3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Vladimir Putin’s Secret Palace Contains Casino, Slots Arcade: Pictures
Publicly, Russian President Vladimir Putin has a distaste for gambling. But according to leaked images purported to be of the president’s palace on the Black Sea coast, his private feelings may be quite different. The images are part of an investigation published...
Billionaire Denies Backing Bid to Overturn US Election After Offering $100M Bets on Result
A billionaire options trader whose donations helped fund the failed movement to overturn the US election results owns a company that allegedly offered to match bets of up to $100 million on the presidential race. Jeffrey Yass is one of the founders...
World Poker Tour Restarts Live Event at Hard Rock Hollywood This Week, But Some Question Safety
The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Lucky Hearts Open main event kicks off on Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – the first major tournament on US soil since the start of the pandemic. It’s also the...
Porn Baron Larry Flynt Catches Break in Bid to Change California Gaming Law
A federal judge in Sacramento sided with porn publisher and card room owner Larry Flynt in his legal fight against the law that prevents California gaming licensees from owning interests in out-of-state casinos. US District Judge John Mendez on Thursday denied the...
Sheldon Adelson Buried in Jerusalem, Netanyahu Honors ‘Great Jewish Patriot’
Sheldon Adelson was laid to rest Friday at a small private funeral on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The billionaire casino mogul died Tuesday of complications related to treatment for non-Hodkinson’s lymphoma. He was 87. The Times of Israel reports that...
Jeju Shinhwa World Robbery: Bulk of $13 Million Recovered, Perps Still on Lam
Authorities in South Korea say they believe they have uncovered most of the money that went missing last week from a safe at Landing International’s Jeju Shinhwa World on the tourist island of Jeju. On Thursday, police said they had found almost...
Arizona Sports Betting Now Backed by Tribes, Gov. Ducey Calls on Lawmakers to Get the Job Done
Arizona’s Republican governor, Doug Ducey, wants regulated sports betting, and he’s won the support of the state’s 16 tribal casino operators. Now he’s calling on the legislature to pass a bill to make it happen. The legislative effort to legalize Arizona sports...
Former Whiting, Indiana Mayor Dodges Prison Sentence After Gambling Campaign Funds
The former mayor of Whiting, Ind. told a court that he did have a gambling problem. He escaped a prison sentence for plundering his campaign funds for money to blow in casinos on Wednesday. Joseph Stahura resigned after 16 years as mayor...
‘Stop the Steal’ Lawyer Lin Wood Threatens to Expose Steve Wynn for Defaming Him to Donald Trump
Steve Wynn and his former lawyer, L. Lin Wood, have fallen out spectacularly. Now the celebrity attorney-cum-conspiracy theorist, fired by Wynn last year, accuses the disgraced casino mogul of tarnishing his reputation with US President Donald Trump. Since leaving Wynn’s employ, Wood,...
FBI Renews 30-Year Hunt for Suspect Who Killed Gamblers in Boston Chinatown Massacre
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $30,000 for information that leads to the arrest of a fugitive suspected of gunning down five card players. The crime happened in an underground gambling den in Boston’s Chinatown in January 1991. Tuesday...
