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Philip Conneller
4253 stories by Philip Conneller
No Redemption: Michigan Shuts Down 14 Illegal Gambling Parlors in Six Counties
A crackdown on Michigan businesses that purport to offer legal, skill-based redemption games resulted in the closure of 14 venues in 2019, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced Wednesday. Investigators involved in a joint...
West Virginia Greyhound Racing Faces Extinction as Bill to Cut Financial Support Gains Traction
A bill that would eliminate financial support for West Virginia greyhound racing advanced to the state Senate floor this week. But not without heated debate in the Senate Finance Committee. The proposed cancellation of state...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
