3702 stories by Philip Conneller
Win-River Casino Expansion Approved, Tribe Braced for Lawsuits
The Redding Rancheria, a tribal gaming operator based in Shasta County, Northern California, has received the federal all-clear to move its Win-River Resort and Casino a couple of miles to the east. The casino is within the tribe’s reservation, just outside the...
Ex-Indiana Lawmaker Sean Eberhart Gets Year in Prison in Spectacle Entertainment Corruption Case
A former Indiana state lawmaker has been sentenced to a year and a day in federal prison for his role in the Spectacle Entertainment corruption case. Sean Eberhart, a Republican state representative for 16 years, pleaded guilty in November 2023, to a...
Texas Lottery Blasted Over Loophole That Let Syndicate Win $95M
A Texas legislative commission blames the state lottery for failing to plug a loophole that allowed a New Jersey-based lottery syndicate to walk off with a $95 million jackpot. The Sunset Advisory Committee (SAC) is tasked with reviewing the performance of state...
Everi Asks Judge to Jettison Koin Mobile Antitrust Suit
Everi wants a federal judge in Nevada to toss an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the company of “abuse of its power … to stifle competition” in the emerging cashless payments market. In a court filing on Monday, the casino operations giant described...
Illegal Philippine ‘POGO’ Hospitals Provide Plastic Surgery to Fugitives
Authorities in the Philippines have uncovered an underground hospital linked to the POGO (online gambling) industry and say they know of two more such operations. They believe the hospitals are being used to treat POGO workers who can't use regular health services...
Euro 2024 Semi-Final Ref Once Accepted Cash from Notorious Match Fixer
UEFA, European soccer’s governing body, is standing by its decision to place a referee once banned for his role in a match-fixing scandal in charge of Wednesday’s Euro 2024 semi-final between England and the Netherlands. Felix Zwayer was banned from soccer for...
Full House Resorts’ Permanent Waukegan Casino Hobbled by Litigation
Full House Resorts says the city of Waukegan, Ill. may have to wait a while for the permanent version of its American Place Casino while the city fends off legal challenges from a Wisconsin-based tribal gaming operator. The Forest County Potawatomi of...
Brit Locked Up in Finland for Hacking Online Casinos, Stealing $900K
A British man has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison in Finland for hacking into two online casinos to steal around €835K (US$900K). On Friday, July 7, William Anthony Parker, 34, was found guilty of aggravated online casino...
Death Valley Tribe Gets BIA Approval on California Casino
The Death Valley-based Timbisha Shoshone Tribe has received approval from the US Interior Department to build a casino in Inyokern, Calif. That’s two years after its effort to build one in the nearby city of Ridgecrest collapsed spectacularly. According to a July...
Ex-Man City Analyst Banned from Soccer for Insider Betting
English soccer’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), has banned a former Manchester City analyst from all soccer-related activity for 12 months for betting with insider information. But the analyst, Richard Bredice, claimed he simply used his instinct and knowledge of the...
