3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Poker Player Sues Florida Card Club After Shooting
A poker player who was shot multiple times outside a Florida card club after a winning session is suing the venue for failing to adequately protect him. Karruah Parkinson was critically injured in the parking lot of Bestbet, a parimutuel facility in...
Coquille Tribe’s Medford Casino Takes Giant Leap Forward Despite Widespread Opposition
The Coquille Tribe’s dreams of building a casino in the city of Medford, Ore. have moved one significant step closer after the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) issued a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) in support of the plan. The move...
P&O Cruises in Spotlight Over ‘Predatory’ Casino Tactics
P&O Cruises is facing a soon-to-be-filed class-action lawsuit that accuses it of using “predatory” tactics to lure passengers to gamble at its casinos. The British cruise operator is also alleged to have illegally detained passengers on board when they couldn’t pay their...
Thai Serial Killer Who Poisoned 14 for Gambling Money Gets Death Penalty
A Thai woman thought to be the country’s worst serial killer has been sentenced to death in the first of her 14 murder trials. Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, is accused of murdering 14 friends and acquaintances by poisoning. Nicknamed “Am Cyanide” by...
Las Vegas Cop Accused of Bogus Arrests Offered Black Men Fake Bills at Casino
A Las Vegas cop accused of engineering the bogus arrests of numerous Black men tried to plant counterfeit money on two of his alleged victims when he accosted them at The Cromwell, according to court documents. On Wednesday Sgt. Kevin Menon pleaded...
Dotty’s Sued for ‘Safe’ Marketing by Woman Shot, Paralyzed in Robbery
A grandmother who was left paralyzed after a robbery at a branch of Dotty’s in Oregon is suing the slots parlor chain for marketing itself as a safe space for older women. Plaintiff Gallo Crawford, 64, was shot by a still-unidentified individual...
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...
