3048 stories by Philip Conneller
California Tribes Shelve Mobile Sports Betting Ballot Initiative
California tribal gaming operators have temporarily abandoned a ballot initiative that would ask voters to hand them a mobile sports betting monopoly. The coalition of tribes that introduced the measure back in November said this week it would instead focus on defeating...
New York Lottery Payouts Suspended Amid Mega Millions Mix-Up
The New York Lottery has blamed “human error” for a mistake in the publication of Tuesday night’s Mega Millions results. Officials said the Mega Ball number, which can increase prize winnings exponentially for those who get it right, was input as a...
Nevada Harness Racing Track Plan Would Bring Racino to Pahrump
Plans are underway to bring harness racing to Nevada in the form of a 40,000 square-foot resort “racino” in the small town of Pahrump, 60 miles west of Las Vegas. The proposal is the brainchild of the Nevada Standardbred Association (NSA), an...
Star Entertainment Accused of Misleading Investors by Denying Media Exposé
On Wednesday, an inquiry into Star Entertainment’s suitability to hold a license in the Australian state of New South Wales questioned whether the company misled investors. That's following media accusations of links to money laundering and organized crime. Star Entertainment director Ben...
Ex-San Bernardino Cop Scammed $5.6M, Blew $2M at Yaamava’ Casino
A former San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy has admitted swindling at least $5.6 million from victims he invited to invest in non-existent business opportunities. Christopher Lloyd Burnell, of Highland, Calif., frittered away much of the victims' cash at the nearby Yaamava’ Resort...
Treasure Island Dead Baby Cold Case, New Arrest Could Unlock 2007 Mystery
A Minnesota woman charged Monday with the murder of a newborn baby found floating in the Mississippi River 19 years ago has admitted responsibility for a second cold-case death of an infant, police have said. But investigators are exploring whether she holds...
Rapper YG Won’t Face Trial Over Cosmopolitan Fan ‘Robbery,’ Settles Out of Court
Clark County prosecutors have dropped a felony robbery case against gangster rapper YG just days before it was due to go to trial. The 32-year-old Scared Money star was accused of ripping a gold chain from a fan’s neck at the Cosmopolitan...
EuroMillions Jackpot Reaches Record €215M, Could Drop Tonight
The draw for a record EuroMillions jackpot takes place in Paris tonight, and it could make someone €215 million (US$227 million) richer. As the UK’s Metro newspaper marvels today, that’s wealthier than former Genesis drummer turned 1980s hit machine, Phil Collins. And...
UK National Lottery Contract Battle Could Bleed ‘£1B from Good Causes’
The UK Gambling Commission has been urged to delay transferring the UK National Lottery license from current operator Camelot to winning bidder Allwyn Entertainment. That’s to avoid draining lottery coffers of up to £1 billion (US$1.2 billion) in funds that should go...
Lottery Winner of $1M in South Philadelphia Murdered, Police Probing Case
A man found brutally murdered in South Philadelphia may have won $1 million on the lottery before he was killed, according to local radio station KYW. Francis Decero, 25, had been missing since April 26. His body was found in bushes on...
