4211 stories by Philip Conneller
Judge Tosses $2B Claim Against Powerball Winner Edwin Castro
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge this week dismissed a lawsuit against Edwin Castro, the winner of the world’s biggest lottery prize. The complaint was filed in February 2023 by Jose Rivera, who claimed to...
Acclaimed St. Louis Restaurateur Shot Girlfriend in Neck at Ameristar Casino, Cops Say
A 50-year-old man suspected of shooting his 27-year-old girlfriend in the neck at the Ameristar St. Charles in St. Louis, Mo., in the early hours of Saturday morning has been identified as the owner of...
Illegal Texas Horse Racetrack Raided, Drugs, Gambling Devices Seized
Authorities in West Texas raided an illegal quarter-horse racetrack and arrested nine people for offenses including promoting gambling, money laundering, racketeering, and the manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance. Police uncovered 135 grams of...
Archie Karas, Legendary Las Vegas Gambler Dead at 73
Archie Karas, the fearless gambler and sometimes casino cheat, who pulled off perhaps the most famous winning streak in Las Vegas history, known as “The Run,” has died at age 73. Karas, known in gambling...
Fantasy Soccer Giant Sorare Charged with Illegal Gambling in UK
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has charged multibillion dollar fantasy soccer outfit Sorare with illegal gambling in an extremely rare instance of the agency exercising its prosecutorial powers. The charges are the culmination of a...
Ex-UK Cop Gets Prison for £44M Horse-Betting Ponzi
A British former police sergeant has been sentenced to six years in prison for running a “Ponzi scheme” horse-betting syndicate that duped thousands of people out of millions of pounds. From 2012 to 2019, Michael...
Wind Creek Casino ‘Burial Desecration’ Case Lands in Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court in Atlanta heard arguments Wednesday in a long-standing legal fight between two tribes over the land on which the Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Wetumpka, Ala., now stands. The Oklahoma-based...
San Jose Bus Driver Shot Colleague Dead Over Gambling Debt, Police Say
A San Jose, Calif. bus driver allegedly shot and killed a co-worker over an unpaid gambling debt, according to authorities. Duc Minh Bui, 33, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of the first-degree murder of Regulus...
Chicago Suburb Mayor Guilty of Embezzling Gambling Revenues
The incumbent mayor of Ford Heights, Ill., a Chicago suburb, has been convicted of embezzling public money. Mayor Charles Griffin was found guilty by a Cook County judge Monday of theft of government property of...
Chinese Soccer Player Spills Beans on Match-Fixing Epidemic
Match fixing was rife in Chinese soccer and reached its peak during the pandemic when games were taking place in empty stadiums. Coaches and managers would buy and sell games from one another, and players...