3039 stories by Philip Conneller
Powerball Lottery Sued by D.C. Man Who Thought He Won $340M
A Washington D.C. man is suing Powerball and the D.C. Lottery for $340 million, plus interest, after he claims he was wrongly denied a winning jackpot of the same amount. On January 6, 2023, when the jackpot hit those dizzying heights, John...
WSOP ‘Champions Reunion’ Event to Kickstart 2024 Schedule
The 45th annual World Series of Poker will kick off on May 28 at Paris Las Vegas with an all-new Champions Reunion Event, organizer Caesars Entertainment has announced. The $5K No Limit Hold’em freezeout will be free-to-enter for all living former WSOP...
HKEX Threatens Alvin Chau Companies with Delisting Over Russia Deal
Two companies formerly controlled by fallen junket king Alvin Chau could be booted from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the city’s securities regulator (SFC) has said. That’s over concerns about a US$116 million sale of assets in Russia. Trading was halted this...
Australian Greyhound Trainer “Probably” Bludgeoned Dogs
An Australian greyhound trainer has been banned from the sport for life after he was found “on the balance of probabilities” to have bludgeoned three retired dogs to death, probably with a hammer. Trevor Rice was also fined a total of $3,350...
Trans Con Artist Posing as South Korea Casino Heir Gets 12 Years
A female-born con artist who was briefly engaged to one of South Korea’s most beloved sportswomen while identifying as a man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for fraud. Jeon Cheong-jo, 28, falsely claimed to be a scion of South...
US Supreme Court Asked to Torpedo Seminoles Sports Betting Deal
Two Florida cardrooms have petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to nullify the $2.5 billion gaming compact between the state and the Seminole Tribe. The deal handed the latter a monopoly on statewide mobile sports betting. Should SCOTUS take the case, its decision...
Fired BaltCap Fund Manager Arrested in $29M Fraud, Gambling Probe
A former fund manager and partner with European private equity firm BaltCap, who is suspected of misappropriating and gambling away $29 million, has been detained in Lithuania. Sarunas Stepukonis, a Lithuanian national, was arrested on Saturday, a spokesperson for the European Public...
Irish Police Search Dublin Park for Missing Poker Player Jon Jonsson
Police in Dublin, Ireland are searching a park in the city as part of an investigation into the 2019 disappearance of an Icelandic poker player. Jon Jonsson, who was 41 when he went missing, was last seen leaving Dublin’s Bonnington Hotel on...
Massachusetts Store Clerk in $3M Lotto Ticket Theft Gets Leniency
A Massachusetts store clerk who tried to steal a $3 million winning lottery ticket got a break from a judge in Brockton, Mass., Friday, NBC Boston reports. Carly Nunes, 24, went on the run after her plan to cash in the ticket...
Ransomware Pay Hit Record $1.1B in 2023, Hackers Hunted ‘Big Game’
2023 was “a watershed year” for ransomware attacks, and one in which ransom payments almost doubled to a record $1.1 billion high. That’s according to a new report from Chainanalysis. The New York-based blockchain analysis firm noted that hackers are increasingly deploying...
