4107 stories by Philip Conneller
Ontario Police Smash ’Ndrangheta Crime Clan That Laundered Millions Through Province’s Casinos
Police in Ontario have arrested nine suspected high-ranking members of the powerful ’Ndrangheta crime family, which they believe laundered more than C$70 million ($53.5 million) through the province’s casinos in the past few years. The group also operated its own backroom casinos,...
Paddy Power Soccer Jersey Sponsorship Revealed as Clever Marketing Hoax
Bookmaker Paddy Power’s eye-popping jersey branding of English Championship team Huddersfield Town was revealed to be a hoax on Friday morning, but not before it had been condemned by a senior-level politician, vilified by fans on the terraces, and ridiculed by everyone...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Blackjack Error Led to Lawsuit Against Encore Boston Harbor
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has said a preliminary investigation into the Encore Boston Harbor’s blackjack games suggest the casino is fully compliant with regulations and there is no evidence it has been cheating its customers. The regulator’s statement follows a class-action lawsuit,...
EPL Star Daniel Sturridge Sanctioned for Leaking Insider Betting Information to Brother
Ex-Liverpool and England soccer star Daniel Sturridge has been penalized by the English Football Association (FA) for leaking insider information about his movement in the transfer market. But the FA said it was disappointed that an independent regulatory commission had dismissed nine...
New Jersey Lottery Scratch-Off Cop Sent for Electric Shock Therapy, Sues ‘Corrupt’ Department
A New Jersey police corporal says he was bullied into attending a gambling addiction clinic after buying lottery tickets, where he was forced to endure “neurological testing with electrical shocks applied to (his) head.” Corporal Rick Vanderclock is suing the Wayne County...
Kenya Orders Deportation of Foreign Online Sports Betting Execs After Dramatic Industry Shut Down
The Kenyan Interior Ministry has ordered 17 foreign directors of Kenyan-facing internet sports betting companies to be deported from the country immediately, the Associated Press reports. The move comes a week after the government effectively shut down Kenya’s regulated online betting industry,...
Sands Bethlehem Officially Changes Name to Wind Creek Bethlehem to Reflect New Ownership
The Sands Bethlehem is now the Wind Creek Bethlehem, this week officially adopting the name of its new owner, Wind Creek Hospitality. Wind Creek is the business arm of the Alabama-based Poarch Creek Indians, which purchased the Pennsylvania property, along with its...
Hossein Ensan of Germany Wins World Series of Poker and $10 Million First Prize
Hossein Ensan is the new WSOP Champion. At around 1:29 am PT Wednesday morning, the Iranian-born German’s pocket kings survived a check-raise river jam from his opponent, “Super” Dario Sammartino, who held a flush draw and inside straight draw, and the Rio...
North Carolina Passes Tribal Sports Betting Bill, Odds Good on Governor’s Signature
North Carolina is a governor’s signature away from legal sports betting -- albeit strictly of the in-person variety and only on tribal lands. On Monday, the North Carolina House emphatically endorsed a bill that would allow the state’s sole tribal operator, the...
WSOP Final Table: Three Remain as Americans Crash Out, Champion Crowned in Las Vegas Tonight
German poker pro Hossein Ensan will begin Tuesday night’s WSOP finale with the commanding chip lead he has managed to preserve since the cards went in the air on the final table on Sunday night. Tonight, the three remaining players will become...
