3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Kentucky Downs Casino Café Manager Hired Co-Worker to Kill Love Rival
A café manager at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ken. was sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison Tuesday for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s former husband. Freddy Gonzalez, 40, hired another employee from the Corner Café at Kentucky Downs’ Mint Gaming...
Elon Musk Faces Class Action Suit Over ‘Deceptive’ Election Lottery
Elon Musk and his Republican political action committee, America PAC, may be celebrating their contribution to Donald Trump’s extraordinary political comeback but a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Texas federal court claims one of their election tactics wasn't on the square....
Missouri Voters Say Yes to Sports Betting (Just), No to Lake of Ozarks Casino
Missouri voters appear to have narrowly approved an amendment to legalize sports betting in the state on Tuesday night, but passed on a measure that would have created a new casino license for the Lake of the Ozarks. As of 5 a.m.,...
Arkansas Lottery Scratch-Off Disputants Ordered to Split $500K Prize
An Arkansas judge Tuesday put an end to a spat between a worker and his boss over a winning $500K lottery scratch-off ticket. The pair will split the prize 50/50, The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports. Jose Quinteros sued his employee, Jorge Rivera...
Elon Musk Voter ‘Lottery’ Not Picked by Chance, Judge Hears
Elon Musk’s controversial scheme to hand out $1 million per day to a “lucky” registered voter in swing states in the runup to Tuesday’s election is “not a lottery.” That’s because the winners aren't picked by chance, Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober, told...
$13M from Plundered 1MDB Fund Siphoned to LVS for Gambling
At least US$13 million was siphoned from the Malaysia Development Berhard (1MDB) government fund to Las Vegas Sands properties via a shell company, a financial fraud investigator told a court in Singapore Monday. The money was used for high stakes gambling by...
Michigan Coin Dealer Poured $5M into Slots, Charged with Ripping Off Customers
A coin, jewelry, and precious metals dealer from Bay City, Mich. is accused of bilking his customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and gambling on their dime. Matthew Joseph Burton, 52, was charged Monday with several counts of felony false...
Circus Circus Double Murder Suspect Found Guilty, Could Face Death Penalty
A jury in Las Vegas found Julius Trotter guilty on Tuesday of murdering two Vietnamese tour leaders in a Circus Circus hotel room six years ago. He could face the death penalty. Sang Boi Nghia and Khuong Ba Le Nguyen were found stabbed...
Seminoles and West Flagler Make Peace After Sports Betting Fight
Hard Rock owner, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and parimutuel operator West Flagler Associates, who recently fought a bitter legal battle over the state’s future sports betting landscape, have made their peace. The two parties announced Monday that they had entered into...
Camrose Casino Receivership Jeopardizes Edmonton Move
The company that owns the Camrose Casino in Alberta, Canada, has been ordered into receivership by the province’s superior court, the Court of King’s Bench. The judgment was handed down to Mayfield Investments Ltd. Thursday for debts unpaid to province-owned bank ATB...
