3754 stories by Philip Conneller
New York Mobster ‘Sal the Shoemaker’ Ran Gambling Ring from Shoe Repair Shop
A mobbed-up New York cobbler has admitted that the shoe repair shop he ran in Long Island was a front for an illegal gambling ring that kicked profits to the Genovese crime family. Salvatore Rubino, 61, aka “Sal the Shoemaker,” pleaded guilty...
Betfred Pays Out Early on Man City for EPL After Liverpool, Arsenal Slip Up
There are six games left in an English Premier League season that has witnessed the tightest three-way title race in recent memory. But one UK sportsbook has seen enough. Betfred announced Monday that it would pay out on all bets for Manchester...
Crown Resorts Position Puts London’s Aspinalls Casino in Peril
London’s swanky Apsinalls Club has warned of “material uncertainty” over its future because of regulatory action against its parent company on the other side of the world. Since 2011, the private member's club for high-rolling gamblers has been owned by Australia’s Crown...
Poker Player Dan Shak Settles COMEX-Spoofing Accusation for $750K
High-stakes poker player Dan Shak has agreed to pay $750K to federal regulators to settle an accusation that he spoofed the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc. (COMEX). “Spoofing” refers to the illegal practice of placing bids on commodities...
Colin Farrell to Star in Macau Gambling Movie ‘The Ballad of a Small Player’
Irish star Colin Farrell is to star in a new Netflix movie, "The Ballad of a Small Player." Based on the novel of the same name by British author Lawrence Osborne, the story follows an English con artist’s gambling misadventures in the...
Jontay Porter Could be Banned from NBA if Guilty of Match Fixing: Adam Silver
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver says the Toronto Raptors’ Jontay Porter could be banned from the league for life if match-fixing allegations are found to be true. The league is currently investigating suspicious betting patterns surrounding two games in which Porter appeared to...
Ex-Wrestler Daniel Rodimer in Court on Murder Charge, Wants Phone Evidence Dismissed
Daniel Rodimer, the former WWE wrestler and Republican Congressional candidate charged with murder in Las Vegas last month made his first appearance in court Wednesday. Rodimer, 45, who wrestled under the name Dan Rodman, is accused of attacking Christopher Tapp, 47, at...
Ukraine Soldiers ‘Pawning Drones and Thermal Imagers’ to Gamble, Commander Says
Online gambling is apparently so rife among Ukrainian troops it's prompted one unit commander to petition the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to impose restrictions. Commander Pavlo Petrychenko said the problem is so bad, some servicemen had resorted to pawning drones and thermal...
Maine Tribal Online Casino Bill Suffers Narrow Defeat in House
A bill that would have legalized online gaming in Maine and handed a monopoly to the state’s four Wabanaki tribes has run aground in the House. The legislation was narrowly defeated Tuesday by a vote of 74-71, The Portland Press Herald reports. State...
British Columbia Casino Money Launderer was ‘Wrong Target’ in 2020 Slaying
A notorious casino money launderer who died in a hail of bullets in a Japanese restaurant in Richmond, Metro Vancouver, wasn't the intended target, according to prosecutors. Jian Jun Zhu was the operator of Silver International, an underground bank with links to...
