3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Paqueta Gambling Probe Sinks £80M Man City Deal
English Premier League champion Manchester City has backed out of a reported £80 million deal to sign West Ham midfielder Lucas Paqueta, as reported by Sky News. It seems City chiefs balked after hearing the 25-year-old Brazilian was facing a Football Association...
Ex-Indiana Lawmaker in Casino Dark Money Case Claims Federal Set Up
A former Indiana state senator imprisoned in August 2022 for accepting illegal campaign donations from a casino company executive claims he was stitched up by federal prosecutors. He's also blaming his lawyer for putting him in the slammer, IndyStar reports. Republican Brent...
Tropical Storm Hilary Fears Prove Overblown in Las Vegas
The tropical storm formerly known as Hurricane Hilary may be wreaking havoc in Southern California, where it has caused power cuts and “life-threatening” flash floods. But it left Las Vegas largely unscathed despite warnings Sunday of possible flooding. Thankfully, Gov. Joe Lombardo’s...
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...
