3973 stories by Philip Conneller
Montana Beheading: Casino Customer Admits Decapitating Fellow Patron for $6
A man accused of decapitating a winning customer at Montana Lil’s Casino in Billings in order to steal his cash has admitted to the crime, The Billings Gazette reports. Jeffery Glen Haverty, 34, made off with just $6 after he and an...
Award-Winning Ninja Casino Stripped of Swedish License After Less Than Seven Months
Sweden’s new gambling regulatory body, Spelinspektionen, is not taking its responsibilities towards the country’s newly regulated online gaming market lightly. The new regime is just over six months old and the regulator has claimed its first scalp. On Monday, Spelinspektionen announced it...
76ers Owner Inks E-sports Betting Partnership with Esports Entertainment’s VIE.gg
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) -- the majority owner of the Philadelphia 76ers, the New Jersey Devils, and EPL soccer team Crystal Palace -- has partnered with esports betting operator Esports Entertainment Group in a multiyear betting deal. Along with its...
147 Tourists Report Getting Sick at Hard Rock Casino Punta Cana, Dominican Republic Since Start of June
Some 147 tourists vacationing in the Dominican Republic have reported recent or historical illnesses while staying at the Hard Rock Punta Cana via the website iwaspoisoned.com in June alone. Of those, 128 were posted in just the past week. The news comes...
GTA Online: Rockstar Games Confirms Vinewood’s ‘Luxury Casino’ Opening Soon
Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar Games has announced that the long-awaited casino in its GTA Online game will shortly be open for business. Fans of the free-roaming multi-player have been waiting a long time for this. Ever since the debut of the...
Tobacco-Style Health Warnings on Florida Lottery Tickets Could Impact Multistate Game Participation
A proposal in Florida to plaster prominent “health warnings” on lottery tickets could have the unintended consequence of freezing the Sunshine State out of multi-state games such as Powerball and Mega Millions, lottery officials said this week. A bill approved by the...
Google Greenlights Google Ads for New Jersey Licensed Online Sports-Betting Operators
An update on the Google Ads New Jersey client last week could prove to be a gamechanger for the state’s mobile sports betting market, notes OnlinePokerReport. New Jersey’s licensed operators are now able to make use of the Google Ads service, which...
‘Russia’s Most Beautiful Poker Player’ Liliya Novikova Found Dead from Suspected Electrocution
Russia’s Channel 5 has reported the death of poker player and esports star Liliya Novikova, aka “Liay5,” who was found dead in her bathroom in Moscow on Wednesday, apparently from a massive electric shock. The 26-year-old, dubbed “Russia’s most beautiful poker player”...
$250 Million Missing from Mashpee Wampanoag Gaming Authority Fund, Claims Campaign to Topple Tribal Leadership
Unrest is growing among Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, which last year saw its dreams of building a $1 billion casino dashed when the federal government reversed its decision to take the tribe's land into trust. The tribe has been in financial distress...
Gamesys Ordered to Return Over £460,000 in Stolen Money Gambled Online by Criminals
Software provider and operator Gamesys has been ordered to repay £460,472 ($584,000) to victims of thieves who played on its gambling platforms with stolen money. The UK gambling regulator (UKGC) has also ordered the company to forfeit £690,000 ($875,000) for violating money...
