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4008 stories by Philip Conneller
Marcus Morris Sr. Says ‘F*CK VEGAS” After Paying Off $291K Casino Markers
NBA veteran arrested over unpaid Las Vegas casino debts Morris criticizes Vegas after 51 hours in jail $291K wire transfer ends legal dispute with casinos NBA veteran Marcus Morris Sr. has been released from a Broward County, Fla. jail after clearing debts totaling...
West Ham Star Lucas Paquetá Cleared of Spot-Fixing After Two-Year Probe
FA-appointed panel finds no proof in yellow card scandal Betting probe in Brazil ends without formal charges Paquetá may seek damages for career, legal fallout An independent regulatory commission has cleared Brazilian soccer star Lucas Paquetá of spot-fixing charges that could have...
Figures in Arenas Gambling Case Linked to Building in Unsolved L.A. Disappearance
Arenas indicted for running high-stakes poker games illegally Some co-defendants tied to underground poker room operators Building where Planck vanished housed linked illegal poker room Some of those arrested alongside former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas are associated with people suspected of running...
Casino Oklahoma Sues Town Over Threat to Cut Water
Tribe sues town over utility shutdown targeting sovereign land Delaware Nation claims illegal tax coercion on trust land Lawsuit seeks injunction, cites violation of federal protections A federally recognized tribal nation in Oklahoma is asking a federal judge to stop a small...
Marcus Morris Sr. Allegedly Owes Las Vegas Casinos $265 Thousand
Marcus Morris was arrested at Ft Lauderdale airport on a fraud warrant Judge denies bond, insists on Nevada extradition or payment His brother, Markieff, defends him, calls case “insanity” online Marcus Morris Sr. owes a total of $265K in unpaid casino markers...
Casino Giant Bally’s Brand Blocked Down Under by Retirees’ Bowls Club
Sydney club wins rights to "Bally" trademark first. Bally’s Corp blocked from using brand in Australia. AU$300m Star deal may face unexpected branding issues. US casino behemoth Bally’s Corporation has been blocked from trademarking its own name in Australia because a friendly...
Jimmy Hoffa ‘Put Through Sausage Grinder’ by Detroit Mob, New Claims Allege
Mobster allegedly confessed to Hoffa’s murder twice before Sausage grinder, incinerator cited in new disposal theory FBI probe resurfaces amid explosive new wiretap evidence Fifty years after powerful union leader Jimmy Hoffa vanished from a suburban Detroit parking lot, a new set...
Former Mashpee Leader Admits Tax Fraud Linked to $1B Casino Project
Cromwell admits to underreporting $177K in taxable income Convictions tied to stalled First Light casino project reinstated Supreme Court declined to hear Cromwell's final appeal Cedric Cromwell, the former chairman of Massachusetts’ Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, has pleaded guilty to federal tax fraud...
Pennsylvania Gambler Who Used Skull Mask in Fatal Robbery Gets Life
Clerk shot after $14K robbery in convenience store Convict wore skull mask, left clerk dying but calling 911 Store faces lawsuit over unsafe illegal gaming operation A gambler and local drug dealer from Hazleton, Pa., has been sentenced to life without the...
Marcus Morris Sr. Arrested in Florida Over Alleged Las Vegas Casino Debt
Arrest tied to unpaid Las Vegas casino gambling marker Agent denies fraud, calls situation “absolute insanity” NBA veteran held without bond at Fort Lauderdale airport NBA forward Marcus Morris Sr. was arrested Sunday at Florida’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on a felony...