3703 stories by Philip Conneller
Betfair Had ‘No Duty of Care’ to Problem Gambler Who Blew £1.5M: UK Judge
A judge in the UK has ruled that Flutter Entertainment isn't liable to repay £1.48 million ($1.7 million) lost by a gambler at its Betfair betting exchange, nor did it owe him a duty of care to prevent him from losing money....
$5M Texas Lottery ‘Winner’ Arrested for Theft, Fraud
A Hearne, Texas woman who claimed a $5 million lottery scratch-off ticket prize earlier this month has now been arrested on suspicion of theft and fraud, authorities said. Arthurica Jackson claimed the jackpot anonymously from a $50 “Luxe” scratch-off game on November...
TV Drag Racer Sued for Not Aiding Dying Man Allegedly Beaten by Ex-Wrestler
The mother of a man who died after being attacked in a hotel room at Resorts World Las Vegas is suing the owner of a TV drag racing team who allegedly witnessed the incident. John Odom is a wealthy Idaho construction executive...
Polymarket Trader Lost $3.6M Betting on Tyson After $11M Trump Win
A Polymarket trader who won roughly $11 million betting on Donald Trump’s return to the White House lost almost a third of that money after backing a comeback that failed to materialize at Texas’s AT&T Arena on Friday night. YouTube star turned...
Toronto Police Arrest Teen Suspect in Poker Pro Killing After ‘Wild West’ Shootout
Toronto police have charged a teenager with second-degree homicide in connection with the death of high-stakes online poker player Matthew Bergart. The 16-year-old, who cannot be named because he's a minor, was one of 23 people arrested during a “Wild West” shootout...
Elon Musk’s Swing-State Sweepstakes was ‘Not a Lottery,’ Judge Says
Elon Musk’s controversial scheme to award $1 million per day to voters in key swing states in the lead-up to the US presidential election wasn't a lottery, a judge in Philadelphia has determined. Judge Angelo Foglietta of Philadelphia's Court of Common Pleas...
Kickapoo Tribe Condemns ‘Illegal’ Texas Lottery Couriers
The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas has lashed out against the proliferation of online lottery services in the state, which it says amounts to unlawful gambling expansion, and it wants to know what the legislature is going to do about it. In...
Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan’s Home Raided by FBI
Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan’s Manhattan apartment has been raided by the FBI, just days after the financial exchange and prediction platform outperformed traditional polls by forecasting the result of the US presidential election. A company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider...
Porn Deepfakes Sent to Casino-Opposed Illinois Dems by GOP Aide, Cops Say
A former aide to former Illinois State Rep. Tim Ozinga (R-Mokena) has been charged with the transmission of obscene messages, harassment, and obscenity for allegedly sending deepfake porn images to legislators opposed to a casino project. Timothy Pawula was Ozinga’s chief of...
Argentina Begins Betting Probe Into YouTuber Who Played Primera Division Soccer Game
Argentine authorities have launched an investigation into possible illegal betting after a popular YouTuber made his shock debut playing in a top-tier league soccer game on Monday. Ivan Buhajeruk, 24, better known to his nine million Spanish-speaking social media followers as “Spreen,”...
