3704 stories by Philip Conneller
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,...
Why is Lucas Paqueta Still Playing for West Ham Despite Spot-Fixing Charges?
The English Premier League kicked off for a new season this past weekend, but soccer fans may have been surprised to see Brazilian midfielder Lucas Paqueta starring for West Ham on Saturday despite the serious charges of spot-fixing hanging over him. Paqueta...
Aussie Seniors’ Feud Over $5M Lottery Payout Resolved in Court
A bitter feud between three elderly residents of a public housing apartment block in Sydney, Australia over a $5 million lottery jackpot has been settled by a New South Wales Supreme Court judge. The furor began when one of the residents, Alan...
New York State Illegal Betting Ringleaders Linked to Corrupt Cop Sentenced
Two Rochester, N.Y. men who ran an illegal sports betting and poker network that generated more than $10 million over five years have been ordered to serve three years of probation including ten months of home detention. Louis Ferrari II, 42, and...
Oregon Lottery Billboards Hacked with Cute Furry Animals
Oregon Lottery LED billboards were infiltrated by mysterious furry cat animations in a suspected hack this week, forcing the screens to go dark before normal service could be eventually restored. The adorable attack affected at least seven billboards across the state, which...
Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler Banned from Poker Show for ‘Bad Attitude’
“I don’t care how many viewers he brings. I don’t want him back. He was rude to the dealers. He was rude to the other players. He was rude to the staff.” So said the co-owner of poker show "Hustler Casino Live"...
Mohegan Sun Wants $2.7M from Hollywood Exec Who Lost $5M in a Day
Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Casino is chasing former Hollywood heavyweight Ron Meyer for more than $2.7 million in unpaid markers, according to a lawsuit filed in the state’s Superior Court in New London. Meyer, 79, was president and COO of Universal Studios from...
West Virginia Senator Exposed Himself in Slots Parlor, Prosecutors Claim
A West Virginia Republican state senator was arrested Tuesday allegedly for pleasuring himself in a video lottery parlor, prosecutors said Wednesday. Sen. Mike Maroney, 56, was suspended from his duties as chair of the Senate’s Health and Human Resources Committee. That’s after...
