3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Nevada Launches Contact Tracing App, ‘COVID Trace,’ Urges Tourists to Sign Up
Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) called on tourists and state residents alike to download the state’s new contact tracing app, “COVID Trace,” launched Monday. The opt-in app has been developed in collaboration between Apple and Google, and is similar...
Japanese Casino Bribery Scandal: Three Arrested for Witness Tampering, Disgraced Pol’s Prints Found on Cash
Tokyo prosecutors indicted three men on Monday whom they accuse of trying to improperly influence a witness in relation to a national casino bribery scandal. Akihito Awaji, 54, Fumihiko Sato, 50, and Kazuhiro Miyatake, 49, are alleged to have offered 30 million...
Trump’s WeChat Ban Will Hurt US Interests in Macau: Analysts
President Donald Trump has banned Chinese social messaging giant WeChat for “undermining national security.” But the move could have unintended consequences for American business interests in Macau, analysts say. US casino operators in the world’s biggest gambling hub rely on the messaging...
Kansas Sues Interior Department Over Wynadotte Tribal Casino U-Turn
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is suing the federal government for backing an Oklahoma-based tribe’s casino project earmarked for land ten miles north of Wichita. The Wyandotte Nation has historical ties to Kansas and has for years been trying to build a...
New York Tribe’s Casino Ambitions Bulldozed by DOI After Violent In-Fighting
The US Interior Department has denied the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York’s trust application, citing an internal leadership dispute that turned nasty in February. The decision -- 15 years after the tribe first applied to the DOI to have land taken...
Homeless Sex Offender Charged with Murder of Poker Player Susie Zhao
Poker player Susie Zhao was killed by a sex offender and transient, Jeffrey Bernard Morris, according to White Lake Township, Mich. police, who charged Morris with first-degree premeditated murder Wednesday. Police said Zhao appears to have met Morris at a motel they...
Macau Tightens Travel Restrictions for Hong Kong Arrivals Because Of Virus Spike
Macau’s Health Bureau has tightened border restrictions on arrivals from Hong Kong in reaction to a spike in coronavirus cases in the business hub. Starting August 4, visitors from Hong Kong will be required to produce a certificate showing they have tested...
Fallen Fintech Giant Wirecard Processed Payments for Mafia-Owned Online Gambling Group
Disgraced German fintech group Wirecard once processed payments for Centurionbet, an online gambling outfit that was linked to the powerful Italian organized crime syndicate the ’Ndrangheta, The Financial Times reports. In 2018, the Italian courts ordered Centurionbet’s assets to be frozen after...
Arrest Made in Poker Girl Susie Zhao Killing
Michigan police have arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with the suspected homicide of Asian American poker player Susie Zhao. The 33-year-old card player’s charred body was found July 13 near a recreation area in White Lake Township, Oakland County, located on...
UK Casino Openings on Hold as Coronavirus Stages European Comeback
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday shelved plans to reopen casinos in England amid fears the UK and the rest of Europe could be witnessing the beginnings of a second wave of the novel coronavirus. Johnson said it was time to...
