Main menu
Philip Conneller
4213 stories by Philip Conneller
LA County Card Rooms Close Monday to Combat COVID-19 Surge, Local Communities Feel the Pressure
Card rooms in Los Angeles County will shutter from Monday amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases in the most populous county in the US. The county has been averaging more than 4,700 new cases...
California Underground Slots Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering After Israel Extradition
One of two Israeli brothers behind an illegal slot machine empire that once stretched across Northern California is finally facing justice in the US. Orel Gohar, 30, fled to Israel in 2017 as the net...
Poker Players Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel Targeted by Fraudsters in Vimeo Account Hack
It seems cyberfraudsters are targeting Venmo accounts belonging to famous professional poker players. Both Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel turned to Twitter this week to report they had been the victims of hackers who had...
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...
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...
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...
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 –...
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...
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...
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...
