4008 stories by Philip Conneller
New Jersey G-Shine Bloods Gang Leader Killed After Shooting Up Florida Sweepstakes Parlor
A reputed leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang in Trenton, New Jersey was shot dead by a security guard after he opened fire in a Florida gaming facility over the weekend. Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said that Bayshine Leary, 42, began firing...
UK Gambling Ad Ban Could Kill Sports Like Snooker, Darts, Insiders Warn
The UK’s proposed gambling reforms pose an existential threat to certain sports, the government has been warned. A likely ban on gambling advertising around sporting events represented the greatest crisis to idiosyncratically British pro sports like snooker and darts since the prohibition...
Michigan Suburban Real Estate Guru Conned Victims to Fund $1 Million-a-Week Lottery Habit
A Michigan real-estate executive with a $1 million per week lottery habit is accused of bilking investors out of $19 million to buy tickets. Viktor Gjonaj, 43, of Shelby Township, is the founder of the initially successful Troy-based real-estate firm Imperium Group,...
Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Surfaces, But Legislature, Tribes May Not Play Ball
Minnesota’s sports betting bill arrived at the legislature in Saint Paul Thursday, as had been widely anticipated. The bipartisan legislation would legalize sportsbooks in the state, initially in the land-based casinos and racetracks. Then it would eventually move online but through those...
Beijing Expands Gambling Travel Blacklist to ‘Safeguard Lives and Property’
China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced on its website this week it was adding more overseas destinations to its travel blacklist for Chinese citizens as part of its war against cross-border gambling. The move aims to “better regulate the tourism market...
Prison for Pennsylvania Kidnapper of 84-Year-Old Wind Creek Bethlehem Slots Player
A Bethlehem, Pennsylvania man was sentenced to at least 12 years in a state prison Wednesday for the kidnap and robbery of a slots-playing senior citizen. Hykeem Sessoms, 39, stole just $7 after terrorizing his victim, an 84-year-old woman. In December 2019,...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Says Gov. Stitt’s Tribal Compacts are not O.K.
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) has been dealt another lousy hand in his quest to reshape the commercial relationship between the state and its tribal casino operators. On Tuesday, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Stitt had overstepped his authority when he renegotiated...
New York Gets Lottery Scratch-off Door-Delivery Service to Boost Ailing Sales
New York Lottery tickets can now be couriered legally to customers’ homes by third-party resellers, as the state gaming commission seeks ways to combat the dip in sales caused by the pandemic. Manhattan-based Jackpocket began offering its service supplying lottery draw tickets,...
Mitch Englander, Former LA City Councilman, Sentenced in Las Vegas Bribery Case
A former Los Angeles City Councilman was sentenced to 14 months in prison on Monday. Mitch Englander was convicted for accepting cash bribes, escort services, hotel rooms, and meals at casinos in Las Vegas and Palm Springs, then lying about them to the...
River Rock Casino Managers Fought Investigators Over VIPs, BC Commission Hears
VIP managers at the River Rock Casino in Richmond, British Columbia would clash with gaming regulators who tried to question their high rollers about the source of their funds, the Cullen Commission heard Monday. The commission is charged with investigating whether individuals...
