3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Bally’s AC Sex Attacker Could See 42-Year Sentence Slashed
A New York man whose sexual assault of a Bally’s Atlantic City housekeeper hastened the enactment of legislation that mandated wearable panic buttons for New Jersey hotel workers could see his sentence reduced. In April 2022, a jury found Jamel Carlton guilty of aggravated...
Montana Man Sentenced to 140 Years for Four Aces Double Murder
A Montana man was sentenced to 140 years in prison Friday for brazenly shooting his wife and a bartender to death in 2023 at the Four Aces Bar, a cardroom and slots tavern in the small town of Superior, Mont. Kraig Walter...
Ex Pace-O-Matic Compliance Chief Charged with Racketeering
A former national compliance director for Georgia-based skill games manufacturer Pace-O-Matic is facing racketeering charges for operating “an illegal scam to obtain large sums of money that were derived from … illegal gambling activities,” according to Pennsylvania prosecutors. Rick Goodling, a former...
Cow Creek Coalition Can’t Block Coquille Tribe’s Medford Casino – Yet
A coalition of tribal operators from Oregon and Northern California have failed to obtain a temporary restraining order against the US interior Department (DOI) that aimed to block the final approval of a contentious tribal casino. Last month the DOI approved a...
DraftKings Settles ‘Corporate Espionage’ Lawsuit Vs. Former Exec
DraftKings has settled a legal spat with its former head of VIP, Michael Hermalyn, whom the operator accused of “corporate espionage” after the executive jumped ship to its rival, Fanatics. The terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, but it comes...
FBI Boston Ditches Organized Crime Squad as Mafia Loses Bite
The FBI’s Boston arm has quietly disbanded its organized crime office. It’s a testament to the current toothlessness of the New England Mafia, which once controlled illegal gambling, loansharking, and extortion rackets throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and beyond. Sources who spoke...
Poker Player Charged with Murder Posted Bizarre Videos Before Killing
Disturbing videos posted to Facebook by Michigan poker player Craig Michael Bergeron shortly before he allegedly shot an apparent stranger dead suggest the accused was suffering from a mental illness and was spiraling out of control. Bergeron, 35, from Saline, Mich., was...
California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over ‘Illegal House-Banked’ Games
A lawsuit filed by a coalition of California tribal operators accuses the cardroom industry of offering illegal gambling in violation of the state constitution and the California Penal Code. The suit, filed January 1 in the California Superior Court, could be the...
Tony Blair Spin Chief Loses Big in Son’s Collapsed Betting Syndicate
Alastair Campbell, formerly a powerful figure in UK politics, funneled £300,000 (US$370,000) into his son’s ill-fated soccer-betting syndicate prior to its collapse, The Daily Mail reports. Campbell, 67, is one of more than 50 investors who collectively plowed at least £5 million...
Poker’s Scott Ball Sues ACR Poker for $30M Contract Breach, Defamation
Poker player and talent agent Scott Ball is suing offshore poker platform ACR Poker for breach of contract, claiming that social media influencers on his books were never paid for promoting the site, formerly known as America’s Card Room. Two-time WSOP bracelet...
