3661 stories by Philip Conneller
King Gaming Ran ‘Pig-Butchering’ Scam Op on Isle of Man
An online gaming company that pledged to invest millions into transforming a derelict vacation center on the Isle of Man into a swanky office complex was operating a large-scale “pig-butchering” scam on the island. King Gaming’s plan to build a multimillion-dollar HQ...
Cherokee Casino at Will Rogers Downs Reopens After Tornado Wreckage
The Cherokee Casino at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla., reopened Wednesday, three months after a tornado ripped through the complex causing widespread wreckage. Three horses died and many more were injured when the category EF-3 tornado hit on May 25, Memorial...
Entain Shareholders Sue Over $760M Turkish Bribery Fine
A group of investors in UK-based online gambling giant Entain (OTC: GMVHF) have filed a class-action lawsuit that seeks compensation for damage done to the company’s share price by a bribery probe into its former Turkish operations. The complaint, filed Wednesday in...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom Opposes Koi Nation, Scotts Valley Casinos
California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, has written to the federal government to voice opposition to two tribal casino projects in the heart of the state’s wine country, which he claims “stretch the ‘restored lands’ exception beyond its legal limits.” In a letter...
Philippines’ Fugitive ‘POGO’ Mayor Flees to Indonesia Amid ‘Chinese Spy’ Claims
The fugitive former mayor of a small town in the Philippines who is accused of being a Chinese spy with links to human trafficking via the online gambling industry has fled to Indonesia, according to Philippine authorities. The case of Alice Guo...
Gambler Gets Nine Years for Stealing $1.5M Worth of Chicken Wings
An Illinois judge had a bone to pick last week with a former food service director for South Chicago schools who stole 11K cases of chicken wings valued at $1.5 million and gambled away the proceeds. Judge Michele Pitman of the Circuit...
Lake of the Ozarks Casino Backers Sue to Revive Rejected Ballot Measure
A campaign group dedicated to establishing a commercial casino in Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft Tuesday in a bid to get the issue on the ballot. Last week, Ashcroft rejected a proposed ballot...
Evolution Georgia Employees in Hunger Strike Over Pay, Working Conditions
Three employees of online gaming tech provider Evolution in Tbilisi, Georgia, have gone on hunger strike to demonstrate against poor pay and working conditions. The workers, Tamar Ansian, Makhare Patashuri, and Luka Nadiradze, adopted the extreme form of protest on August 12,...
DraftKings Signs $3.5M Check to Back Missouri Sports Betting PAC
DraftKings last week plowed $3.5 million into a political action committee (PAC) pushing for legal sports betting in Missouri. The Boston-based betting giant’s largesse came just three days after the PAC, Winning for Missouri Education (WME), succeeded in getting an initiative on...
Two Plead Guilty in $150M Allied Wallets Fraud
Two US citizens pleaded guilty last week to their part in the $150 million Allied Wallets fraud, which hoodwinked banks into processing payments for unregulated online gaming and other high-risk transactions. Mohammad “Moe” Diab, 48, of Glendale, Calif., and Amy Rountree, 41,...
