4008 stories by Philip Conneller
South Korea’s Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Starts Manhunt as $13 Million ‘Missing’
Police on the South Korean tourist island of Jeju are hunting an employee of Landing International’s Jeju Shinhwa World. That's after the Hong Kong-based operator reported US$13.38 million in Korean banknotes had gone missing from a casino safe. South Korean news agency...
Exiled Bulgarian Gambling Kingpin, ‘The Skull,’ Launches Political Fightback
A casino and lottery tycoon nicknamed “The Skull,” who fled an organized crime, extortion, and tax evasion rap in his native Bulgaria, is seeking to oust the country’s government at national elections in March, Balkan Insight reports. Vasil Bozhkov, sometimes spelled Vassil...
Better Late Than Never: Damian Salas Wins 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event for $2.25 Million
Damian Salas of Argentina defeated the USA’s Joseph Herbert heads up to win the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event Sunday evening in Las Vegas. The 46-year-old amateur player turned $300 into $2.55 million after qualifying for the event via an...
Nevada Regulators to Appeal Court Ruling for Right to Punish Steve Wynn
Nevada regulators have vowed to appeal a Clark County District Court judgment that they have no jurisdiction over disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn. On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) voted unanimously to challenge the ruling, echoing a December 2 resolution by...
James Packer Sued Over Alleged 2016 Drunken Assault on Crown Melbourne Guard
Billionaire James Packer faces a civil lawsuit from a former Crown Melbourne security guard he allegedly assaulted almost five years ago. Dr. Iskandar Chaban, 64, claims he was attacked by the casino tycoon, 53, on New Year’s Day 2016 and is seeking...
New York Governor Cuomo Hints at Change of Heart on Mobile Sports Betting
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has offered fresh hope to supporters of mobile sports betting in the Empire State. At a press conference in Albany, N.Y. on Wednesday, Cuomo said despite a $15 billion budget deficit, he wouldn’t consider raising taxes...
Top Aussie Table Tennis Player Arrested as Suspected Head of Transnational Match-Fixing Syndicate
Police in Australia have arrested a former table tennis champion on suspicion of fixing matches as part of a transnational crime syndicate. Adam Green, 40, was arrested in Newcastle, New South Wales on Wednesday. That's after a tip-off from bookmakers highlighted suspicious...
$1.6 Billion Crown Sydney to Open December 28, Minus Casino
The US $1.6 billion Crown Sydney will open on Dec. 27, as planned, just without the casino. On Wednesday, the regulator for the state of New South Wales, ILGA, announced it had granted embattled operator Crown Resorts an interim liquor license for...
Disgraced Japanese Casino Legislator’s Supporters Convicted of Witness Tampering
Two supporters of the disgraced Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto have been convicted of witness tampering in the ongoing trial of the former casino policymaker. On Tuesday, the Tokyo District Court sentenced Akihito Awaji and Fumihiko Sato to 12 months and 14 months...
British Trump Backers Bash Betfair Over Biden Payout, Claim Election Fraud
US President Donald Trump’s British fanbase may be a small and marginalized group. But its members are no less fixated on election fraud -- especially those who had money riding on the presidential race. Some Trump backers across the Pond are aggrieved...
