4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Tropical Breeze to Raging Inferno: Feds Blame Casino Operator for Fatal Ferry Boat Fire
The casino operator and owner of a Florida casino ferry boat that caught fire while shipping passengers to its floating casino in the Gulf of Mexico is guilty of a litany of safety violations, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)....
NASCAR Signs Integrity Deal with Sportradar as It Turns to Sports Betting to Drive Growth
NASCAR has signed an “integrity partnership” deal with sports data firm Sportradar, a sign that the racing series is at last shifting gears on sports betting. The agreement will see Sportradar employ its Fraud Detection System (FDS) to monitor the global betting...
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr Pleads Not Guilty to Casino Parking Lot Assault as FBI Probe Looms
Embattled Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Jr. and councilman Jeffree Fauntleroy II have pleaded not guilty to charges of harassment and simple assault emanating from a fight last month in the parking lot of the Golden Nugget Casino. The altercation, which occurred...
Barclays Bank Offers Customers Option to Voluntarily Block Gambling Transactions
UK bank Barclays has become the first financial institution to offer its customers the option to “self-exclude” from gambling-related transactions. From Tuesday, users of the bank’s mobile app will be able to block payments to betting companies and online casinos in an...
Reformed Gambler Who Blew Hundreds of Thousands in Stolen Money Fighting to Claw It Back from Bookmakers
A remorseful gambling addict who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from wealthy clients in Dubai and squandered it in UK bookmaking shops is trying to make things right for his victims. The Guardian reports the man -- whose name has been...
Wynn Resorts $50 Million Quarrel with Dealers Over Tips Heads Back to Court
Hundreds of Wynn Las Vegas dealers will be praying that a new federal law won’t torpedo their 12-year legal battle with their employer, Wynn Resorts. The dealers are fighting to claw back millions of dollars they say they were denied when the...
Tara Reid Sues Sharknado Producer for $100 Million Over Image Use on Slot Machines
Hollywood actress Tara Reid is suing the producers of cult B-movie Sharknado over the alleged unauthorized use of her likeness on slot machines. The American Pie and Big Lebowski star is asking for $100 million from Asylum Entertainment and SYFY Media Productions,...
Gambling Nuns Embezzled $500,000 from California School, Blew it On Casino Junkets
Two nuns accused of embezzling $500,000 in tuition fees and donations from a hard-up Catholic School in California -- some of which they blew on gambling trips -- have apparently been absolved of their sins. Parents at St. James Catholic School in...
Bidders for Final New Mexico Racino License Left in Limbo as Racing Commission Postpones Decision
The New Mexico Racing Commission (NMRC) will keep bidders for the state’s sixth and final racino license on tenterhooks, after an eleventh-hour legal challenge prompted it to postpone its decision. Commissioners were expected to announce the winning bid on Thursday, but instead...
Mexico Border Towns to Fill Up with Casinos Next Year as Tamaulipas Relegalizes Gaming
Up to 30 casinos are expected to appear on the other side of the Texas-Mexico border following the Mexican state of Tamaulipas' relegalization of casino gaming. Last month, the Tamaulipas regional government reversed a 2017 decision to ban casinos and shut down...
