family. Salvatore Rubino, 61, aka “Sal the Shoemaker,” pleaded guilty...
Betfred Pays Out Early on Man City for EPL After Liverpool, Arsenal Slip Up
There are six games left in an English Premier League season that has witnessed the tightest three-way title race in recent memory. But one UK sportsbook has seen enough. Betfred announced Monday that it would pay out on all bets for Manchester...
Crown Resorts Position Puts London’s Aspinalls Casino in Peril
London’s swanky Apsinalls Club has warned of “material uncertainty” over its future because of regulatory action against its parent company on the other side of the world. Since 2011, the private member's club for high-rolling gamblers has been owned by Australia’s Crown...
Poker Player Dan Shak Settles COMEX-Spoofing Accusation for $750K
High-stakes poker player Dan Shak has agreed to pay $750K to federal regulators to settle an accusation that he spoofed the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX). “Spoofing” refers to the illegal practice of placing bids on commodities...
Colin Farrell to Star in Macau Gambling Movie ‘The Ballad of a Small Player’
Irish star Colin Farrell is to star in a new Netflix movie, "The Ballad of a Small Player." Based on the novel of the same name by British author Lawrence Osborne, the story follows an English con artist’s gambling misadventures in the...
Jontay Porter Could be Banned from NBA if Guilty of Match Fixing: Adam Silver
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter could be banned from the league for life if match-fixing allegations are found to be true. The league is currently investigating suspicious betting patterns surrounding two games in which Porter appeared to...
