4235 stories by Philip Conneller
Top Horse Racing Handicapper and Rhodes College Professor Accused of Accessing Secret Racing Data
A Rhodes College economics professor who teaches a specialized course on racetrack wagering markets has been accused of fraud by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA). Professor Marshall Gramm, above, teaches The Economics of...
PokerStars Founder Puts His $152.5M Superyacht on the Market
PokerStars co-founder Mark Scheinberg is selling his $152.5 million superyacht—a floating mansion outfitted with its own helipad, infinity pool, and private beach club. One careful owner: PokerStars founder Mark Scheinberg and his yacht Synthesis, which...
Woman, 89, Dies Nine Days After Car Plunged Into Pennsylvania Casino Pond
An 89-year-old Pennsylvania woman has died nine days after she was pulled alive from a vehicle after it plunged into a retention pond at Mount Airy Casino Resort, a crash that also killed her husband....
Costa Rica Sportsbook Operator Forfeits $25M, Avoids Prison in Tradewinds Case
A Costa Rica-based operator who admitted to running the offshore sportsbook Tradewinds avoided prison time and was ordered to forfeit $25 million in illegal proceeds, according to recently uncovered federal court records. Michael “Scott” Brannon,...
Spanish Widow Sues Over €35K Lottery Prize After Late Husband Forged Her Gambling Blacklist Filing
A 79-year-old Spanish widow is fighting to collect a €35,000 (US$40,000) lottery prize after discovering her “sexist” late husband forged her signature to place her on a gambling self-exclusion list 13 years ago. A lottery...
Feds Seek to Jail Terry Rozier Co-Defendant Over Alleged Witness Tampering
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to jail a co-conspirator in the Terry Rozier sports betting corruption case, accusing him of attempting to tamper with witnesses while awaiting trial. Terry Rozier arrives for an arraignment...
Spanish Ponzi Victims to Recover Millions From UK Gambling Operators
Victims of an alleged €15 million (US$17 million) investment fraud in Spain are set to recover more than a third of their recognized losses from money surrendered by UK gambling operators. Iban Juvanteny Gómez, above,...
Lottery Ticket Worth $1.16M Miraculously Rescued From Six Metric Tons of Garbage
An Italian lottery player had to beat almost impossible odds twice: first by matching five winning numbers (1 in 3,478,761), then by recovering the €1 million ($1.16 million) winning ticket from a landfill after mistakenly...
Oregon Casino Robber Who Believed He Was God Sentenced to 20 Years
A man who threatened to “bathe everyone in blood” during a robbery at Oregon’s Wildhorse Resort and Casino has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Surveillance footage shows Javier Francisco Vigil pointing a handgun at...
‘Arson for Profit’: Lawmakers Push to Ban Wildfire Prediction Contracts
Nine Democratic senators are urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to reject wildfire-related event contracts, warning the derivatives could create a dangerous financial incentive for arson. Polymarket’s offshore platform offered event contracts on last...