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Trump Plaza Implosion VIP Experience Auction Raises $16,375
An auction of VIP packages to view the impending implosion of the Trump Taj Mahal generated just over $16,375 for good causes on Wednesday. As well as front-row seats (from a safe distance) for the detonation, the packages include “overnight stays and...
Triad Leader ‘Broken Tooth’ Wan Kuok Koi Sought in Malaysia for $1.4 Million Fraud
Authorities in Malaysia say they believe Macau gangster and VIP room owner “Broken Tooth” Wan Kuok Koi is hiding out in the country. The Straits Times reports the 65-year-old head of the 14K triads is currently wanted in Malaysia for fraud. That's...
Harrah’s Joliet Hit with $6 Million Negligence Lawsuit Over Shocking Casino Slaying
The fiancée of a man brutally stabbed to death by a stranger in a hallway at Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino in Joliet, Ill. is suing operator Caesars Entertainment for negligence, Patch.com reports. Last August, a jury decided that Robert Watson, 26,...
‘Slow Down Your Slots!’ UK Regulator Introduces Raft of Restrictions for Online Casinos
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has announced a package of new rules designed to “strengthen the protections and controls for those who gamble through online slots games.” On Tuesday, the regulator ordered operators to slow down their slots by introducing gaps of...
New Jersey G-Shine Bloods Gang Leader Killed After Shooting Up Florida Sweepstakes Parlor
A reputed leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Trenton, New Jersey was shot dead by a security guard after he opened fire in a Florida gaming facility over the weekend. Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said that Bayshine Leary, 42, began firing...
UK Gambling Ad Ban Could Kill Sports Like Snooker, Darts, Insiders Warn
The UK’s proposed gambling reforms pose an existential threat to certain sports, the government has been warned. A likely ban on gambling advertising around sporting events represented the greatest crisis to idiosyncratically British pro sports like snooker and darts since the prohibition...
Michigan Suburban Real Estate Guru Conned Victims to Fund $1 Million-a-Week Lottery Habit
A Michigan real-estate executive with a $1 million per week lottery habit is accused of bilking investors out of $19 million to buy tickets. Viktor Gjonaj, 43, of Shelby Township, is the founder of the initially successful Troy-based real-estate firm Imperium Group,...
Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Surfaces, But Legislature, Tribes May Not Play Ball
Minnesota’s sports betting bill arrived at the legislature in Saint Paul Thursday, as had been widely anticipated. The bipartisan legislation would legalize sportsbooks in the state, initially in the land-based casinos and racetracks. Then it would eventually move online but through those...
Beijing Expands Gambling Travel Blacklist to ‘Safeguard Lives and Property’
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on its website this week it was adding more overseas destinations to its travel blacklist for Chinese citizens as part of its war against cross-border gambling. The move aims to “better regulate the tourism market...
Prison for Pennsylvania Kidnapper of 84-Year-Old Wind Creek Bethlehem Slots Player
A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania man was sentenced to at least 12 years in a state prison Wednesday for the kidnap and robbery of a slots-playing senior citizen. Hykeem Sessoms, 39, stole just $7 after terrorizing his victim, an 84-year-old woman. In December 2019,...
