3564 stories by Philip Conneller
Gambler Faces Prison for Stealing from ‘Thunderbirds’ Writer-Director
A care provider in the UK who prosecutors claim stole £75K (US$95K) from an Emmy Award-winning writer and director to feed his addiction to lottery tickets has failed to have his guilty plea vacated. Allan John Beacham, 66, pleaded guilty in January...
Macau Fraudsters Bilked Casino for $580K with Baccarat Cold Decks
Five employees of an unnamed casino on Macau’s Cotai Strip are accused of orchestrating a scam involving stacked baccarat decks that bilked the venue out of HK$4.54 million (US$581,498). On May 25, Macau’s judiciary police arrested eight individuals on suspicion of involvement...
Malta Regulator Sentenced for Leaking Secrets to Suspect in Journalist Murder Case
Malta’s former chief gaming regulator, Heathcliffe Farrugia, has been convicted of leaking official secrets to the casino owner suspected of organizing the car-bomb assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. On Tuesday, Farrugia was sentenced to a conditional discharge, which means he will...
Ex-Toronto City Official Linked to Gambling Ring Run by Ex-Hells Angels Hitman
A veteran Toronto city official has denied being a member of a Greek organized crime group allegedly run by former Hells Angels hitman, The Toronto Star reports. Kypros Perikleous, 55, was a senior director of transportation services for the city. He worked...
FanDuel Founders’ $120M Suit Over Flutter Deal Revived in New York
The New York State Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit brought by FanDuel’s founders against a powerful group of current shareholders. In 2018, FanDuel merged with the Anglo-Irish gambling group Paddy Power Betfair in a deal that valued the former at...
Macau Casino Suspicious Transaction Reports Catapult by 90%
Macau casinos filed 89.1% more suspicious transaction reports (STRs) in Q1of 2024 than in the corresponding period last year, according to new data from the special administrative region’s (SAR) Financial Intelligence Office. The numbers reflect a growth in transactions generally, as Macau’s...
Lucas Paqueta Faces Serious, Potentially Career-Ending Spot-Fixing Charges
Brazil and West Ham soccer star Lucas Paqueta was charged by England’s Football Association (FA) Thursday with deliberately seeking to “receive a card from the referee for the improper purpose of affecting the betting market.” The seriousness of the charges are unprecedented...
UK Change in Government 90% Probable on July 4, Bookies Say
This July 4, voters in Britain will have the chance to declare their independence from Conservative Party rule as they head to the ballot boxes. And the bookies say the probability of a change in government is very high. Sir Keir Starmer’s...
West Ham’s Paqueta Wants End to Betting Probe to Revive $90M Man City Move
Representatives of Brazilian soccer star Lucas Paqueta are hoping that an investigation into alleged gambling violations can be resolved within weeks. That’s so a $90 million move to EPL champion Manchester City can be resurrected over the summer, The Times of London...
UK’s Biggest Problem Gambling Charity Denies Kowtowing to Betting Industry
The UK’s charity regulator has opened an investigation into the country’s biggest problem gambling nonprofit, GambleAware. The Charity Commission confirmed to The i newspaper that it had begun a “regulatory compliance case” into the organization’s methods. That’s after it received a complaint...
