3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Alabama Man Charged in $193,000 Cash Kiosk Box Heist at Wind Creek Casino in Montgomery
Federal prosecutors have charged a Montgomery, Alabama man with brazenly lifting $192,800 in hundred-dollar bills from two cash-dispensing kiosks at the Wind Creek Casino Montgomery, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Timothy Dean Pettiway was arrested on Tuesday, along with...
Backstreet Boys Concert Ends with Injuries as Scaffolding Collapses at WinStar World Casino Concert Venue
At least fourteen people were injured during a Backstreet Boys concert at the WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma when a heavy storm caused overhead scaffolding to collapse on a line of people waiting to get in. According to officials at...
Apple Zaps 25,000 Gambling Apps from Chinese App Store
Apple Inc. has purged around 25,000 gambling apps from the Chinese App Store, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Monday, the tech giant confirmed it had removed “illegal gambling apps” but declined...
Rank Group’s Grosvenor Casinos Squeezed by AML Clamp Down, Weird Weather, and Lucky High Rollers
The UK’s biggest casino operator, Rank Group, said that the tightening of financial checks on high rollers and a spate of extreme weather in the British Isles -- both hot and cold -- contributed to a 41 percent drop in profits in...
FinCEN: Casino Reporting Led to Outing of Criminal Group Financing Hezbollah from Argentina
Last month, Argentina’s Financial Services Unit froze assets belonging to the Barakat Clan, a powerful Lebanese crime family with links to the leadership of Hezbollah. The clan is accused of operating a fundraising network in the Tri-Border Area of Argentina, Brazil, and...
Penn National Gaming’s Hollywood Gulf Coast and Boomtown Casinos Enter Mississippi Sports Betting Market Today
From Friday, Penn National Gaming’s five Mississippi properties will enter the state’s nascent sports betting market, effectively doubling its size. The company announced its Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast and Boomtown Casino in Biloxi would launch full sportsbooks on August 17, with its three Tunica properties excepted...
Losing Bidders Cry Foul in Andorra Casino Tender
Andorra, the tiny country in the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain, is prepared to have its first ever casino, but the project has become mired in controversy before a single stone has been laid. A group of disgruntled operators are wondering...
Talking Stick Casino Appeals for Patience After Monsoon Causes Evacuation of Players with Cash Stuck in Slots
The Talking Stick Casino in Scottsdale, Arizona will remain shuttered until August 19, management have said, after a monsoon in the early hours of Saturday morning caused the complete evacuation of the casino. Around 600 casino players, hotel guests, and employees were ushered...
UK Poker Champ Ordered to Turn Prize Over to Taxman to Atone for Past Crimes
In March, British poker player Adam Lulat won the Grosvenor United Kingdom Poker Tour (GUKPT) main event for £70,000. This week, he was ordered to surrender all his winnings to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or face prison time. In 2015,...
Ladbrokes Coral Sportsbook Worker Faces Prison Over ‘Past-Posting’ Scam
The assistant manager of a bookmaker’s shop in Dundee, Scotland, is facing prison after a glitch in the computer system allowed him to scam his employer, Ladbrokes Coral, out of more than £40,000 ($51,000). Gavin Thomson worked for a Coral betting shop...
