3299 stories by Philip Conneller
Chen Organization: Money Laundering Op May Have CCP Ties, Say Aussie Police
A Chinese money laundering syndicate with its finger on illicit global financial flows is fueling organized crime in Australia, Australian Federal Police (AFP) Commissioner Reece Kershaw said this week. Australian authorities have long been concerned about the suspected connection between organized crime...
UK Government Won’t Bail Out Football Index Victims, Says Minister
The UK government will not compensate individuals who lost money amid the collapse of soccer trading site Football Index. At a special parliamentary debate Tuesday on the impact of the fiasco, UK sports minister Nigel Huddleston MP said it would be “inappropriate”...
Legends Bay Casino: Thumbs Up for Long-Awaited Sparks, Nev. Project
Sparks, Nev.’s long-awaited Legends Bay Casino is good to go. On Wednesday, the $120 million project, which has been 15 years in the making, received a recommendation for licensing from the Nevada Gaming Control Board. The project is expected to receive final...
LeoVegas Facing Insider Trading Probe, Stockholm Office Raided
Sweden’s Economic Crime Authority (SEC) has launched a preliminary investigation into the possible insider trading of LeoVegas’ shares. The agency said Tuesday it had raided the online casino giant’s offices in Stockholm earlier in the day. LeoVegas later confirmed the unannounced visit...
Boris Betting: UK’s ‘Teflon PM’ Johnson Survives Vote of No Confidence, What Next?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson survived a no-confidence vote Monday night, winning the backing of 58% of his Conservative Party’s MPs. Conservative rebels required a majority to unseat the prime minister. The betting markets had predicted Johnson’s survival, but his grip on...
$10M North Carolina Lottery Winner Sentenced to Life for Murder of Girlfriend
A North Carolina lottery winner has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the first-degree murder of his girlfriend. In August 2017, Michael Todd Hill, 54, a nuclear power plant worker from Leland, Brunswick County, won $10...
Sun City Resort Not Liable for Self-Excluded Gambler’s $323K Losses on Wife’s Bank Card
A South African gambler who self-excluded from the Sun City Resort in the country’s North West Province cannot sue the casino for allowing him to blow R5 million (US$323,000) using his wife’s bank card. That’s according to a judge in Johannesburg, who...
Cullen Commission: Report on BC Casino Drug-Money Laundering to Drop Soon
In British Columbia, the Cullen Commission has completed its report into historical money laundering at provincial casinos following a three-year investigation. The 1,804-page document has now been handed to the provincial government for review. Its findings will be released to the public...
MGM Resorts Data Hack: Customer Info Stolen in 2019 Posted on Telegram
An 8GB database containing the personal data of around 30 million MGM Resorts guests has been publicly shared on social messaging channel Telegram. The data dump was discovered by vpnMentor Research Team, a pro bono service that battles cyber threats while educating...
Encore Boston Harbor Land-Sale Controversy Faces Renewed Judicial Scrutiny
Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court has ordered a lower court to reexamine the circumstances surrounding Wynn Resorts’ purchase of the land on which the Encore Boston Harbor now stands. A lawsuit brought by the former landowner, FBT Everett Realty, alleges the Massachusetts Gaming...
