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Pennsylvania Lottery Fails to Analyze Suspicious Frequent Winners, Says Auditor General
The Pennsylvania Lottery does not do enough to analyze data on its customers’ winning patterns, the state auditor general, Timothy DeFoor, said Monday. DeFoor is concerned that this lack of oversight could be letting frequent...
WSOP Final Table: German Koray Aldemir Leads Heading into $8M Finale
The WSOP final table is set. After six days of busted draws, all-in jams, bad beats, three-bets, four-bets, and a smattering of game-theory-optimized check-raising, nine players remain in poker’s biggest event. All are guaranteed at...
Betsson Sees Yellow for Offering Bets on In-Game Soccer Rule Violations
Swedish online gambling giant Betsson has been yellow-carded by the country’s gambling regulator for offering bets on… yellow cards. Betting on rule violations in sports has been against the rules in Sweden since last year,...
Arkansas Chef May Have Shot Coworker Dead Over Winning Casino Ticket
A chef at an Arkansas restaurant may have killed a coworker because he wanted to steal his winning casino ticket, court documents reveal. Prosecutors allege Martin Eduardo Tavarez Torres, 21, shot a fellow chef in...
Las Vegas Dotty’s Casino Bomb Threat Used to Create Diversion, Police Say
A Las Vegas man accused of telling police a bomb had been planted at a Dotty’s Casino on Decatur Boulevard Wednesday was allegedly trying to distract them from his theft of a golf cart. According...
Cambodia Casino Corruption Risks For US Businesses Detailed in Washington Warning
The Biden administration has told US companies to steer clear of Cambodia and its casinos. A joint business advisory warning (BAW) from the US State Department, US Treasury Department, and the US Department of Commerce...
China Gambling Ring Exploiting ‘Losing Account’ Sports Bet Loophole Busted
Chinese police in the eastern city of Wenzhou say they have disrupted a syndicate that illegally capitalized on an online sports book “loophole” to cash in the equivalent of around US $4.6 million. The scheme...
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Financial Director Stole $3M, Blew it at Harrah’s Philadelphia
The former financial director of Kappa Alpha Psi, one of America’s largest Black college fraternities, has admitted to embezzling nearly $3 million from the organization, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prosecutors say Curtis D. Anderson blew...
Las Vegas Visitation Could Beat 2019 Levels by 2023, Says New Analysis
As Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport welcomed the first transatlantic visitors in 20 months this week, a new report predicts that visitation next year will be close to pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, they could well surpass...
Poker Player Accused of Hiding COVID-19 from Opponents in WSOP Spat
Following the pandemic-driven virtual tournaments and “hybrid” Main Event of last year, the World Series of Poker is now in full swing at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Well, it’s trying....
