4324 stories by Philip Conneller
Ryan Zinke to Be Investigated By DOJ, Connecticut Tribes Hope Its About Their Casino
Two Connecticut tribes fighting for the right to build a casino in East Windsor, close to the Massachusetts border, may be encouraged by intriguing news concerning US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Washington Post reported...
Radio Host Craig Carton Goes on Trial for Alleged Ticket-Scam Fraud to Pay Gambling Debt
The fraud trial of New York radio personality Craig Carton got underway on Tuesday. The sports jock -- once one half of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason -- is...
William Hill Wagers £242 Million Mr Green Deal Will Rescue It from Domestic Headwinds
William Hill hopes to buy Swedish online gaming group Mr Green & Co (MGC) for £242 million ($308 million). The UK sports betting giant announced Wednesday that its proposal has been presented to MGC shareholders...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...