4008 stories by Philip Conneller
UFC Hopes to Revolutionize Fight Betting with New Global In-Play Product
While US sports leagues are furiously striking deals with data companies to disseminate official data to sports book operators, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has opted to do it all in-house. The company’s first in-play betting product, UFC Event Centre (UFCEC), hopes to...
Owner of ‘America’s Oldest Pizzeria’ Lombardi’s Can’t Open at Parx Casino Due to Mafia Ties, Judge Rules
The stepson of a reputed Mafia capo won’t be opening a pizzeria at Parx Casino in Pennsylvania anytime soon, a Commonwealth Court ruled this week. Michael Giammarino runs Lombardi’s in New York’s Little Italy, which opened in 1905 and claims to be America’s...
Betfred Fined £322,000 for Letting Convicted Fraudster Who Stole £2 Million Gamble Online
Online bookmaker Betfred has agreed to pay £322,000 ($400,000) to settle allegations that it allowed a convicted fraudster to deposit £210,000 ($261,000) in stolen money on its online platform. The customer subsequently lost £140,000 ($216,000) to Betfred during a 12-day gambling binge....
New Jersey Senior Among Those Busted for Trying to Rip Off Church Bingo Game
Two New Jersey women have been charged with improper behavior under a local borough ordinance following a foiled attempt to rig the church bingo game. As fixes go, it may not have had the scale and ambition of the 1919 World Series....
Poker Players Sue Stones Gambling Hall, Mike Postle for $30 Million in Alleged Cheating Case
Stones Gambling Hall, the California cardroom at the center of a possible poker cheating scandal, has been named in a $30 million lawsuit brought by 24 players who believe they have been financially harmed by the alleged scam. Also named is Mike...
New York OTB Sues Delaware North for Malfeasance Over ‘Mismanagement’ of Jake’s 58 Casino
A financially stricken New York off-track betting operator (OTB) is suing multibillion-dollar gaming and hospitality company Delaware North (DN) for allegedly using a Long Island slots parlor as its own personal “piggy bank.” Suffolk County OTB has been trapped in chapter 9...
Seneca County Lawmakers Debate Shutdown of Seneca Nation Casinos in Rev-Share Dispute
While the Seneca Nation and the State of New York remain at loggerheads over casino revenue-share payments, local communities are losing out on vital funding, and now Seneca County lawmakers want to take drastic action, Ithaca.com reports. On Tuesday, the Seneca County...
Montana Lottery Publishes Sports Betting Rules, Plans to Launch Late 2019
Montana sports betting is less than two months from launch. The Montana Lottery has now published its draft regulations -- the framework of rules that, once finalized, will unleash full-fledged legal and licensed wagering on the Big Sky State. The Lottery said...
UK Lottery Scammer Edward Putman Imprisoned for Nine Years for Forging £2.5 Million Ticket
A fraudster who claimed a £2.5 million ($3 million) prize with a fake lottery ticket a decade ago was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison by a judge in Hertfordshire, UK. Edward Putman, 54, was found to have conspired with an...
Atlantic City Mayor Who Promised Casino Shakeup Embezzled $87,000 From Youth Basketball Program, Faces 20 Years
Atlantic City's Democratic mayor Frank Gilliam Jr resigned on Thursday after pleading guilty in a federal court in Camden, New Jersey to one count of wire fraud. He admitted to siphoning $87,000 from a charity youth basketball program into his own pockets....
