3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Black Market Betting Bad for Your Health, Report Warns
Betting on the black market is more injurious to health and wellbeing than betting on regulated markets, a new study by the Asian Racing Federation claims. The research paper looked at six gambling jurisdictions -- Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Australia, New...
Bangladesh Bank Heist Case Still Wide Open, Says Philippine DOJ
Investigators examining the notorious $101 million cyber heist on the Bangladesh Bank said Tuesday that the case is not closed, despite the conviction last week of the only person so far indicted. On January 10, Maia Deguito, a former manager at Rizal...
Hit Game Fortnite’s VBucks Used for Widespread Dark Web Money Laundering
Fortnite Battle Royale has become an online cultural phenomenon. The free-to-play survival shooter garnered 125 million players within a year of its release, leading to concerns that its addictive qualities and use of in-game currency and loot-box microtransactions are introducing children and...
DraftKings Sports Betting National Championship Ends in Controversy as Glitch Freezes Out Potential Winner
DraftKings’ inaugural Sports Betting National Championship ended in controversy on Sunday evening when the player leading the handicapping tournament was denied his final bet -- and a possible $1 million first prize -- apparently due to a technical glitch. Professional sports bettor...
Virginia’s First Casino No Guarantee as Nansemond Tribe Challenges Pamunkey Ancestral Land Claim
The Pamunkey tribe of Virginia want to build the state’s first ever casino, in the city of Norfolk on the banks Elizabeth River. The tribe has the support of the city mayor and a financial backer -- in billionaire investor Jon Yarbrough....
Suspected Kidnappers Arrested in ‘5Dimes Tony’ Case, But Sportsbook Owner Still Missing
Police in Spain and Costa Rica have arrested 12 people they believe to be responsible for the kidnapping last September of 5Dimes sports book owner William Sean Creighton, better known to his customers as “5Dimes Tony.” The whereabouts of Creighton -- an...
Resorts World Hits Back at Wynn Resorts’ ‘Heavy-Handed’ Copyright Lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by Wynn Resorts just before Christmas last year claiming that the architectural design of Resorts World Las Vegas is too similar to its own properties was a “heavy-handed” move designed to shut down a competitor, Resorts World said Friday....
Super Bowl LIII: CBS Announcers Barred From Talking Sports Betting During Broadcast
Super Bowl LIII will be the first since the US Supreme Court struck down the federal ban on sports betting, paving the way for liberalization. But gambling won’t be mentioned at all when the game kicks off at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in...
Las Vegas Police Demand Cristiano Ronaldo DNA in Alleged Palms Casino Rape Case
Las Vegas police investigating allegations of rape against Cristiano Ronaldo have issued a warrant for the soccer star’s DNA. An American woman, Kathryn Mayorga, accuses Ronaldo -- real name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro -- of raping her in his Penthouse suite...
Documents Show White House May Have Changed Labor Laws to Please Then-RNC Finance Chair Steve Wynn
Did White House officials ask the Department of Justice to intervene on behalf of Steve Wynn to alter Department of Labor regulations in 2017? According to documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by the group American Oversight, the White House...
