3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Kidnap for Hire: Loan Sharks Employing Former Philippine Police, Army Officers to Abduct Chinese Casino Gamblers
Chinese junket operators and loan sharks based around Philippine casinos are hiring former Philippine soldiers and police officers to kidnap Chinese gamblers who fail to cough up their debts. That’s according to Major Rannie Lumactod, chief of the AKG, the anti-kidnapping branch...
SportPesa Lawsuit to Reverse Kenya Sports Betting Shutdown Tossed by High Court
Kenyan sports betting giant SportPesa has failed in its legal bid to reverse the government’s de facto shutdown of the betting industry and challenge the country’s regulator for canceling its gambling license. The Betting Control and Licensing Board declined to renew Sportpesa’s...
Tottenham Hotspur Cans Controversial Russian Betting Partner 1XBET After Regulator Threatens Prosecution
English Premier League (EPL) team Tottenham Hotspur has torn up a controversial sponsorship agreement with Russian betting outfit 1XBet following the suspension of its operations last month due to an investigation by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC). The move comes after the...
Mystery Former Baseball Pro Embroiled in Illegal Gambling Operation in Ohio, Per Federal Indictment
A former professional baseball player is entangled in a illegal gambling case in northern Ohio, Cleveland.com reports. The ex-player is mentioned but not named in a federal indictment against alleged illegal bookie Clinton Reider, who lives in Mentor-on the-Lake, northeast of Cleveland....
Duterte Meets Xi, Discusses China Call For Banning Philippine Online Gambling
A recent diplomatic spat over online gambling was on the agenda when Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Beijing on Thursday. While a long-running dispute over territories in the South China Sea took precedence, a presidential spokesman...
Intralot Partner in DC Sports Betting Contract Has No Employees Apart from CEO and His 75-Year-Old Mother
The Washington Post has uncovered new revelations about the DC Council’s $215 million sports betting contract with Greek operator Intralot, a contract the newspaper has previously described as “reeking of cronyism.” The sports betting deal was handed to Intralot, the district’s existing...
Sahara Las Vegas Returns to North Strip as City Bids Goodbye to SLS and Sam by Starck
On Thursday, SLS officially reverted to The Sahara Las Vegas, the iconic brand that evokes Rat Pack-era hipness. The north Strip property is in the midst of a $150 million rebranding that will allow it to reconnect with its past, as well...
WSOP Seventh-Place Finisher Nick Marchington Winnings Unfrozen By Nevada Judge
WSOP Main Event final-tablist Nick Marchington can finally take his winnings home to England, according to court records seen by the Las Vegas Review Journal. On Friday, a Las Vegas judge lifted an injunction that had frozen ten percent of the $1.5...
Offshore Sports Betting Giants BetOnline and Bookmaker Suddenly Quit New Jersey Market
Two of the biggest offshore sports books illegally accepting US players, BetOnline.ag and Bookmaker.eu, have abruptly withdrawn their services from the New Jersey market. According to SportsBook Advisor, on Monday BetOnline’s New Jersey-based customers received the following email: It has come to...
Hot Lotto Scandal Book Author Subpoenaed in $16.5 Million Lawsuit Against Iowa and Multi-State Lotteries
Lawyers for a man suing the Iowa Lottery and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) for $16.5 million over the Hot Lotto scam have subpoenaed the author of a book on the subject, the Associated Press reports. Iowa journalist Perry Beeman co-authored The $80...
