4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Gambling Kingpin Whitey Bulger Found Dead in Prison, Homicide Suspected
Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has been killed in prison in West Virginia. Employees at the high-security US Penitentiary, Hazelton told The New York Times that the notorious criminal was beaten in his cell by fellow inmates. He was found by prison staff...
No Love for Lucky Dragon at Foreclosure Auction, Stricken Property Receives Zero Bids
Lucky Dragon’s unlucky streak continued Tuesday when a bankruptcy auction for the hapless Las Vegas casino failed to attract a single bidder. With no advances on the $35 million base bid, the building became the property of Snow Covered Capital, Lucky Dragon’s...
Soccer Star Cristiano Ronaldo Opens Up About Palms Las Vegas Rape Allegations
Cristiano Ronaldo says his personal life has been turned upside down by allegations that he raped a woman at the Palms Casino Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2009. While the soccer superstar’s performances on the pitch don’t appear to have...
New York Jets and 888 Ink First Ever NFL-Online Gaming Tie-Up, Deal Already Ruffling Feathers
News that the New York Jets have signed a sponsorship deal with 888 came via a New York Post article late Monday. The Post notes disapprovingly that the “the fruits of the deal” were on full display outside the MetLife Stadium when...
New York State Supreme Court Rules DFS is Illegal Gambling
The future of daily fantasy sports (DFS) in New York State has been thrown into confusion with the wave of a gavel. On Monday, a judge in Albany ruled that the DFS contests were not games of skill and that they constituted...
California Tribes Threaten to Sue State Over Banked Games Despite Regulator Assurances
California tribal gaming operators are treating with caution a declaration by regulators that they will wipe out controversial banked card games currently on offer at the state’s card clubs. The games -- usually versions of blackjack or Pai Gow Poker -- have...
MGM Resorts Prepared to Settle with Mandalay Bay Shooting Victims After Federal Lawsuit Gambit Fails
MGM Resorts is ready to negotiate and settle with victims of the October 1, 2017 Las Vegas shooting. In a Thursday filing to a Las Vegas courtroom, the casino giant requested all litigation be put on hold because its lawyers were scheduling...
FA Chief Proposes Betting Industry Levy to Fund Grassroots UK Soccer
Martin Glenn, the head of English soccer’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has called for a levy to be imposed on the gambling industry to fund amateur soccer in the country. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph on Thursday, Glenn...
UNLV Panel Examines Whether PASPA Repeal is Threat to Nevada Sports Betting Market
A UNLV panel discussion on the future of the Nevada sports betting market in post-PAPSA America produced diverging opinions about whether liberalization and proliferation will threaten Las Vegas’ status as a sports betting mecca. Nevada oddsmakers were largely rooting for New Jersey...
Ponca Tribal Casino to Open on Nebraska-Iowa Border, Despite Federal Lawsuit to Stop It
As the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska has discovered, the problem with developing a tribal border casino is you’re in danger of being sued by two states instead of just one. Nevertheless, the tribe announced Thursday it will open its Prairie Flower Casino...
