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Philip Conneller
4180 stories by Philip Conneller
Luxor Casino Bomber Omar Rueda-Denvers Found Guilty at Retrial
A Guatemalan man convicted of conspiring to plant a bomb in the Luxor Casino parking garage in 2007 has once again been found guilty of crimes, including murder, after a retrial in Las Vegas. As...
Former Director of Belgian Gaming Regulator Sentenced for Hacking, Spying on Boss
Peter Naessens, the former director general of Belgium’s gaming commission, avoided prison last week. That's after he was convicted of hacking and spying on the commission’s president, Etienne Marique, The Brussels Times reports. Naessens was...
Chicago Sky Owner Fined for ‘Unregistered Lobbying’ of Mayor for Sports Betting License
The owner of the Chicago Sky WNBA team has denied he improperly lobbied the city’s mayor, Lori Lightfoot, for a sports betting license. Michael Alter was fined $5,000 after he asked the mayor to support...
James Packer Selling $283M Mega-Yacht, as Crown Resorts Hits Headwinds
James Packer is selling his yacht. The Crown Resorts billionaire listed the vessel for sale this week with international superyacht broker Burgess Yachts. The asking price is $283 million, around $83 million more than he...
Casino @ Dania Beach Jettisons Jai Alai, America’s Most Endangered Sport
One of just four remaining professional jai alai frontons in the US announced Wednesday it will close. The Casino @ Dania beach in Miami has hosted jai alai games for 69 years. But it won’t...
‘Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ Star Mo Fayne Jailed for Fraud, Wired $5M to Casino
Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta star Maurice “Mo” Fayne will serve 17 and a half years in federal prison. That's after pleading guilty to crimes including fraud involving the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and operating a...
Fred Dakota, ‘Grandfather of Indian Gaming,’ Dies at Age 84
Fred Dakota, former chair of Michigan's Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC), has died aged 84. Dakota was known by some as "the grandfather of Indian gaming" for his DIY casino operations and resulting legal battles....
No Vaccine Passports for Casinos in England, Says UK Health Minister
Casinos in England breathed a collective sigh of relief, as the government ditched a plan to introduce mandatory vaccine passports for those entering crowded leisure venues -- for now. UK Health Minister Sajid Javid said...
Beijing Names, Shames Ten for Foreign Exchange Violations in Cross-Border Gambling
China’s foreign exchange regulator has fined ten mainland citizens almost US$900,000 for illegal currency trades made for the purposes of offshore gambling. In an announcement on its website, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE)...
£5.5M Lottery Winner’s Partner Pleads Guilty to Her Attempted Murder
A British man has pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of his lottery-winning partner. Stephen Gibbs, 45, was told by a judge in Cardiff Crown Court to expect a lengthy sentence for his attack on...
