3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Bet365’s Denise Coates Takes Pay Cut to (a Paltry) £150 Million
Britain’s best-paid woman, Bet365 CEO Denise Coates, cut her pay by almost half last year. But the billionaire businesswoman still took home £150 million (US$188 million) in salary and dividends, according to the company’s latest accounts. The pay drop comes despite soaring...
Pace-O-Matic Can’t Get Kansas Courts to Say ‘Dragon’s Ascent’ is Legit
Gaming machine manufacturer Pace-O-Matic’s efforts to have its dragon-shooting game “Dragon’s Ascent” declared a contest of skill by the Kansas Supreme Court has been shot down in flames. Dragon’s Ascent, currently widely available in Kansas truck stops and convenience stores, resembles the...
Ex-Malta Ministers Face Charges for Links to Casino Owner Accused in Journalist Murder
Two former high-level Maltese politicians should be charged over their association with 17 Black, a company controlled by casino owner and accused murderer Yorgen Fenech, a criminal inquiry has concluded. Magistrate Charmaine Galea presented her recommendation to prosecute Keith Schembri and Konrad...
Bally’s AC Sex Attacker Could See 42-Year Sentence Slashed
A New York man whose sexual assault of a Bally’s Atlantic City housekeeper hastened the enactment of legislation that mandated wearable panic buttons for New Jersey hotel workers could see his sentence reduced. In April 2022, a jury found Jamel Carlton guilty of aggravated...
Montana Man Sentenced to 140 Years for Four Aces Double Murder
A Montana man was sentenced to 140 years in prison Friday for brazenly shooting his wife and a bartender to death in 2023 at the Four Aces Bar, a cardroom and slots tavern in the small town of Superior, Mont. Kraig Walter...
Ex Pace-O-Matic Compliance Chief Charged with Racketeering
A former national compliance director for Georgia-based skill games manufacturer Pace-O-Matic is facing racketeering charges for operating “an illegal scam to obtain large sums of money that were derived from … illegal gambling activities,” according to Pennsylvania prosecutors. Rick Goodling, a former...
Cow Creek Coalition Can’t Block Coquille Tribe’s Medford Casino – Yet
A coalition of tribal operators from Oregon and Northern California have failed to obtain a temporary restraining order against the US interior Department (DOI) that aimed to block the final approval of a contentious tribal casino. Last month the DOI approved a...
Concern Over Sites Offering Cash for IDs to Open Betting Accounts
Consumer groups in the UK are warning cash-strapped Brits to beware of a growing trend in websites offering easy money in return for copies of users’ personal identification documents. These documents, such as passports, driving licenses, and proofs of address, are then...
DraftKings Settles ‘Corporate Espionage’ Lawsuit Vs. Former Exec
DraftKings has settled a legal spat with its former head of VIP, Michael Hermalyn, whom the operator accused of “corporate espionage” after the executive jumped ship to its rival, Fanatics. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but it comes...
FBI Boston Ditches Organized Crime Squad as Mafia Loses Bite
The FBI’s Boston arm has quietly disbanded its organized crime office. It’s a testament to the current toothlessness of the New England Mafia, which once controlled illegal gambling, loansharking, and extortion rackets throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and beyond. Sources who spoke...
