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Philip Conneller
4180 stories by Philip Conneller
Playboy Poker Player, Fraudster Arnaud Mimran Gets 13 Years for Kidnapping
The French fraudster, socialite and high-stakes poker player Arnaud Mimran has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for masterminding the 2016 kidnap of a Swiss financier. Mimran was already serving an eight-year sentence for...
Online Gaming Super-Hub Malta Graylisted by Global Financial Crimes Watchdog, FATF
Malta was graylisted Wednesday by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a decision that could have far-reaching economic repercussions for one of the world’s foremost online gaming hubs. The tiny Mediterranean-island state reluctantly finds itself...
Michigan Woman Sues BetMGM Over $3M ‘Glitch’ After Five-Day Roulette Session
A Michigan woman who claims she spun an initial $50 stake into $11 million playing an online roulette game at BetMGM is suing the casino giant for failing to pay up. Jacqueline Davis, from Detroit,...
Ex-NASCAR Driver Hermie Sadler Sues Virginia Gov Over Skill Gaming Ban
Former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler is suing Ralph Northam, the governor of his native Virginia, over the state’s impending ban on skill games. Sadler owns several truck stops and restaurants in and around his hometown...
London Marketing Firm Called Out Over Controversial EPL ‘White-Label’ Sponsorship Deals
A London-based marketing agency has been criticized for brokering deals between elite soccer teams and betting companies. The betting firms allegedly want to use the global reach of Europe’s top leagues as a springboard to...
Last San Diego Card Room, Lucky Lady, Folds Hand After More Than 40 Years
San Diego’s Lucky Lady has closed permanently, marking the end of the city’s once-thriving card room industry. The club’s octogenarian owner, Stanley Penn, quietly sold the club last month to the Family Health Centers of...
Hong Kong Police Bust Huge Wo Shing Wo Triad Betting Operation
Police in Hong Kong say they have dismantled a triad-controlled gambling ring and seized the largest number of illegal betting records tied to a single operation in a decade. According to a police source who...
Las Vegas Sands on Trial: $12B Breach of Contract Case Kicks Off in Macau
A $12 billion breach-of-contract lawsuit filed by Taiwanese businessman Marshall Hao against the richest casino company in the world, Las Vegas Sands Corp., finally went to trial Monday in Macau. Ho claims he is entitled...
Idaho Falls Woman Kidnapped, Tortured Over Casino Payout Dispute, Court Hears
An Idaho Falls woman kidnapped, tortured, and left for dead was targeted over a dispute about casino winnings, prosecutors believe. They also think at least one of the attackers was duped into committing the crime....
New Charges in $700M Cocaine Bust Uncovered by Star Sydney Mega-Betting
Australian authorities say they have arrested the money man behind an audacious plot to smuggle three tons of cocaine into the country. Former Sydney restaurateur Mostafa Baluch, 33, is described by prosecutors as the “sole...
