3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Louisiana Judge Imprisoned for Gambling Away Debtor Payments
A judge in Louisiana has been sentenced to three years in a federal prison after being found guilty of siphoning off money deducted from debtors' pay checks, which he blew mainly in local casinos. Between, May 2009 and August 2016, Patrick Dejean...
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...
World Series of Poker Flasher Kenneth Strauss Found Unfit to Stand Trial on Terrorism Charges
A poker player who gained temporary notoriety at this year’s World Series of Poker Main Event for exposing a little bit more than just his hole cards has been declared mentally unfit to stand trial for making terrorist threats. Kenneth Strauss was...
Crown Melbourne in Money Laundering Fix as Whistleblower Video Shows Bricks of Cash at Suncity VIP Room
Three anonymous, disaffected Australian gaming regulators have leaked damaging video footage of alleged money laundering taking place at the Crown Casino Melbourne in a VIP room managed by Macau super-junket Suncity. The whistleblowers’ video depicts dozens of bricks of A$50 and A$100...
Canadian Gaming Association Joins ‘Three-Card Monte’ Case Against Atlantic Lottery Corp
Canada’s Supreme Court has permitted the Canadian Gaming Association (CGA) to intervene in a longstanding class-action lawsuit that seeks to ban the Atlantic Lottery Corp’s video lottery terminals (VLTs). The lawsuit, originally filed in 2012, compares the machines to the perennial con...
Tribe Sues Federal Government for Nixing Plan for Alaska’s Second Gaming Hall
An Alaska Native village has filed suit against the US Interior Department for scuttling its 20-year quest to launch the state’s second electronic bingo hall, Anchorage Daily News reports. Alaska has no casinos and no state lottery, just the aforementioned facility offering...
Flutter Entertainment Could Sell Paddy Power to Pull Off £10 Billion Stars Group Deal: Analyst
Flutter Entertainment will have to sell some of its existing brands – and possibly even Paddy Power itself -- to grease the skids on its proposed £10 billion merger with PokerStars parent The Stars Group. That’s the opinion of analysts at Canaccord...
Gold Rush Gaming Named in Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval Federal Corruption Probe
When federal agents raided the home and offices of Illinois State Senator Martin Sandoval (D-12th) last month, among their targets were documents related to local gaming operator Gold Rush Gaming, according to a search and seizure warrant published Friday. Also on their...
