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Philip Conneller
4180 stories by Philip Conneller
Four Louisiana Casinos Roll Out Sports Betting as First Licenses Issued
Four casinos have entered Louisiana’s fledgling sports betting market since Sunday, after the state gaming control board issued its first commercial sports book licenses on Oct. 29. Harrah’s New Orleans, L’Auberge Casino in Baton Rouge,...
Ex-Aspinalls Dealer Wins Racism Claim Against Crown Resorts’ London Casino
A Black British woman who said she faced racial discrimination while working as a dealer at London’s exclusive Aspinalls Casino has won her claim at a UK employment tribunal. Semhar Tesfagiorgis, whose ethnic origin is...
Alleged Drug Kingpin/Casino Slots Money Launderer Flees After Sawing-Off Ankle Tag
A suspected drugs kingpin who allegedly laundered millions of dollars through the Star Casino Sydney is on the lam. According to authorities, Mostafa Baluch, 33, sawed-off a tracking device on his ankle and fled just...
‘Dr. No’ Producers Faked Sean Connery’s Famous Roulette Win to Sell Bond Movie
It has long been a beloved nugget of trivia by James Bond nerds that Sean Connery could boss a gaming table with the same nonchalant proficiency as the suave secret agent he portrayed. Well, apparently,...
Spotlight Sports and Racing Post Could Be Sold in $500M Auction
Sports media group Spotlight Sports, owner of leading UK horse racing publication The Racing Post, is up for sale, according to Sky News. The British broadcaster reports that Spotlight’s private equity owner, Exponent, is in...
Pong Games Studios Agrees to $3.5M Settlement with California for Illegal Gambling
A Canadian games developer has agreed to pay $3.5 million to the state of California and to permanently halt its operations there. That follows the approval by the Superior State of California of a stipulated...
San Diego Democrats Want Ban on State-Sponsored Horse Race Gambling
San Diego Democrats have voted overwhelmingly to commit to banning gambling on state-sponsored horse racing in California. On Tuesday, the San Diego Democratic Central Committee passed a resolution by 37-4 in support of striking live...
Florida Casino Cruise Tycoon’s Sons in Legal Squabble Over Murdered Father’s Estate
The sons of the late Florida casino cruise founder Gus Boulis are engaged in a legal fight for their inheritance. Boulis was murdered in a Mafia hit two decades ago. The Miami Herald reports that...
Spain Woman Faked Own Kidnapping, Used Husband’s Ransom to Play Bingo
Spain police have arrested a woman they accuse of faking her own kidnapping and using the ransom for bingo buy-ins. According to Mossos d’Esquadra, the police force serving Spain’s semi-autonomous Catalonia region, the unnamed 47-year-old...
Encore Boston Harbor to Get Bridge Funded with Public Money
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration has committed to building a pedestrian bridge linking the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett to the city of Somerville, northwest of Boston. Construction will begin in early 2024. The 785-foot-long...
