3300 stories by Philip Conneller
Philippines Stays on Gray List Over Casino Junket Money Laundering
The Philippines will remain on a global money-laundering “gray list” until it can mitigate risks associated with casino junkets, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has said. Paris-based FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded by the G7 to combat money laundering and...
Harrah’s Joliet Fatal Stabbing: Judge Won’t Toss $6M Negligence Claim Vs. Caesars
The fiancée of a Wisconsin man brutally stabbed to death by a stranger at the Harrah’s Joliet Hotel & Casino in Joliet, Ill. can sue the casino’s owner, Caesars Entertainment, for negligence, a federal judge has ruled. On Wednesday, US District Judge...
GamBetDC, Controversial Washington DC Sports Bet App, Lost $4M Last Year
Washington DC’s sports betting app, GamBetDC, booked a $4 million loss in its first full year, DCist reports. The DC Council said in February 2021 it expected the platform to bring in $6.2 million for the district. Those disastrous numbers have prompted...
Philippines Cockfight-Betting Market May be Suspended Over Mysterious Abductions
Calls are growing in the Philippine legislature to suspend the newly regulated and taxed online cockfight-betting market amid the mysterious disappearance of 31 people connected to the industry. PhilStar Global reports that 23 senators have demanded that the country’s gaming regulator, PAGCOR,...
Match-Fixing at Record Levels in 2021 as Global Sports Betting Revenues Hit $1.6T
Match-fixing was back in vogue in 2021, rising in line with global sports betting revenues, which exceeded $1.6 trillion for the first time. That’s according to a new report by Swiss data analytics and integrity firm Sportradar, titled Betting Corruption and Match-fixing...
Murderer of $30M Florida Lottery Winner Backs Anonymity for Prizewinners
A Tampa, Fla. woman serving a life sentence for murdering a $30 million lottery winner for his money is backing a Florida bill that would offer a degree of anonymity for recipients of life-changing jackpots. Dorice “Dee Dee” Moore, 49, told CBS...
Cambodia Police Cast Doubt on ‘Blood Slave’ Kidnap Claims
A Chinese man who claimed he was trafficked to the Cambodian gambling hub Sihanoukville by a criminal gang and kept as a “blood slave” made the whole thing up, according to Cambodian authorities. Last month, Li Yayuanlun, 31, said he had been...
Laos Kings Romans Casino Sees Authorities Move to Protect Female Workers
Authorities in Bokeo province in Laos, Southeast Asia, have drawn up new regulations to fight the exploitation of female workers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone (GTSEZ). The zone includes the notorious Kings Romans Casino. But can the rules be enforced...
Macau Legend Gets New CEO, Chairmen After Levo Chan Arrest
Casino operator Macau Legend Development Ltd has appointed a new CEO. The news comes a month after its former CEO and chairman, Levo Chan, was arrested by Macau authorities for illegal gambling, money laundering, and formation of a criminal syndicate. Macau’s Public...
Poker Game Murder on Christmas Day Sees Sore Loser Get Life in Prison
An Aurora, Colo. man who shot and killed a family friend over a Christmas Day poker game has been sentenced to life in prison without parole. Earlier this month, Curtis Davis-Barnes, 38, was convicted by an Arapahoe County jury of first-degree murder...
