3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Billionaire Marsy’s Law Advocate Henry Nicholas Charged with Drug Trafficking in Las Vegas
Tech Boom billionaire Henry T. Nicholas III has been charged with drug trafficking following his arrest last summer at the Wynn Encore in Las Vegas with bags stuffed with drugs. The 60-year-old cofounder of co-founder of Broadcom Corp -- who has an...
Florida Senate President Galvano Wants Sports Betting, Gambling Reforms But Path Now Littered With Pitfalls
Florida Senate President Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton) is not only planning a bill that would legalize sports betting in the Sunshine State, he wants to introduce another comprehensive gambling reform package, of the type that has failed over the past few years, Florida...
Paul Phua on Trial in Macau for Illegal Sports Betting
The illegal sports betting trial of former junket operator and high-stakes poker player Paul Phua got underway in Macau this week. Phua is accused by authorities in the gambling hub of being the ringleader of an alleged high-stakes betting ring that is...
Voters in New York Support and Oppose Online Sports Betting in Equal Measure, Says Poll
Voters in New York State are split right down the middle when it comes to the question of legalizing online sports betting. That’s according to a new poll conducted by Siena College, which found that 44 percent favored digital wagering and 44...
MGM-Backed Bill Would Criminalize Casino Cheating in Maryland, Where Scammers Get an Easy Ride
Of all the cheating that goes on in MGM properties across the US, an extraordinary 63 percent of it occurs in just one casino, the MGM National Harbor. That probably makes the Prince George’s County, Maryland facility the most cheated casino in...
Washington State Bill Would Authorize Tribal Online Sports Betting in Only US Jurisdiction That Criminalizes Players
A bill introduced in the Washington State legislature this week would legalize sports betting –- including online sports betting -- at the state’s 30-odd tribal casinos. Majority Caucus Chair Eric Pettigrew’s (D-37) bill is not proposing to authorize full-scale online sports betting...
British Horseracing Ends Equine Flu Lockdown Despite New Cases Found
British horseracing is set to resume on Wednesday after fears of an outbreak of a vaccine-resistant strain of equine flu put the entire sport into lockdown. The British Horseracing Association (BHA) said on Monday that a "controlled, risk-managed” return would be permitted...
Mystery Thief Stole Toronto Stock Traders’ $500,000 Super Bowl Sweepstakes Pot
The high-stakes Super Bowl sweepstakes on Bay Street -- Toronto’s financial district -- has become something of an institution among the city’s wealthy stockbrokers -- and with a $500,000 prize pool, it offers the kind of returns most of us can only...
New Kentucky Sports Betting Bill Would Throw Online Poker, DFS into the Mix
People in Kentucky are “hungry” for sports betting, according to State Rep. Adam Koenig (R-Erlanger), who dropped a bill in the State House last week that will also test the state legislature's appetite for online poker and daily fantasy sports. In fact,...
Stanley Ho Family Quashes Reports 97-Year-Old Macau Billionaire Seriously ill in Intensive Care
The family of Stanley Ho has denied reports that the Macau casino patriarch is seriously ill. According to the South China Morning Post, Ho’s third wife Ina Chan Un Chan, and daughter Laurinda Ho Chiu-lin, told press outside Hong Kong Sanatorium &...
