3799 stories by Philip Conneller
$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...
Philadelphia DA Sues Elon Musk Over “Illegal Lottery” for Voters
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office is suing Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, over his controversial plan to hand out $1 million a day to a registered voter in key swing states until November 5. The Space X and Telsa founder and...
French National Who Bet $45M on Trump Remains a Mystery
Speculation is growing about the identity and intentions of a mysterious French “whale” who has wagered US$45 million on Donald Trump to win the election on offshore prediction platform Polymarket. The trader has placed hundreds of bets via four identified accounts, “Fredi9999,”...
Gambler’s Civil Conspiracy Suit Against Resorts World, Scott Sibella Tossed
A federal judge in Nevada has tossed a lawsuit brought by high-stakes gambler Robert “RJ” Cipriani against Resorts World Las Vegas and its former president Scott Sibella. The suit alleged that Resorts World and Sibella allowed Cipriani to be harassed by another...
Yolo Group Founder Tim Heath Fights Off Abduction Attempt
An Australian gaming billionaire foiled his abduction by members of an international crime syndicate in Estonia in July, according to court filings. Tim Heath, an early Bitcoin adopter who made his fortune from crypto gaming brands like Bitcasino.io and Sportsbet.io, was “beaten...
Elon Musk Cans Pro-Trump ‘Election Lottery’ After DOJ Complaint
Elon Musk appears to have abandoned his controversial lottery scheme to encourage swing-state voters after receiving a pointed letter from the US Department of Justice. The tech billionaire, who has thrown his weight behind the Trump campaign, vowed he would give away...
