3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Paula Abdul Wows Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Flamingo Residency Is Next
Pop veteran Paula Abdul is the latest performer to announce a Las Vegas residency. The Straight Up singer was straight up with Billboard this week when she told the entertainment-media juggernaut she will commence a series of shows at the Flamingo later...
Champions League Betting: Messi Genius Proves Difference Between Barcelona and Liverpool in Semi-Final
Barcelona was the favorite going into last night’s Champions League first-leg semi-final, as is it with every match it plays – especially since the apparent implosion of Real Madrid. But for long spells at Camp Nou on Wednesday, Barca was made to...
Maine Lawmakers Debate Authorizing Native American Gaming with Casino Owned by Four Tribes
Lawmakers in Maine are debating legislation that would pave the way for the state’s first ever tribal casino and third gaming venue in all. Rep. Benjamin Collings’ (D-Portland) bill would authorize the state’s four federally recognized tribes -- the Passamaquoddy, the Penobscot,...
British Columbia’s Casino Money Laundering Problem Exploded in the Late 1990s: Whistleblower
British Columbia has been rocked by financial scandal following revelations that its casinos had become “laundromats for organized crime” over the past decade, with Chinese criminal gangs transforming the province into a global money-laundering hub with links to the fentanyl epidemic. But...
Montana Casino Robber with Molotov Cocktail Was Copying His Dad, Says Ex
A man who tried to rob the Magic Diamond Casino in Bozeman, Montana, while high on meth and armed with a Molotov cocktail, was following in his father’s footsteps, according to his ex-wife. On Saturday morning, Jacob Burritt, 27, walked into the...
Mobile-Only Tennessee Sports Betting Bill Approved, Will Lapse into Law Unsigned, Says Governor
Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee is expected to allow a sports betting bill to lapse into law after it was passed 19-12 by the Senate on Tuesday morning, just six days after being ratified by the House. The bill is notable because...
Florida-Seminole Compact Deal That Would Authorize Sports Betting Now on Life Support, Lawmakers Say
An ambitious political gambit to bring sports betting to Florida while resolving a compact impasse between the state and the powerful Seminole tribal operator is dead in the water, according to multiple sources who spoke to Florida Politics Monday evening. One lawmaker...
Game of Thrones Betting: Battle of Winterfell Produces Lower Death Count Than Expected
For lovers of Game of Thrones death-pool betting going into Sunday’s earth-shattering episode, it wasn’t so much a matter of “who will die?” as “who will live?” as the remorseless Army of the Dead prepared to descend on Winterfell. In fact, given...
California Casino Run by Powerful Polygamous Mormon Sect Could Lose License
A California casino owned by members of a Mormon fundamentalist sect has been operating under a provisional license for the last two decades, despite a regulator’s recommendation it be denied full licensing back in 2008, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Lake Elsinore...
UK National Lottery Won’t Pay £4 Million to Petty Criminals Who May Have Bought Ticket with Stolen Bank Card
Two career criminals from Bolton, northwest England, recovered from a four-day champagne and cocktail bender on Thursday to learn they may not receive the £4 million ($5.2 million) they thought they’d won on a National Lottery scratch-off card after all. National Lottery...
