3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Tulalip Casino Security Guard Avoids Imprisonment for Sex Assault on Customer
A former security guard at the Tulalip Resort Casino in Washington State who admitted to committing a serious sexual assault on a female customer while on duty will probably avoid imprisonment, The Everett Herald reports. Travis Sanderson, a former U.S. Marine, was...
Murder-for-Hire Suspect Arrested at Wind Creek Bethlehem, Accidentally Released to Terrorize Ex
A Newark, NJ man arrested in February 2021 at the Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino for allegedly hiring a hitman to kill his ex and her brother was accidentally released from a Pennsylvania jail six months later. That’s according to a gross negligence...
Aspinalls Wins Case Against ‘Too Drunk to Gamble’ Nightclub Owner
A wealthy gambler who claimed he was plied with 54% proof “Chinese firewater” at a swanky London casino must pay the £600K he lost playing double chance baccarat on the night. Nightclub owner Lester Hui, a longtime VIP member, visited the casino...
Spanish Lottery ‘Good Samaritan’ Faces Prison for Fraud
An A Coruña, Spain, lottery ticket vendor who made headlines around the world in 2013 for an apparent act of kindness was in fact trying to defraud a €4.7 million (US$5.2 million) winner, Spanish prosecutors say. Eleven years ago, Manuel Reija González...
Peoria Tribe Can’t Fine Casino Management Company $2M: Judge
The Peoria tribe of Oklahoma’s gaming commission can't levy a fine of $2 million on a casino management company it accused of “unjust enrichment,” a judge has ruled. Pottawatomie County District Judge John Canavan determined that the gaming commission “lacked jurisdiction” to...
Stanley Hunterton, Scourge of Las Vegas Mob, Dies Age 74
A former federal prosecutor who was instrumental in kicking the mob out of the Las Vegas casino industry has died at age 74. Stanley Hunterton, who devoted most of his legal career to fighting organized crime, passed away in hospice care at...
Poker Star Daniel Negreanu Turns Up at High Schoolers’ Home Game
Most of us wouldn’t welcome a total shark turning up to our friendly home poker game. But for a bunch of Las Vegas high schoolers on Sunday, six-time WSOP bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu’s unexpected presence at their kitchen table game was the...
Mafia Son Follows Father to Prison for Gambling Extortion Racket
Michael Poli has always followed in his father’s footsteps. Like his dad, he became a Mafia associate and helped to run a gambling and extortion racket for New York’s Genovese crime family, according to prosecutors. Now the Mount Pleasant, NY man will...
Potawatomi Suit Defying Waukegan Bid Process Back from the Dead
A lawsuit that cried foul on the bidding process for Illinois’ Waukegan casino license has been revived on appeal and batted back to the lower court for reconsideration. That’s despite the winning bidder opening a temporary casino on the site six months...
Gilgo Beach Suspect ‘Not Connected’ to Atlantic City Killings
Prosecutors in New Jersey's Atlantic County say they've been unable to find a link between the Gilgo Beach killings on New York's Long Island and the murders of four women in Egg Harbor Township in the West Atlantic City area. It was...
