3028 stories by Philip Conneller
Chicago Sweepstakes Operator Sees Extortion Charges Dropped After Mistrial
Federal Prosecutors in Chicago dropped extortion charges against two reputedly mobbed-up figures on Monday following a tumultuous mistrial earlier this month, as first reported by The Chicago Tribune. Sweepstakes operator Gene “Gino” Cassano, 55, and his associate Gioacchino “Jack” Galione, 47, were...
Stronach Group Threat to Close Down Santa Anita Blows Up in its Face
Last week, the owner of Southern California’s Santa Anita Racetrack threatened to close the famous venue if the state Horse Racing Board (CHRB) voted to grant racing dates for a meeting in Northern California. On Friday, the CHRB went ahead and approved...
Family of San Bernardino Man Shot by Police at Gambling Den Gets $4M
The family of a Black man shot to death by police outside an illegal online gambling den in San Bernardino, Calif., in July 2022 has received a $4 million settlement from the city, The San Bernardino Sun reports. Rob Marquise Adams, 23,...
Some 186 DraftKings Employees Seek Transition to Fanatics, Report Claims
Since sportswear retailer Fanatics branched out into sports betting in 2021, 186 DraftKings employees have applied to jump ship and join new the Fanatics sportsbook. That’s according to a filing this week to a federal court in Boston by lawyers for Michael...
Gambling Addict Judge in New York State Shown Leniency After Embezzlement
A former judge in Cayuga County, New York State, has been sentenced to probation after she admitted to dipping her fingers into court coffers. June Shepardson is a former town judge in Moravia, population 1,270, in New York’s Finger Lakes region. She was suspended...
USC Football Player Turned Drug, Gambling Crime Lord Released Early
Owen Hanson, the former USC football player who swapped college athletics for notoriety as an online gambling and drug-trafficking kingpin, was released early from a federal prison this week. Hanson was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison in late 2017 after...
Riverside Resort Laughlin Faces Big Penalty for Alleged Security Mistreatment
Riverside Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nev., could be on the hook for $500K after it failed to inform regulators about some serious behavior by its security staff, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) will deliberate...
Bloomberry Settles Decade-Old Contract Spat for $300M
A longstanding court battle between the Philippines’ Bloomberry Resorts Group and Las Vegas-based Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) was settled Tuesday after more than a decade of bad blood. Bloomberry announced in a regulatory filing Tuesday it would buy Global Gaming’s 921.2...
Marina Bay Sands Cheaters May Have Cracked Baccarat Card Counting
A Malaysian man has pleaded guilty to being part of a gang that cheated the Marina Bay Sands out of S$433,730 (US$315k) at baccarat using a “secret formula” and hidden recording devices. Chai Hee Keong, 46, is the third member of the...
Guilty Plea Signals End to Iowa’s College Betting Probe
A University of Iowa men's basketball student manager pleaded guilty to underage gambling on Monday. Evan Schuster agreed to pay a $645 fine as part of a plea agreement, which led to a charge of records tampering being dropped. That charge related...
