4180 stories by Philip Conneller
Mohegan Sun Drops Lawsuit Against NHL’s Ottawa Senators Owner Eugene Melnyk
Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino has dropped a million-dollar lawsuit against Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk. The lawsuit alleged the Canadian had stiffed the casino out of $900,000 in unpaid markers, The Day reports. Mohegan Sun...
Flutter Entertainment Sells Oddschecker to US Private Equity Firm for $218 Million
Dublin-based Flutter Entertainment has agreed to sell its sports betting odds comparison site, Oddschecker, to Bruin Capital for up to $218 million. The US private equity firm said Monday it plans to repackage the largely...
Loto-Québec IT Guy Accused of Plundering Customer Accounts
Authorities in Quebec have charged an employee of the provincial gambling operator, Loto-Québec, with offenses related to the embezzlement of funds from customer accounts. Martin Raymond is a 37-year-old systems analyst who, until recently, worked...
888 Revenues Plummet 20 Percent Since End of UK Lockdown
Online gaming group 888 said revenues have fallen 20 percent since the reopening of retail and leisure venues in its core market, the UK, proving that lockdowns are good for business. Despite the downturn, the...
Rapper Sky Balla Arrested for Violent Sexual Assault at Aria Casino Las Vegas
Bay Area rapper “Sky Balla” was arrested last month in Las Vegas on suspicion of violent sexual assault at Aria, according to an arrest report released Wednesday by Las Vegas police. The 41-year-old, real name...
iProsperity Ponzi Scheme Fraudster Siphoned $8M Through Crown Melbourne
A fugitive fraudster accused of running a A$325 million (US$245 million) Ponzi scheme passed $8 million of his clients’ missing funds through the Crown Melbourne Casino, Australian newspaper The Age reports. Michael Gu, whereabouts unknown,...
Germany’s New Regulated Market for Online Casino, Poker Launches
Germany’s Interstate Treaty on Gambling (ISTG 21) came into force Thursday, ushering in a new era of legally regulated online casino and poker gaming. Previously, Germany had been a gray market for operators, albeit a...
Gambler Sues Paddy Power Over ‘Misheard’ £286,000 Bet
London’s High Court has agreed to hear the case of a wealthy bettor who claims Paddy Power owes him £286,000 after the stakes of his bet were misheard. In September 2019, James Longley, 44, called...
Derek Stevens’ Allegedly Mobbed-Up Uncle Once Cheated Phil Mickelson Out of $500K
Golfer Phil Mickelson was once bilked out of $500,000 by a flamboyant Michigan bookie with close ties to the Detroit Partnership, the local Mob outfit. That’s according to transcripts from the 2007 racketeering trial of...
MGM Resorts Unveils Mega Solar Array Project to Power 13 Las Vegas Strip Casinos
On Monday, MGM Resorts International switched on its 100-megawatt solar park, the largest developed by a company in the hospitality industry. The Mega Solar Array project lies across 640 acres in the desert northeast of...