3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Steve Wynn Defamation Case Against Former Hairstylist Thrown Out of Court
A former Wynn Resorts hairstylist has successfully defeated a defamation suit brought against him by his former boss, the disgraced casino mogul Steve Wynn. Jorgen Nielsen, originally from Denmark, was the artistic director of the salon at the Wynn Las Vegas and...
Big Fish Games Lays Off Staff as Judge Approves $155 Million Class Action Settlement for Former Players
Social casino developer Big Fish Games is expected to lay off 250 staff members as part of a restructuring process as it downsizes, according to a staff memo dated Tuesday, Sept. 1. This is the second round of layoffs in as many...
Shinnecock Nation Strikes Deal with Seminole Hard Rock for New York Casino
The Shinnecock Indian Nation has entered into a strategic partnership with Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Entertainment and casino developer Tri-State Partners. The deal is part of the tribe's renewed bid to enter the New York casino market. The tribe has sought to...
Former Crown Resorts Exec Jason O’Connor, Once Jailed in China for ‘Gambling Crimes,’ Finally Breaks Silence
Jason O’Connor, the former executive vice president of Crown Resort’s VIP International division, has spoken publicly for the first time about his arrest and imprisonment in China in 2016 for “gambling crimes.” O’Connor was among 19 employees and former employees of the...
Maltese Casino Owner Murdered Journalist to Suppress Truth Over Power Station Deal, Cops Say
Maltese anti-corruption journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia was murdered because she was about to uncover details of a corrupt government contract that benefited Malta’s biggest casino owner. That’s according to Maltese police, who said this week they are working on the assumption that...
Florida Gamblers Sue Feds After DEA Seizes $43,000 in Civil Forfeiture Cash Grab
A Florida couple is suing the Drug Enforcement Administration after the agency seized $43,000 in cash as they traveled to a casino reopening in North Carolina. Stacy Jones and her husband said the federal agency had no reason to seize their cash...
Hollywood Exec Ron Meyer is ‘Biggest Craps Player Ever,’ Lost Over $100M, Sources Claim
Someone appears to have it in for former Hollywood executive Ron Meyer. Earlier this month, the 75-year-old resigned from his $25 million-a-year job at Universal after he was purportedly blackmailed about an affair he had in 2012 with the 20-year-old British actress...
‘Bored’ Drew Las Vegas Arsonist Gets Five Years in Prison
A man who filmed himself setting fires at The Drew Las Vegas, causing millions in damage before “squaring up” to responding firefighters, was sentenced to five years in a federal prison Friday. Andrew Joseph Sanders, 28, of Las Vegas, broke into the...
Crown Resorts Bank Accounts Breached AML Rules, Used by Criminals, Inquiry Hears
Two bank accounts controlled by Crown Resorts for the discreet use of VIP clients were not supervised by the Australian casino giant’s anti-money-laundering (AML) teams, an inquiry in Sydney has learned. ANZ and Commonwealth banks eventually shut down the two accounts because...
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...
