3755 stories by Philip Conneller
Darvin Moon, Ultimate Amateur Poker Player, Dies at 56
Darvin Moon, the Maryland logger who 11 years ago became an unlikely star on poker’s biggest stage, has died because of complications arising from surgery. He was 56. Moon’s second-place finish to Joe Cada at the 2009 World Series of Poker was...
Wynn Resorts: 548 Las Vegas Employees Tested Positive for COVID-19 Since May
In Las Vegas, 548 Wynn Resorts employees have tested positive for COVID-19, with some 497 of those cases confirmed after Nevada reopened its casinos on June 4. Three staff members died from the virus, the company said in a statement. A Wynn...
China: $2B Channeled Through Bogus E-commerce Into Offshore Gambling Sites
Chinese authorities say they believe around $2 billion per year is channeled through some of the country’s most popular online retail sites before ending up with offshore gambling sites, The Financial Times reports. Gambling is illegal in China. But there is a...
Football Pool Operator Can’t Sue New Jersey for Malicious Prosecution
Appellate judges in New Jersey have ruled that a former private football pool operator cannot claim malicious prosecution against the state. The ruling declared the operator was not vindicated at his trial four years ago, The Asbury Park Press reports. John Bovery...
Tribal Operator Sues Scientific Games Over Automatic Card Shuffler Monopoly
Tribal casino operator the Tonkawa Indians of Oklahoma has launched a class-action antitrust lawsuit against Scientific Games Corp (SG). The suit claims the gaming giant is overcharging the tribe and other casino operators. The suit alleges the group has monopolized the entirety...
Mike Postle, Alleged Poker Cheat, To Tell ‘Mind-Blowing’ Story in Future Documentary
Last month, poker player Mike Postle sensationally beat a $30 million civil lawsuit after nearly 90 fellow players accused him of cheating. Now, the Sacramento card player says he plans to tell his side of the story in a forthcoming documentary. Postle...
Massachusetts Tribe Squares Off with Town in Court Over Martha’s Vineyard Casino
A 2019 district court ruling that the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head must comply with local construction and zoning regulations will allow the town of Aquinnah to indirectly block the tribe’s gaming facility. That’s according to the tribe’s lawyer, Scott David Crowell....
Poker Player Susie Zhao Was Burned Alive, Autopsy Shows
Murdered poker player Susie Zhao was probably alive when she was set on fire by her killer, according to the medical examiner who conducted her autopsy. Dr. Andrew Hanosh was in a Michigan court Monday to testify at a preliminary hearing in...
Betfair Betting Exchange Fails to Make It in America, Quits New Jersey and US
Betfair will pull its betting exchange platform from New Jersey, the only jurisdiction in which it operates in the US, citing disappointing numbers. The move signals an end to the company’s attempt to bring exchange wagering to America, a concept that never...
Ninth Circuit Tosses Case Against ‘Half-Blood Indian’ Jamul Casino
A panel of federal appellate judges has tossed a lawsuit that challenged the sovereignty of the Jamul Indian Village (JIV), operator of the Jamul Casino, near San Diego. The complaint, which refers repeatedly to the tribe as a “half-blood Indian community,” was...
