3663 stories by Philip Conneller
Cleaning Lady Cleans Up with $103 Million World-Record Online Gambling Payout
A German cleaning lady has claimed the largest ever online gambling payout -- €90 million ($103 million) -- an achievement confirmed this week by officials from the The Guinness Book of World Records. The happy hausfrau -- known only as “Christina” --...
New York Governor Cuomo Sends $12.3 Million to City of Niagara Falls, Squeezed by Seneca Casino Payment Drought
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has sent $12.3 million in financial relief to the cash-strapped City of Niagara Falls. The city has been struggling with a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall ever since the Seneca tribe stopped sharing its slot machine profits with the...
National Jewish Democratic Council Sues Sheldon Adelson for Damages, Alleging ‘Legal Sadism’
LVS casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is facing a dose of his own legal bad medicine. A political non-profit that was pursued through the courts for years by Adelson to the point of its virtual ruination is suing its former tormentor for damages...
Caesars Japan Unveils Plans for Yokohama ‘Great Wave’ Integrated Resort
Caesars wants to be big in Japan. At a press conference in Tokyo on Wednesday, the US casino giant’s Japanese arm revealed its proposal for an integrated resort, which it submitted to the municipal government of Yokohama as part of the city’s...
Nevada and New Jersey Warn Feds to Back off on Sports Betting Ahead of Thursday Hearing in Washington
Federal intervention in the regulation of sports betting is unnecessary and unwelcome. That’s the message from Nevada and New Jersey ahead of a Congressional hearing on the subject, scheduled for Thursday. US Reps. Tom MacArthur (R-New Jersey) and Dina Titus (D-Nevada) wrote...
New Jersey Bill Would Allow Atlantic City Casinos to Employ Workers with Drug Convictions
The New Jersey State Senate will vote Thursday on a bill that would allow ex-drug offenders to be employed by Atlantic City casinos. Under existing law, people who have convictions for drugs are barred from holding a key casino employee license, which...
Deadbeat Gambler Found Guilty of Murdering Casino Worker with One Punch at Eldorado Casino in Reno
A sore loser who punched a casino worker at the Eldorado Casino in downtown Reno, killing him, is likely to spend the rest of his life in prison. On Tuesday, Frederick Borden, 65, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Eldorado assistant...
Odds on Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court Confirmation Nosedive on Sexual Misconduct Claims
Brett Kavanaugh’s odds of taking his seat on the US Supreme Court have fallen sharply since Sunday when a second woman came forward to accuse the Trump nominee of sexual misconduct. Two weeks ago, Kavanaugh was such a shoo-in for the job...
New Jersey Goes Crazy for Sports Betting as DraftKings Processes Two Millionth Bet
New Jersey sports betting is going through the roof, according to DraftKings. The daily fantasy sports giant-turned New Jersey sports book operator took its two-millionth bet at some point over the weekend. DraftKings announced via Twitter on Thursday that it expected to...
Woman Sues Rivers Casino Schenectady for $25,000 Denied Prize Due to Missing Asterisk
Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady, Upstate New York, faces a legal suit from a disgruntled gambler who believes she was robbed of her rightful claim to a brand new Jaguar XE, The Daily Gazette reports. Deana Dipfoli’s name was the first...
