3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Fugitive Gambling Kingpin Claims Vast, Priceless Artifact Collection Under Threat
Bulgarian gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov, the country’s richest man, was charged in absentia with organizing a crime group, extortion, and attempted bribery last month by authorities in his home country. Now, prosecutors are poring over his gigantic collection of priceless Thracian artifacts,...
Canada Casino Workers Must Pay Tax on Tips, Court Rules
In Canada, gambling winnings may be tax-free, but the tips patrons give casino workers from their winnings certainly are not. That’s the opinion of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled this week that these gratuities are not “gifts,” but taxable income...
Illinois VGT Operator Rick Heidner Sues Gaming Regulator Over Illegal Data Leak to Feds
An Illinois video-gaming terminal (VGT) operator whose bid to build a racino in Tinley Park, South Chicago, was sunk by bad press and a dubious business connection is suing the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) for $4 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Rick...
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Decapitating Fellow Casino Customer for $6, Faces 50 Years in Prison
A regular at Montana Lil’s Casino in Billings, Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to deliberate homicide in the grisly death of fellow casino patron Myron Wesley Knight, The Billings Gazette reports. Jeffrey Glen Haverty, 35, and co-defendant Donald Ray Cherry, 32, are accused...
Maine House Fails to Override Governor Veto, Sports Betting Dead for This Year
The Maine House of Representatives did not override Democratic Governor Janet Mills' veto of the state’s sports betting bill Tuesday, despite having been widely tipped to do so. The House voted 85-57 in favor of the bill, but fell short by around...
Former Iowa Governor Tom Vislack Wins $150,000 on Powerball Lottery Draw
The Iowa Democratic Party Caucus may have descended into farce last week, but things were looking up for at least one Iowa Democrat by Monday when it dawned on him he’d won the lottery. And it was a big Iowa Democrat, too....
British Columbia Bids to Seize $25,000 From Alleged Casino Money Launderer Paul Jin
Authorities in British Columbia have launched a legal bid to seize a $25,000 bank draft made out to Great Canadian Casinos by suspected money launderer Paul King Jin, The Province reports. BC's Civil Forfeiture Office (FCO) argues the bank draft represented the...
Japanese Lawmaker Indicted in Casino Bribery Case Pays $273,000 Bail, Still Stuck in Jail
The Japanese lawmaker at the center of a casino bribery scandal was granted bail Monday. But Tsukasa Akimoto will not fulfil his stated desire of resuming his parliamentary duties just yet. Despite paying his $273,000 bond, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker...
Venetian Rape Suspect Caught by Facial Recognition Technology
A Las Vegas man who allegedly raped a woman in her room at The Venetian was quickly identified and arrested using facial recognition technology, Metro Police said. Donovan Daray Fox, 27, later admitted to police that he gained access to the victim’s...
L’Auberge Casino Bug: at Least 200 Fall Ill with Norovirus in Louisiana
Louisiana health officials have confirmed that a stomach illness reported to have broken out at L’Auberge Casino in Lake Charles last week is the highly contagious norovirus, which has now infected at least 200 people. Dr. Lacey Cavanaugh, regional director of the...
