3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Driver Shot After Dragging Deputy 150 Yards Through Thunder Valley Casino Parking Lot
In Lincoln, California, near Sacramento, a Placer County deputy shot a man after being dragged by his vehicle through a casino parking lot, authorities said Tuesday. The deputy had stopped a Toyota SUV in the early hours of Tuesday morning outside the...
NHL Star Evander Kane Files for Bankruptcy, Owes Gambling Debts
The San Jose Sharks’ Evander Kane has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, as documents in a California court this week shed light on his prodigious gambling habit. The NHL left-winger is $26.8 million in debt, according to the court filings. He has...
Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021: World’s Wealthiest Casino Tycoon Dead at 87
The chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp and the world’s wealthiest casino operator has died at aged 87. Sheldon Adelson was known to have been suffering from non-Hodkinson’s lymphoma. Adelson was one of those rare things: a truly self-made billionaire....
Entain CEO Shay Segev Quits Amid $11 Billion MGM Takeover Talks
Entain CEO Shay Segev has sensationally quit his job at the online gambling giant formerly known as GVC after just six months in the role. His departure comes right in the midst of $11 billion takeover negotiations with MGM Resorts International. It...
Las Vegas Sun Wanted $20 Million Adelson Buyout, Claims Review-Journal in Antitrust Spat
Lawyers for the Sheldon Adelson-owned Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) went on the attack this week in their response to a lawsuit brought by a rival. They claimed that the publisher of the rival Las Vegas Sun sought $20 million from Adelson in...
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...
Sheldon Adelson Takes LVS Medical Leave to Resume Cancer Treatment
Las Vegas Sands Corp CEO and chairman Sheldon Adelson has taken a leave of absence to resume treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, according to an official statement from the company Thursday. Adelson is the world’s wealthiest casino owner. He's listed by Forbes as...
Soccer Star Trippier Told Pals to ‘Lump’ Money on Atlético Madrid Move
England soccer star Kieran Trippier urged friends to bet big on his 2019 transfer to Spanish giants Atlético Madrid before it was officially announced. Details of WhatsApp conversations in which Trippier leaked the inside information were published in a report by the...
China Testing State-Backed Cryptocurrency with Digital Cash Lotteries
China is using lotteries to test its new digital currency, DCEP (Digital Currency Electronic Payment). According to a notice from the government of Shenzhen, the city is preparing this week to conduct its second lottery to pay out prizes exclusively in the...
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...
