4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Mount Airy Casino Gets $50 Million Coronavirus Loan from Bank Chaired by Mob-Connected Former Owner
The Mount Airy Casino & Resort in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania received $50 million in coronavirus relief loans from a local bank, FNCB, as part of the taxpayer-backed Main Street program. But the bank’s chairman and largest shareholder, Louis DeNaples, just happens to...
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Shock Resignation Spells Uncertainty for Casino Market: Analyst
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced his resignation with one year left of his term in office, citing health problems. The 65-year-old whose aggressive economic program -- dubbed “Abenomics” -- included the creation of a new casino market of spectacular...
Ho-Chunk to Sue State of Nebraska After Casino Measure Pulled from Ballot
Ho-Chunk Inc. and its allies have vowed to sue the state of Nebraska after a campaign to legalize casino gaming was struck from the ballot Tuesday by Secretary of State Bob Evnen. Ho-Chunk Inc. is the economic arm of the Winnebago Tribe...
500.com Advisers Plead Guilty to Bribing Japanese Lawmaker Over Casino Plan
Two former Japanese advisers pleaded guilty to bribing a politician who shaped the country's gaming regulations and policy. Japanese lawmaker Tsukasa Akimoto, 48, has repeatedly denied accepting kickbacks for furthering the interests of Chinese online gaming company 500.com Ltd. and its pursuit...
DraftKings CEO Fires Insult at Rush Street in Illinois Sports Betting Spat
DraftKings CEO Jason Robins on Monday said that it “felt good” that his company was finally taking mobile sports betting registrations in Illinois after a U-turn by Governor J. B. Pritzker (D) on the issue last Friday. But at the same time,...
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...
