3972 stories by Philip Conneller
Parimatch Created Fake Paper Trail in Black-Market Turkey
Parimatch employed Curacao-based Abudantia to oversee Turkish operations Abudantia later sued Parimatch over the deal Case revealed fake paper trail designed to protect Parimatch from “regulatory risks” Online sportsbook Parimatch created a false paper trail to guard it against potential prosecution over...
‘Flight Risk’ Lawyer Tom Goldstein Rearrested for Concealing Crypto Millions from Court
Lawyer Tom Goldstein was indicted for failing to declare millions in high-stakes poker winnings to the IRS He pleaded not guilty and was granted pretrial release Goldstein was rearrested Monday after prosecutors said he concealed millions in crypto Tom Goldstein, the high-flying...
Spirit Lake Nation Opposes North Dakota Casino Push
TMBCI wants to build a big casino resort in Grand Forks, ND SB 2376 would authorize a casino permit for the project Spirit Lake Nation says it would destabilize the state’s tribal gaming market North Dakota’s Spirit Lake Nation isn't a fan...
High 5 Games Social Casino Ordered to $25 Million in Damages to Washington State Players
High 5 Games must pay $25M to former Washinton state social casino players in class action Washington is the only state to consider play-money casinos “real gambling” after 2018 ruling A federal jury in Washington state has determined that residents who purchased...
Howard Lutnick: Soon-to-Be US Commerce Secretary’s Cantor Gaming Once Paid $22.5 Million to Settle Illegal Gambling Charges
Cantor Fitzgerald chairman and CEO Howard Lutnick is expected to be confirmed as US Commerce Secretary this week. Lutnick founded Cantor Gaming, which in 2016 settled with federal authorities for $22.5M to avoid illegal gambling and money laundering charges. Cantor Gaming faced...
Ohtani Interpreter in $17M Gambling Theft Gets Almost 5 Years in Prison
Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, was sentenced to 57 months in prison Friday for stealing almost $17 million from the Los Angeles Dodgers star. Mizuhara, 40, pleaded guilty to one count of felony bank fraud and another of filing a false...
Maine’s Sole Retail Sportsbook Loses License Days Before Super Bowl, Appeals
Maine’s only retail sports betting outlet, Oddfellahs Sportsbook and Bar in Portland, has stopped taking bets after the state’s Gambling Control Unit (GCU) refused to renew its license. The business told customers last Friday that all bets were off after the regulator...
Sacramento River Massacre is Site of Proposed Casino, California Tribes Claim
A California tribal casino project signed off by the outgoing Biden administration would be built on the site of the Sacramento River Massacre, a new lawsuit claims. Up to 1,000 unarmed indigenous people were slaughtered by an expeditionary force of the US...
Casino Tycoon Leon Tsoukernik Recovers After Drug O.D. Coma
Casino tycoon Leon Tsoukernik has made a full recovery after a suspected drug overdose saw him slip into a 40-hour coma last month. The Russian-Czech businessman was reportedly fighting for his life after taking the powerful intravenous anesthetic Propofol on January 14....
Las Vegas Court Official Fled Fatal Crash After Drunk Mission to Buy Lottery Tickets
A senior Clark County court employee accused of causing the DUI death of another motorist on Christmas Eve, 2024 drove 90 miles from Las Vegas to Arizona on a drunken mission to buy lottery tickets, according to police. Michael Doan, 46, is...
