3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Apple Sued in California Over ‘Illegal Gambling’ Social Casino Apps
A lawsuit in California accuses tech giant Apple of facilitating illegal gambling and of violating state law, which bans slot machines. The complaint claims that the company’s distribution of free-play social casino games via its app store is akin to the house...
North Dakota’s Veteran Campaigner for Online Poker Tries His Luck 15 Years On
New legislation in North Dakota would allow state residents a vote on whether to change their constitution to legalize and regulate online poker. The resolution, which would put the question on the 2022 ballot, is being pushed by State Rep. Jim Kasper....
Tse Chi Lop, Reputed Boss of Triad Super-Syndicate ‘The Company,’ Arrested in Netherlands
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a man alleged to be one of the world’s biggest drug kingpins, dubbed “Asia’s El Chapo” by the media. Chinese-born Canadian citizen Tse Chi Lop, 56, is reputed to be the leader of “the Company,” a...
London Calling: $2 Billion Londoner Macao Welcomes First Guests
LVS subsidiary Sands China’s new integrated resort, the $2 billion Londoner Macao, opened some of its hotel rooms to guests Friday on Macau’s Cotai Strip. The opening was ahead of its planned official phase-one launch in February. The resort, a rebranding of...
Trump Administration Signed Off Tejon Tribe’s Hard Rock Bakersfield, California Casino Proposal
The outgoing Trump administration earlier this month approved plans for a $600 million Hard Rock-branded casino just outside Bakersfield, Calif. The proposal from the Tejon Indian Tribe includes a 166,500-square foot gaming floor, an 11-story hotel with 400 rooms, convention space, 13...
Macau Lawmaker Calls Out Gaming Regulator on ‘Collusion’ with Casino Operators
Macau’s gaming regulator is too cozy with the casino operators it’s tasked with overseeing, according to one lawmaker in the special administrative region, Macau Business reports. On Wednesday, legislative assembly member José Pereira Coutinho complained that a state of “permanent collusion” existed...
Judge Upholds Miami Mayor’s Edgewater Casino Veto
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was within his rights when he vetoed the approval of a casino with a jai alai fronton for the city’s Edgewater neighborhood. That’s according to Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, whose verdict delivered a huge setback to...
Gang Member Impersonated Cop to Rob and Terrorize Desert Diamond Casino Winners
An Arizona gang member who posed as a police officer to abduct two women and rob them of their casino winnings was arrested last Friday, according to court records. Isaac Castro Gonzalez, 38, of Phoenix, is currently being held without bond on...
