3564 stories by Philip Conneller
Churchill Downs Sues Michigan Over Threat to TwinSpires Racebook
Churchill Downs is suing the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) for its efforts to shut down its advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform, TwinSpires Racebook. The regulator issued a summary suspension order against the Kentucky-based company on Monday, stating that ADW was no longer...
Leon Tsoukernik, Poker Player, Ex-Casino Owner ‘Fighting for Life’ after Drug Overdose
The Russian-born Czech poker player and former owner of King’s Resort, Leon Tsoukernik, is fighting for his life after a suspected drug overdose, according to local media reports. Tsoukernik, 51, is believed to have collapsed after taking the powerful intravenous anesthetic Propofol....
Intralot to Pay $6.5 Million to Settle Washington DC Sports Betting Fraud Case
Greek gambling giant Intralot and its Washington DC sports betting subcontractor have agreed to pay $6.5 million to the DC Office of the Attorney General to settle allegations of fraud. The payment isn't an admission of guilt, according to settlement documents, and...
Jontay Porter NBA Betting Conspiracy Sees Another Poker Player Arrested
Poker player Shane Hennen on Sunday became the sixth individual to be arrested for alleged involvement in the Jontay Porter insider betting case. Hennen was detained by police at Harry Reid International Airport as he attempted to board a flight to Colombia....
Koi Nation Casino Project Gets 11th-Hour Approval from Federal Govt.
The outgoing Biden administration on Monday approved the Koi Nation’s land trust application for a casino in Sonoma County in the heart of California wine country. The decision from the US Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is the final hurdle...
Brazil’s Mobbed Up ‘Animal Lottery’ Gets Battered by Online Gaming
Brazil’s new online gambling market appears to have achieved what a century of public prosecutors have failed to do – smash the country’s Mafia-controlled numbers rackets. Brazilians are increasingly rejecting the formerly popular, but illegal “jogo do bicho,” or “animal game,” for...
Feds Approve Controversial Scotts Valley Pomo, Coquille Tribal Casinos
The outgoing Biden administration approved land trust applications Friday for two controversial tribal casinos, one in the San Francisco Bay Area and another in southern Oregon. The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians’ proposed $700 million casino would be built in Vallejo...
Cedar Rapids Casino Blocker Bill Expected Next Week
A bill that would prevent any new casinos from being built in Iowa within the next few years is expected to drop early in the new legislative session, which starts Monday. House Rep. Bobby Kaufmann (R-Wilton) told Iowa’s News Now that the...
Star Entertainment Settles Superyacht Spat Amid Dire Cashflow Crisis
Embattled Australian casino operator Star Entertainment has resolved a spat over a luxury super yacht by selling the vessel to the wealthy businessman who sued the company last year for allegedly welching on the deal. Faced with a severe liquidity crisis that...
World Series of Poker Champ James Bord to Buy Sottish Soccer Team
World Series of Poker Europe (WSOPE) champion James Bord is on the brink of acquiring Scottish Championship soccer team Dunfermline Athletic. The Brit, who won the WSOP’s European Main Event in London in 2010 for $1.1 million, is leading a consortium of...
