3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Sportsbet Sued by Aussie Gamblers For ‘Illegal’ In-Play Betting
Sportsbet, Flutter Entertainment’s flagship Australian brand, is facing a class-action lawsuit from gamblers who lost money while using its “Fast Code” service. The lawsuit, filed December 24 in the Supreme Court of Victoria, argues that all “live bets” – otherwise known as...
Udinese Keeper Okoye Facing Criminal Fraud Probe for Sketchy Yellow Card
Italian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into Udinese goalkeeper Maduka Okoye. The probe followed a stream of suspicious bets surrounding a yellow card he received for time-wasting during a Serie A game against Lazio on March 11. The Udine Public Prosecutor’s...
Top SCOTUS Lawyer Tom Goldstein Moonlit as High-Stakes Poker Player and Avoided Millions in Taxes, Feds Claim
A leading US Supreme Court lawyer was indicted in Maryland Thursday for tax evasion after he allegedly failed to declare millions of dollars in poker winnings. From 2016 to 2021, Tom Goldstein, 54, willfully failed to pay more than $5.3 million in...
Bernard Tomic, Former Tennis World No. 17 Investigated for Match Fixing
Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic was the subject of a match-fixing probe after suspicious betting patterns were detected around two of his matches in 2021 and 2022, The Age reports. The former world number 17 wasn't charged by Australian police and hasn't...
Judge Wants California Cardroom Video Footage in ‘Illegal Games’ Case
A California Superior Court judge in Sacramento has granted a request by a coalition of tribal operators to order dozens of cardrooms to provide the court with eye-in-the-sky surveillance footage of their games. The tribes hope the footage will ultimately vindicate their...
Brazilian Influencers Arrested for Staging Fake Online Casino Wins
Two Brazilian social media influencers were arrested Tuesday after they pretended to win huge prizes from an online casino game they were paid to promote, according to prosecutors. Ianka Cristini and her husband, Bruno Martins, flaunted their “multimillionaire” lifestyle to their 15...
Sevilla Soccer Star Kike Salas Arrested on Suspicion of Spot Fixing
Sevilla center-back Kike Salas was briefly detained by Spanish police Monday as part of an investigation into spot-fixing. Investigators believe the 22-year-old Spanish soccer player deliberately picked up yellow cards, allowing acquaintances to benefit financially from betting with inside information, according to...
Truck Driver Can Keep $2M Lottery Win After Coworkers’ Legal Bid Fails
A lottery-winning truck driver from Surrey, Metro Vancouver will get to keep his $2 million windfall after a group of his colleagues failed to convince a judge they were entitled to a share. Mandeep Singh Maan won the $2 million BC/49 jackpot in...
Churchill Downs Sues Michigan Over Threat to TwinSpires Racebook
Churchill Downs is suing the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) for its efforts to shut down its advance-deposit wagering (ADW) platform, TwinSpires Racebook. The regulator issued a summary suspension order against the Kentucky-based company on Monday, stating that ADW was no longer...
Leon Tsoukernik, Poker Player, Ex-Casino Owner ‘Fighting for Life’ after Drug Overdose
The Russian-born Czech poker player and former owner of King’s Resort, Leon Tsoukernik, is fighting for his life after a suspected drug overdose, according to local media reports. Tsoukernik, 51, is believed to have collapsed after taking the powerful intravenous anesthetic Propofol....
