3884 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
$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...
Ex-Gambling Kingpin ‘Skinny’ Joey Merlino Denounces ‘Crazy’ Pennsylvania Ballot-Fixing Allegation
Reputed Philadelphia Mob boss ‘Skinny’ Joey Merlino has been reluctantly dragged into President Donald Trump’s ballot-fixing conspiracy. The former gambling kingpin, who once offered odds on his own trial, has been forced to denounce a story that he helped manufacture 300,000 illegal...
Tennessee Sports Betting Books $27.4 Million in First Week, But Are Operators Ignoring Minimum Hold?
Tennessee’s online-only regulated sports betting market got off to strong start at the beginning of November, with nearly $27.4 million wagered the first week of its existence, according to figures from the Tennessee Lottery. When the state’s Republican Governor Bill Lee begrudgingly...
