3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Google, Apple Delete Hundreds of Chinese-Facing Gambling Apps Disguised as Innocuous Content
Google and Apple have purged a slew of “chameleon” gambling apps from their stores, many of which were aimed at the illegal Chinese market and disguised as applications offering anything from weather-trackers to entertainment content. Cybersecurity company Trend Micro said Thursday it...
Philippine President Duterte Says Chinese Casino Loan Sharks and Kidnappers Will Be Caught ‘Dead or Alive’
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told a roomful of Chinese investors this week that casino moneylenders who resort to kidnapping gamblers who cannot pay up will be “caught dead or alive” -- and preferably dead. His words -- reported by the South China...
California Pastor Hit with Gambling, Weapons Charges Claims He Thought Illegal Betting Den Was Amusement Arcade
A pastor from Stockton, California is due in court Thursday, facing accusations of running an illegal gambling operation and weapons charges. Pastor Thai “John” Nguyen, 52, told Fox40 from jail that he believed he had been running a thrift shop, which had...
Sheldon Adelson and Las Vegas Review-Journal Sued by Las Vegas Sun for ‘Strangling Competition’
LVS Corp casino mogul Sheldon Adelson began a “calculated scheme” to monopolize the Las Vegas newspaper industry by “strangling the sole remaining competitor and dissenting voice” after he purchased the Las Vegas Review-Journal in 2015. That’s according to an antitrust lawsuit filed...
Al Alvarez, ‘Biggest Game in Town’ Author, Dies Aged 90
Al Alvarez -- who elevated poker to a subject worthy of serious literary attention through his seminal book The Biggest Game in Town -- has died at age 90 of pneumonia. Alvarez’s much-loved 1983 work is credited with popularizing Texas Hold’em and...
Prime Minister Boris Johnson Now Odds On to Be UK’s Shortest-Serving Leader
Bookies believe British prime minister Boris Johnson will not survive in the job until the end of the year, which could make him the country’s shortest-serving leader of all time. The odds of Johnson making it through 2019 were slashed on Tuesday...
NJ Regulators Accused of Passing the Buck in $10 Million Phil Ivey Edge-Sorting Appeal
Poker superstar Phil Ivey’s longstanding battle with the Borgata Atlantic City hit the appeal court late last week. Ivey’s lawyers are charged with the task of convincing a panel of three Third Circuit appellate judges that their client legitimately won $9.6 million...
Whitey Bulger Family Sues Federal Government Over Gambling Kingpin’s Prison Death
The family of gambling kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger believes the notorious South Boston mobster was deliberately placed among the general population of one of the country’s most violent federal penitentiaries so that he could be set upon and murdered. Last week, the...
‘Lotto Rapist’ Fraud Trial Begins in UK, Forging Ticket was “Easy,” Jury Told
The fraud trial of a former UK National Lottery winner who prosecutors allege conspired with a lottery company employee to forge a ticket began at St Albans Crown Court in Hertfordshire, England on Thursday. Edward Putman won £2.5 million ($3.1 million) on...
Hong Kong Jockey Club Suspends Racing Over Threat of Civil Unrest Linked to Pro-Democracy Movement
The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) canceled an entire race meet at its Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday night over concerns that pro-democracy protesters planned to disrupt proceedings. HKJC said it took the precaution to safeguard racegoers, jockeys, employees and the racehorses...
