3943 stories by Philip Conneller
$197.5M Mega Millions Winner Sues California Lottery for Another $197.5M
A Los Angeles man who won half of a $394 million Mega Millions jackpot a year ago is suing the California Lottery for the other half. Faramarz Lahijani claims he purchased two tickets with the same numbers from a Chevron gas station...
New Zealand to Ban Greyhound Racing
New Zealand, one of just five countries in which commercial greyhound racing still exists, is set to ban the sport citing concerns over the welfare of dogs. The government on Tuesday introduced a bill to prevent the unnecessary killing of dogs, while...
Pizza Hut Slammed for Half-Baked Gambling Promo
Pizza Hut is under fire in the UK for offering free online casino spins with its home deliveries. For a brief time last month, online orders at the restaurant chain were accompanied by a message congratulating customers for “unlocking” up to 300...
Kalshi Transformed Itself into ‘Online Casino’ Before Election: Regulator
Immediately after a federal appeals court in Washington DC denied a US regulator’s bid to block prediction platform Kalshi from offering trading on the US presidential election, the company transformed its futures exchange into “an online casino.” That’s according to the latest...
Churchill Downs Sues HISA Over Racing Ban Threat
Kentucky Derby owner Churchill Downs Inc (CDI) and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) are suing the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) for threatening to shut down their racing operations for nonpayment of nearly $5 million in fees. The racetrack operators argue...
DraftKings Sued by Wife of Gambler who ‘Plundered Kids’ Savings’
The estranged wife of a New Jersey dad who lost nearly $1 million of the family’s money gambling at DraftKings wants revenge. In a lawsuit filed in the New Jersey state court, Lisa D’Alessandro claims her husband stole from her and their...
Brandon Sattler, Vegas High Roller, Serial Fraudster, Gets 51 Months
High-rolling Las Vegas gambler Brandon Sattler has been sentenced to 51 months in prison after pleading guilty to a single count of wire fraud. The 47-year-old Sattler admitted fraudulently obtaining more than $10 million from three individuals, including James Russell, Grant Whitcher,...
WSOP Winner Cory Zeidman Pleads Guilty to Sports Betting Fraud Scheme
Pro poker player and sports betting tout Cory Zeidman pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York Wednesday to defrauding customers in his sports handicapping business. Federal prosecutors alleged that the World Series of Poker bracelet winner and his co-defendants duped...
Graton Rancheria Sues DOI to Block Koi Nation Casino
California’s Graton Rancheria tribe (FIGR) has filed a lawsuit that seeks to torpedo the Koi Nation’s efforts to build a casino in Sonoma County in the heart of the state’s wine country. FIGR is also based in Sonoma County where it operates...
MGM Resorts, Boyd Gaming Not Complicit in Sex Trafficking: Judge
A federal judge in Nevada has dismissed a lawsuit brought against two Las Vegas gaming operators by a woman who says she was forced to work as a prostitute at their casinos from the age of 14. The plaintiff “Tyla D.,” a...
