3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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....
Ottawa Senators Owner Sued for $1 Million in Unpaid Markers Claims Mohegan Sun Wouldn’t Cash Chips When He Was Winning
Ottawa Senators owner Eugene Melnyk claims Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun casino acted in bad faith by refusing his request to cash out his chips when he was winning during a 2017 Saint Patrick’s Day weekend gambling bender. The billionaire went on to lose...
Bloomberry Resorts Ordered to Pay $296 million to US Company in Longstanding Solaire Resort Management Spat
Shares in Philippine casino operator Bloomberry Resorts were down more than five percent this week on news the company has been ordered to pay Las Vegas-based Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) $296 million for wrongful termination of contract. In a filing to...
Proposed Flutter Entertainment-Stars Group Merger Would Create £10 Billion Mega Operator, But Will Regulators Try to Block It?
A proposed merger between Flutter Entertainment – until recently Paddy Power Betfair – and PokerStars parent The Stars Group would create a £10 billion ($12.2 billion) online gambling powerhouse. The deal was announced Wednesday morning by Flutter CEO Peter Jackson, who would become...
Oregon Expected to Launch Full-Scale Mobile Sports Betting by October 7
The Oregon Lottery said Monday its mobile sports betting app “Scoreboard” is just days away from lift off, with a launch target set for October 7 or sooner. The app, built by SBTech, is good to go, but the Lottery is still...
Sheldon Adelson Ordered to Pay Damages to Jewish Democratic Group Over Malicious Litigation
Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson will have to fork out damages to a Jewish Democratic organization that sued the LVS Corp CEO and chairman for pursuing "vexatious" litigation against it to the point of its near ruination. The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC)...
Big Shot Aussie Racehorse Owner Pleads Guilty to Bilking Investors for Millions in Alleged Betting Syndicate Scam
A once-prominent Australian racehorse owner pleaded guilty Monday in a Melbourne court to orchestrating a A$17.5 million ($11.8 million USD) betting fraud that allegedly saw him fleece hundreds of investors in a bogus wagering syndicate over a five-year period. Bill Vlahos --...
Lightning Strikes Atlantic City Power Line, Causes Casino Blackout
The lights went out on Atlantic City’s slot machines early Sunday morning after a widespread power outage caused by a lightning strike plunged gamblers into darkness and trapped some hotel guests in elevators. The Press of Atlantic City reports that lightning hit...
Uncut Gems Trailer: Critics Go Nuts for New Adam Sandler Sports Betting Movie
These days, you can enjoy sports betting at New York’s upstate casinos in a safe and regulated environment -- but it seems Adam Sandler didn’t get the memo. https://youtu.be/vTfJp2Ts9X8 In his new movie, Uncut Gems, Sandler stars as a loudmouth New York...
