Main menu
Philip Conneller
4310 stories by Philip Conneller
Ex Pace-O-Matic Compliance Chief Charged with Racketeering
A former national compliance director for Georgia-based skill games manufacturer Pace-O-Matic is facing racketeering charges for operating “an illegal scam to obtain large sums of money that were derived from … illegal gambling activities,” according...
Cow Creek Coalition Can’t Block Coquille Tribe’s Medford Casino – Yet
A coalition of tribal operators from Oregon and Northern California have failed to obtain a temporary restraining order against the US interior Department (DOI) that aimed to block the final approval of a contentious tribal...
DraftKings Settles ‘Corporate Espionage’ Lawsuit Vs. Former Exec
DraftKings has settled a legal spat with its former head of VIP, Michael Hermalyn, whom the operator accused of “corporate espionage” after the executive jumped ship to its rival, Fanatics. The terms of the settlement...
FBI Boston Ditches Organized Crime Squad as Mafia Loses Bite
The FBI’s Boston arm has quietly disbanded its organized crime office. It’s a testament to the current toothlessness of the New England Mafia, which once controlled illegal gambling, loansharking, and extortion rackets throughout Massachusetts, Rhode...
Poker Player Charged with Murder Posted Bizarre Videos Before Killing
Disturbing videos posted to Facebook by Michigan poker player Craig Michael Bergeron shortly before he allegedly shot an apparent stranger dead suggest the accused was suffering from a mental illness and was spiraling out of...
California Tribes Sue Cardrooms Over ‘Illegal House-Banked’ Games
A lawsuit filed by a coalition of California tribal operators accuses the cardroom industry of offering illegal gambling in violation of the state constitution and the California Penal Code. The suit, filed January 1 in...
Tony Blair Spin Chief Loses Big in Son’s Collapsed Betting Syndicate
Alastair Campbell, formerly a powerful figure in UK politics, funneled £300,000 (US$370,000) into his son’s ill-fated soccer-betting syndicate prior to its collapse, The Daily Mail reports. Campbell, 67, is one of more than 50 investors...
Poker’s Scott Ball Sues ACR Poker for $30M Contract Breach, Defamation
Poker player and talent agent Scott Ball is suing offshore poker platform ACR Poker for breach of contract, claiming that social media influencers on his books were never paid for promoting the site, formerly known...
Evolution Shares Dive After ‘Black Market’ Admission
Shares in Evolution AB plunged by more than 10% on Monday, the last day of trading before Christmas, over news that the Swedish online gaming software provider’s license was under review by the UK Gambling...
Xi Tells Macau to ‘Cultivate New Industries’ as He Swears in New Leader
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Macau Friday that efforts should be made to “promote moderate economic diversification and focus on cultivating new industries with international competitiveness.” Xi was in town as part of a three-day...
