3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Married Couple Found Dead in Sydney Park Likely Killed Over Gambling Debt
A married couple whose decomposing bodies were found dumped in a suburban Sydney park may have been murdered by loan sharks, Australian authorities believe. New South Wales (NSW) homicide detectives told media Wednesday that the husband, Jai-Bao “Rex” Chen, 33, had recently...
Washington State’s Mississippi-Style Gambling Boat Sails into Sunset After 25 Years
It’s the end of an era for the Emerald Queen, the Mississippi-style paddlewheel riverboat that was, for a quarter of a century, a familiar sight in the port of Tacoma, Wash. The elegant 300-foot former gambling palace was towed away to Seattle...
Largest Illegal Robux Casinos Shut Down After Sky News Probe
Within hours of UK news channel Sky News publishing an investigation into the illegal online gambling industry that has developed around the gaming app Roblox, the biggest three “Robux casinos” on the internet, BloxFlip, Bloxmoon, and RBLXWild, appeared to throw in the...
Interview: How to Build an Online Slot Machine
Online slots have come a long way in the last 10 years. With ever more imaginative mechanics, reels that might cluster or cascade, and themes that have more in common with explosive video games than traditional one-armed bandits, there’s a lot going...
Golden Nugget St. Charles Drug Sex Attacker Fails to Dent 99-Year Sentence
A Louisiana man sentenced to 99 years in prison for drugging, kidnapping, and sexually abusing a woman he met at the Golden Nugget Casino in St. Charles, La., has failed to get his sentence reduced. Stephen Douglas Cormier was convicted in 2023...
A Mob Victim’s Spooky Casino Ship is Sitting Abandoned in a Florida Dock: Photos
A gambling ship that once belonged to murdered restaurant and casino tycoon Gus Boulis is sitting abandoned in a Florida dock, and it’s still decked out with slot machines and gaming tables with casino chips intact. These extraordinary images were taken by...
Entain Shares Dive as Australian Authorities Sue for AML Failures
Shares in British online gambling giant Entain fell by almost 7% Monday following news that Australia’s financial intelligence agency, AUSTRAC, is suing the company for violating anti-money laundering (AML) rules. The Ladbrokes parent, which owns half of BetMGM in the US, is...
Maverick Gaming’s Challenge to Washington State Tribal Sports Betting Fails
Washington State card room operator Maverick Gaming’s efforts to overturn the state-sanctioned tribal monopoly on sports betting appear to be dead in the water. Maverick unsuccessfully challenged the tribes’ exclusivity last year when it sued the state and the federal government, arguing that Washington’s...
Crown Resorts, Star Entertainment Sued for Fraudster’s Missing Millions
Liquidators chasing the ill-gotten gains of fugitive corporate fraudster Michael Gu are preparing to sue Australian casino operators Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment for up to US$45 million, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Gu claimed to be a high-flying, high-end property developer...
Xi Jinping Heading to Macau as New Leader Takes Office
Chinese President Xi Jinping may be passing on Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, according to reports, but he will be heading to Macau on Wednesday to swear in the enclave’s new leader, Sam Hou-fai. Sam is a Beijing loyalist and will be the...
