3039 stories by Philip Conneller
Cricketer Brendan Taylor in Spot-Fixing Blackmail Plot After Snorting Cocaine with Gang
The former captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team took to social media this week to detail how he was blackmailed by a gambling syndicate to manipulate a match after its members videoed him snorting cocaine. Brendan Taylor, 35, did not go through...
Dallas Poker Room Ordered to Close as City Attorney Suddenly Changes Law
A Dallas cardroom has received notice that its permit to operate in the city has been revoked, just months after obtaining approval from city officials. Ryan Crow, CEO of the Texas Card House, told local CBS affiliate KTVT he had received a...
Asian American Entertainment Sets $7.5B Baseline in Las Vegas Sands Damages Claim
Asian American Entertainment Corp. (AAEC) wants no less than US$7.5 billion in damages from its one-time partner in Macau, Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS). That’s according to the company’s lawyer, Jorge Menezes, who delivered closing arguments Friday in the long-running breach-of-contract case,...
Bookmaker Reports $420k in Suspicious Bitcoin Bets, Focus on Xhaka Yellow Card
At least $420,000 was placed on an Arsenal player receiving a yellow card in the last ten minutes of a game earlier this season via a single bookmaker, according to a report from The Athletic. The suspicious bets prompted the operator to...
Whitey Bulger: Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over Gambling Kingpin Prison Death
The family of late South Boston crime boss and gambling kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger cannot claim damages from the US government over his death. A federal judge in West Virginia has tossed a complaint that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed...
‘Florida Voters in Charge’ Campaign Has Thousands of Fake Signatures, Officials Say
Florida election supervisors are reporting more fraudulent petitions from an LVS-backed gambling expansion ballot initiative than any ever before seen in the state. This prompted The Miami Herald, which broke the story, to question whether Florida is “in the midst of one...
Hard Rock Tampa: ISIS Acolyte Ruled Unfit for Trial in Mass Shooting Plot
A Florida terror suspect whose alleged list of targets for a mass-casualty shooting included the Hard Rock Tampa in Florida has been ruled incompetent to stand trial, local CBS affiliate Tampa Bay 10 reports. Muhammed Al-Azhari was arrested by the FBI in...
Arsenal Player Probed for Yellow-Card Match Fixing, Xhaka Incident Under Spotlight
England’s Football Association (FA) is investigating a yellow card awarded to an unnamed Arsenal player following reports of suspicious betting activity by bookmakers. That’s according to a report by The Athletic, which understands the FA is examining whether spot-fixing might have occurred...
Man Dies After Struggle with Seven Mile Casino Security
Police are investigating the death of a 46-year-old man who lost consciousness during a struggle with security at Seven Mile Casino, a card club in Chula Vista, Calif. Authorities say the man stopped breathing after engaging in a “physical altercation” with security...
Resorts World Fraudster Called Out By ‘Robin Hood 702’, Results In His Stalking, Arrest
Professional gambler and Las Vegas persona “Robin Hood 702” claims he has been harassed and stalked by a former video games executive. The latter pleaded guilty to bilking $1.3 million from investors in a bogus company. But now Hood himself is the...
