3973 stories by Philip Conneller
Oklahoma Tribal Operators Claim Racetracks License Renewal Gives Them Upper Hand in Compact Talks
Tribal casino operators in Oklahoma may have been handed a lifeline in their clash with Republican Governor Kevin Stitt over upcoming compact renegotiations. Stitt declared in an op-ed in Tulsa World in July that revenue-share agreements with the tribes must be redrawn on their...
Ontario Priest Who Gambled Away $1 Million Meant for Refugees Imprisoned, Ordered to Pay It Back
A Catholic priest has been jailed for two years for defrauding refugees of almost C$1 million ($760,000) to support a self-destructive gambling habit, Canada’s Global News reports. Father Amer Saka, 61, formerly the priest of St. Joseph’s Chaldean in London, Ontario, was...
Ronaldo Lawyers File Motion to Dismiss Palms Casino Rape Case
Lawyers for Cristiano Ronaldo have asked a Nevada judge to either dismiss a lawsuit accusing the soccer superstar of raping a woman at the Palms Casino Las Vegas a decade ago, or to order out-of-court mediation. Las Vegas resident Kathryn Mayorga has...
Crown Resorts on Trial: Australian Federal Officials to Testify in Corruption Investigation
Australia’s anti-corruption watchdog is to quiz current and former federal government officials at a series of public hearings next week as part of its investigation into the “visas for high rollers” scandal involving Crown Resorts. Among them will be Roman Quaedvlieg, a...
Dominican Republic Tourist Deaths Not Linked to Bootleg Booze: FBI
The “mysterious” deaths of three US citizens in the Dominican Republic -- which sparked a disastrous dip in tourism for the vacation and casino resort hotspot -- appear on preliminary evidence to be nothing suspicious, according to long-awaited FBI toxicology reports. The...
Joey ‘The Clown’ Lombardo, Who Oversaw Mob Casino Interests in Las Vegas, Dies in Prison At Age 90
Chicago Mobster and gambling kingpin Joey Lombardo died Saturday in the federal maximum security prison where he was serving a 2007 life sentence for racketeering, extortion, loan sharking, illegal gambling, and murder. Lombardo was alleged to have been the Chicago Outfit’s Consiglieri...
Crown Resorts Allowed UN-Sanctioned Arms Trader Linked to Convicted War Criminal to Gamble Away $6 Million
Another day, another PR disaster for embattled Australian casino giant Crown Resorts. This one comes in the form of an alleged arms dealer who was placed on a United Nations sanctions list for aiding and abetting former Liberian president Charles Taylor. In...
Shadowy Political Action Group Demands Poarch Creek Band Pay Taxes in Alabama
A political action campaign in Alabama wants the Poarch Creek Band of Mission Indians to pay taxes to the state. It is also demanding the powerful tribal casino operator be “held accountable” for its political contributions inside the state and its investments...
South Chicago Racino Plan Torpedoed by Operator Link to Mob-Connected Banking Family
Plans for a racino at Tinley Park in Chicago’s southern suburbs have hit the skids after the office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said Tuesday the plot of state-owned land earmarked for the project is no longer for sale. The administration’s rebuff...
London Olympics Stadium Desperate for Naming Rights Deal, but Gambling Companies Not Welcome
The London Stadium -- built on spec for the London 2012 Olympics, and now the home of EPL soccer team West Ham -- is bleeding money, some £25 million ($32 million) per year. The stadium is in desperate need of a naming...
