3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Jeju Shinhwa World Robbery: Bulk of $13 Million Recovered, Perps Still on Lam
Authorities in South Korea say they believe they have uncovered most of the money that went missing last week from a safe at Landing International’s Jeju Shinhwa World on the tourist island of Jeju. On Thursday, police said they had found almost...
Arizona Sports Betting Now Backed by Tribes, Gov. Ducey Calls on Lawmakers to Get the Job Done
Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, wants regulated sports betting, and he’s won the support of the state’s 16 tribal casino operators. Now he’s calling on the legislature to pass a bill to make it happen. The legislative effort to legalize Arizona sports...
Former Whiting, Indiana Mayor Dodges Prison Sentence After Gambling Campaign Funds
The former mayor of Whiting, Ind. told a court that he did have a gambling problem. He escaped a prison sentence for plundering his campaign funds for money to blow in casinos on Wednesday. Joseph Stahura resigned after 16 years as mayor...
‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer Lin Wood Threatens to Expose Steve Wynn for Defaming Him to Donald Trump
Steve Wynn and his former lawyer, L. Lin Wood, have fallen out spectacularly. Now the celebrity attorney-cum-conspiracy theorist, fired by Wynn last year, accuses the disgraced casino mogul of tarnishing his reputation with US President Donald Trump. Since leaving Wynn’s employ, Wood,...
FBI Renews 30-Year Hunt for Suspect Who Killed Gamblers in Boston Chinatown Massacre
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a fugitive suspected of gunning down five card players. The crime happened in an underground gambling den in Boston’s Chinatown in January 1991. Tuesday...
Driver Shot After Dragging Deputy 150 Yards Through Thunder Valley Casino Parking Lot
In Lincoln, California, near Sacramento, a Placer County deputy shot a man after being dragged by his vehicle through a casino parking lot, authorities said Tuesday. The deputy had stopped a Toyota SUV in the early hours of Tuesday morning outside the...
NHL Star Evander Kane Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Gambling Debts
The San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as documents in a California court this week shed light on his prodigious gambling habit. The NHL left-winger is $26.8 million in debt, according to the court filings. He has...
Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021: World’s Wealthiest Casino Tycoon Dead at 87
The chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp and the world’s wealthiest casino operator has died at aged 87. Sheldon Adelson was known to have been suffering from non-Hodkinson’s lymphoma. Adelson was one of those rare things: a truly self-made billionaire....
Entain CEO Shay Segev Quits Amid $11 Billion MGM Takeover Talks
Entain CEO Shay Segev has sensationally quit his job at the online gambling giant formerly known as GVC after just six months in the role. His departure comes right in the midst of $11 billion takeover negotiations with MGM Resorts International. It...
Las Vegas Sun Wanted $20 Million Adelson Buyout, Claims Review-Journal in Antitrust Spat
Lawyers for the Sheldon Adelson-owned Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) went on the attack this week in their response to a lawsuit brought by a rival. They claimed that the publisher of the rival Las Vegas Sun sought $20 million from Adelson in...
