4174 stories by Philip Conneller
Jay Leno Debunks Gambling Debt Beatdown Rumors
Jay Leno has discredited rumors that injuries sustained while falling down a hill in Pennsylvania last month were the result of being roughed up by the Mafia over gambling debts. Leno, who claimed to have...
New England Mafia Boss Luigi ‘Baby Shacks’ Manocchio Dead, Age 97
Luigi Giovanni “Baby Shacks” Manocchio, former boss of the Patriarca crime family -- aka the New England Mafia – died last Sunday at age 97. Manocchio was known as an “old-school” crime boss, making money...
$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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...