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Crown Resorts, Star Entertainment Sued for Fraudster’s Missing Millions
Liquidators chasing the ill-gotten gains of fugitive corporate fraudster Michael Gu are preparing to sue Australian casino operators Crown Resorts and Star Entertainment for up to US$45 million, The Sydney Morning Herald reports. Gu claimed...
Xi Jinping Heading to Macau as New Leader Takes Office
Chinese President Xi Jinping may be passing on Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony, according to reports, but he will be heading to Macau on Wednesday to swear in the enclave’s new leader, Sam Hou-fai. Sam is...
Genovese Capo Sentenced for Illegal Gambling on Long Island
A former acting capo of the Genovese crime family was sentenced to 30 months in prison Friday on racketeering charges in connection with an illegal gambling business in Lynbrook, Long Island. Carmelo “Carmine” Polito, 64,...
Encore Boston Harbor Land Sale Fraud Case Will Go to Trial
A fraud and unfair trade practices complaint brought against Wynn Resorts by the former owner of the land on which the Encore Boston Harbor now stands will go to trial. The former landowner, FBT Everett...
Holland Casino Adds Extra Zero to Roulette to Offset Tax Hike
Higher gambling taxes in the Netherlands have forced the nation’s largest casino chain, Holland Casino, to resort to desperate measures – it’s adding an extra zero to its roulette tables. In the U.S. it’s the...
China Sentences Ex-EPL Soccer Star to 20 Years for Bribery, Match-Fixing
Li Tie, the former Everton player and coach of China’s national soccer team, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday by a court in Wuhan for bribery and match fixing, Chinese state media reports. Prosecutors...
MS Sufferer Gets Payout After Prescribed Drug Sparks Gambling Hell
A multiple sclerosis (MS) sufferer in the UK has received a £70K (US$89K) settlement from the country’s National Health Service (NHS) after a drug prescribed by his doctor caused him to develop an “uncontrollable” gambling...
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...
