3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Poker Players Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel Targeted by Fraudsters in Vimeo Account Hack
It seems cyberfraudsters are targeting Venmo accounts belonging to famous professional poker players. Both Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel turned to Twitter this week to report they had been the victims of hackers who had stolen thousands of dollars from their accounts...
Bellagio High Stakes Poker Hub ‘Bobby’s Room’ Renamed After Bobby Baldwin Takes Job at Drew
Bobby’s Room, the spiritual home of high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, has changed its name, Cardplayer reports. From now on, the Bellagio’s high-limit room will be known as “Legends Room” -- a belated acknowledgment that one particular poker legend has gone to...
Former Guard Arrested for Snatching $1.7 Million From Armored Car Outside Bally’s Atlantic City
Atlantic City authorities have arrested a former security guard in relation to the theft of $1.7 million from an armored car delivering cash to Bally’s Casino. Dante McCluney of Newark, NJ is a former employee of Rapid Armored Corporation, owner of the...
Philippines Moves to Tax and Regulate ‘E-Sabong,’ Online Cockfighting Betting
A legislative committee in the Philippines on Tuesday approved a bill to regulate and tax online betting on cockfighting. While banned in the US and many jurisdictions around the world, the blood sport is popular in the Philippines, where it is known...
Fugitive Triad Leader and Macau Junketeer ‘Shanghai Boy’ Arrested in Hong Kong
An alleged triad leader known as “Shanghai Boy” was arrested as he returned to Hong Kong on Sunday after more than two years on the run, The South China Morning Post reports. Kwok Wing-hung – reputedly former boss of the Wo Shing...
Indicted Mob Soldiers in Atlantic City Extort Bookies, Sell Drugs, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors on Monday unsealed indictments against 15 alleged members of the Philadelphia Mob for racketeering, extortion, gambling, and drug trafficking. According to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, since 2015 the Bruno-Scarfo crime family has been adding...
Crooks Steal Eight-Liner Slot Machines by Impersonating Non-Existent Texas Gaming Commission
Investigators from the Texas Gaming Commission seized gambling machines known as eight-liners from Houston-area businesses last month. They said the machines were involved in illegal gambling. The only problem is that the Texas Gaming Commission does not exist. Meanwhile, impersonating a public...
Tyson Foods Managers Gambled on Workers Catching COVID-19 in Sick Office Pool
Managers at meat industry giant Tyson Foods took bets on which workers would contract Covid-19 as a coronavirus outbreak swept through its Waterloo, Iowa facility. The company has endured months of negative headlines over its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Despite meat-processing...
Drug Enforcement Agency to Repay Gambler’s Money Seized at Airport
The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has agreed to return $43,000 in cash snatched from a Florida woman last May as she traveled to a casino reopening in North Carolina. Stacy Jones was informed by DEA officials that the cash she was...
$1.6 Billion Crown Sydney December Opening Banned, License Hangs in Balance
Crown Resorts has been told by the New South Wales gaming regulator (ILGA) to put the opening of its $A2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) new Crown Sydney on ice. That's pending the verdict in February of a licensing suitability investigation. The embattled casino...
