3661 stories by Philip Conneller
DraftKings Hacker Pleads Guilty to Stealing $600K from Customer Accounts
A Madison, Wisconsin teenager pled guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit computer intrusion. The plea came in relation to the theft of more than $600K from around 1,600 DraftKings accounts. Joseph Garrison, 18, who once bragged to a coconspirator that “fraud is...
Edwin Castro is Rightful Winner of $2.08B Powerball, Lawyer Says Video Proves
A lawyer for Edwin Castro, the winner of the biggest lottery prize of all time, says he has viewed a security video of his client purchasing the historic Powerball ticket. David De Paoli believes the footage will banish a lawsuit filed by...
Bet365 Axes Soccer Player from Pundit Job Over Problem Gambling Stance
Online sports betting giant Bet365 has kicked soccer player Steven Caulker off a sports broadcast it sponsored because of his outspokenness on problem gambling. The journeyman center-back is currently without a club and has been pursuing a new career as a TV...
Virginia Ex-NASCAR Driver’s Skill Games Lawsuit Nixed as Ban Enforced
With the enforcement of Virginia’s skill game prohibition set to kick in Wednesday, a judge in Greensville County has dismissed former NASCAR driver Hermie Sadler’s legal challenge to the ban. Sadler sued Virginia’s then-Gov. Ralph Northam (D) in June 2021, just as...
Poker Player Shawn Sheikhan Gets Four Years for Illegal Cannabis Business
Poker “bad boy” Shawn Sheikhan has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for operating an illegal cannabis business. Sheikhan is best known for his deep run in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he feuded with Mike...
Scattered Spider Casino Hackers Remain Free Despite Being ‘Known’ to FBI
For months, the FBI has known the identities of at least 12 “Scattered Spider” hacking group members but has made no arrests. That’s despite many group members being based in the US and other Western countries, Reuters reported. Scattered Spider has been...
Poker Player’s Dog Death ‘Trainer’ Faces Similar Charges in California
A Connecticut “dog trainer” accused of causing the death of poker player Bart Hanson’s bulldog is facing fresh charges linked to a missing German Shepherd in California. Josephine “Josie” Ragland, 27, admitted she was on a “casino bender” when the Hanson family...
Ex-Indiana Lawmaker to Plead Guilty in Spectacle Entertainment Case
A former Indiana state representative will plead guilty to a federal honest services fraud conspiracy charge related to the Spectacle Entertainment corruption scandal, U.S. prosecutors have announced. Republican Sean Eberhart, 57, is the third lawmaker to plead guilty to charges linked to...
Meth-Dealing Kiwi Poker Champ Gets Add-On for Smuggling Prison Drugs
A poker player from Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, imprisoned in 2018 for drug smuggling, saw his sentenced increased this week – because of more drug smuggling. Shane Thompson, also known as Shane Tamihana, enjoyed success at the poker tables in the mid-2010s....
South Dakota Hotel Ordered to Apologize to Native Americans for ‘Racist’ Ban
The owners of a South Dakota hotel-casino that banned Native Americans from the premises must publicly apologize to tribal organizations in the state and throughout the Great Plains region. This is part of a settlement to resolve a DOJ lawsuit that accused...
