3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Small-Time Crooks Threaten to Sue UK National Lottery Over Withheld $4 Million Payout
Two career criminals have vowed to sue the UK National Lottery provider, Camelot, for a £4 million ($5 million) payout they believe they won fair and square on a £10 scratch-off card. Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, from Bolton, Greater...
US Tourist Deaths at Punta Cana Hard Rock Casino as Suspicious Dominican Republic Fatalities Grow
A spate of mysterious deaths of US citizens in tourist resorts in the Dominican Republic has prompted speculation that a serial poisoner may be running amok on the Caribbean Island. The death of California man Robert Bell Wallace in April at the...
Stadium and Racetrack Sports Betting Back on the Agenda in New York But the Mets Would Miss Out
On Monday, the New York Gaming Commission will vote to approve its framework of regulation for sports betting. If signed off as expected, it will authorize the state’s commercial and native American casinos to commence sports book operations. But mobile sports betting...
Seneca Nation Files Federal Lawsuit Over $255 Million Casino Rev-Share Battle with New York
The Seneca Nation – the tribal casino operator involved in a $255 million-and-counting revenue-sharing dispute with the State of New York – is asking a federal judge to vacate a legally binding arbitrators’ decision which in March placed the tribe on the...
No Integrated Resorts in Japan Before 2026: Analysts
The first Japanese casino resorts are unlikely to open their doors until 2026. That’s the conclusion of a research brief published this week by Global Market Advisors (GMA), which asserts that legislative delays and construction challenges will put paid to the ambitions...
Golden Knights’ Bill Foley Pursuing MLS Franchise for Las Vegas
After the Golden Knights and the Raiders, could an MLS team be coming to Las Vegas? Golden Knights owner Bill Foley thinks so. On Wednesday, Las Vegas City Council passed a resolution to begin talks with a developer to transform the downtown...
Cristiano Ronaldo Palms Casino Rape-Claim Case Moves to Federal Court
A Nevada lawsuit that accuses Cristiano Ronaldo of raping a woman in the Penthouse suite of the Palms Hotel & Casino 10 years ago has moved to a federal court, the woman’s legal representatives said Wednesday. News that the state-level civil case...
Timbisha Tribe Receives Approval for Ridgecrest Casino After Suing DOI but Fight with City is Brewing
The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley has finally received the go-ahead from the Department of the Interior to build a casino in Ridgecrest, California, just two weeks after it filed a lawsuit against the department, claiming it was deliberately obstructing the...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Quietly Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports
Alabama DFS fans could soon be logged back onto DraftKings and FanDuel, three years after the operators were warned off by then-state attorney general Luther Strange for offering “illegal gambling.” Republican governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama DFS bill on Friday, two...
World Series of Poker Big 50 Shatters Live Tournament Record with 28,371 Players
The 50th World Series of Poker has been underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas since Thursday and it has already broken attendance records. On Tuesday, the field at the “Big 50” event -- which celebrates the WSOP’s...
