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Philip Conneller
4168 stories by Philip Conneller
China Executes Myanmar Casino Crime Family in Fraud, Trafficking Crackdown
China executes members of Myanmar border crime dynasty Patriarch Bai Soucheng already dead, state media says Laukkaing warlord family tied to scams, trafficking, and casinos Beijing signals regional crackdown on Southeast Asia fraud hubs China...
How Elderly UK Lottery Winner’s $3.3M Jackpot Fueled a $400M Drug Empire
Lottery windfall bankrolled industrial-scale counterfeit Valium production Millions of fake pills containing etizolam flooded illicit drug market EncroChat messages exposed operation linking father, son, and armed accomplices An aged British lottery winner who invested his...
FBI Probes Wave of Hoax Bomb Threats Targeting Oklahoma Casinos, Public Facilities
Hoax bomb threat forces evacuation of Comanche Nation Casino Police say multiple Oklahoma casinos targeted in recent threat wave Bomb-sniffing dogs used; FBI assisting tribal police investigation The Comanche Nation Casino in Lawton, southwest Oklahoma,...
Convicted Guam Bingo Boss Flees After Verdict, Lands on FBI Most Wanted
Convicted bingo operator vanished before sentencing after massive Guam charity fraud FBI says sham bingo scheme raised $34 million, none for sick children Michael Marasigan fled to the Philippines after a jury convicted him of...
Pentagon Pulls ‘Lucky Box’ Machine After Operator’s Social Media Brag
Pentagon removes loot box-style vending machine after online criticism Machine sparked debate over gambling mechanics inside military headquarters Reddit users mocked novelty device as inappropriate for national security site The US Defense Department has removed...
Tobey Maguire Testifies in Tom Goldstein’s $5.3 Million Poker Tax Trial
Maguire says he paid Goldstein $500K after a high-stakes poker dispute Prosecutors allege Goldstein hid millions in poker income from th IRS Filings describe massive poker wins followed by multimillion-dollar losses Hollywood star Tobey Maguire...
Action 247 Shuts: Report Links Payday Loan Sportsbook to Top Tennessee Pol
Tennessee sportsbook shut after scrutiny over payday lending and gambling overlap Probe details lawmaker intervention after regulators suspended betting license Payday lender ties raised consumer protection and ethics concerns The bets are off at Tennessee’s...
Reno Cop Concedes Peppermill Facial Recognition Arrest was Wrongful
Officer concedes AI facial recognition alone never justified the Peppermill arrest New deposition prompts bid to add city of Reno as defendant Case continued despite ID verification and casino admitting misidentification A Reno police officer...
Churchill Downs Sues Maine Over ‘Race-Based’ Tribal iGaming Monopoly
Churchill Downs challenges Maine’s exclusive tribal iGaming authorization in federal court Lawsuit argues tribal monopoly violates Equal Protection clauses Operator warns online gaming will cannibalize land-based casinos and jobs Churchill Downs is suing Maine’s gambling...
Ex-Nevada Prosecutor Gets Suspended Jail Term in Peppermill Lewdness Case
Former Washoe County prosecutor sentenced after public lewdness incident. Peppermill security video allegedly shows indecent exposure in valet area. Judge suspends 180-day jail term with counseling, sobriety conditions. A former Nevada prosecutor caught literally with...
