3300 stories by Philip Conneller
Las Vegas Dotty’s Casino Bomb Threat Used to Create Diversion, Police Say
A Las Vegas man accused of telling police a bomb had been planted at a Dotty’s Casino on Decatur Boulevard Wednesday was allegedly trying to distract them from his theft of a golf cart. According to his arrest report, Scott Wesolaski, 31,...
Cambodia Casino Corruption Risks For US Businesses Detailed in Washington Warning
The Biden administration has told US companies to steer clear of Cambodia and its casinos. A joint business advisory warning (BAW) from the US State Department, US Treasury Department, and the US Department of Commerce highlighted “growing systemic corruption” in the country....
Woman Who Stole Cousin’s $1M Winning Lottery Scratch-off Faces 15 Years
A woman has been charged with grand larceny after allegedly stealing her cousin’s $1 million lottery ticket. That’s according to a joint press release from the Nassau County DA’s Office and the Glen Cove Police Department. Iris Amador Argueta, 32, who now...
China Gambling Ring Exploiting ‘Losing Account’ Sports Bet Loophole Busted
Chinese police in the eastern city of Wenzhou say they have disrupted a syndicate that illegally capitalized on an online sports book “loophole” to cash in the equivalent of around US $4.6 million. The scheme involved buying up hundreds of money-losing accounts...
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Financial Director Stole $3M, Blew it at Harrah’s Philadelphia
The former financial director of Kappa Alpha Psi, one of America’s largest Black college fraternities, has admitted to embezzling nearly $3 million from the organization, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Prosecutors say Curtis D. Anderson blew most of the money he stole at...
Las Vegas Visitation Could Beat 2019 Levels by 2023, Says New Analysis
As Las Vegas’ McCarran Airport welcomed the first transatlantic visitors in 20 months this week, a new report predicts that visitation next year will be close to pre-pandemic levels. In 2023, they could well surpass them, the report suggests. The analysis, from...
Poker Player Accused of Hiding COVID-19 from Opponents in WSOP Spat
Following the pandemic-driven virtual tournaments and “hybrid” Main Event of last year, the World Series of Poker is now in full swing at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Well, it’s trying. The Series is adjusting to life in...
Online Gambling Companies to Refund $1.2M Doctor Embezzled from UK Health Service
Several unnamed online gambling companies in the UK will repay more than £900,000 ($1.2 million) in public money stolen and gambled away by a rogue doctor from the country’s National Health Service. Senior general practitioner Dr Rumi Chhapia, 45, was sentenced last...
Dumped by Raiders, Damon Arnette Countersues Aria Valet Over Spitting Claim
Troubled NFL cornerback Damon Arnette is countersuing a valet at the Aria Resort & Casino. The valet accused him of inflicting mental stress, anguish, pain and suffering last May through alleged aggressive behavior at the casino. News of Arnette’s defensive legal maneuver...
Soccer Stars Wesley Sneijder, Dirk Kuyt in Illegal Gambling Scrape with Dutch Gangsters
Former Netherlands soccer internationals Wesley Sneijder and Dirk Kuyt have become embroiled in a case involving illegal gambling and a gangster known as "the Godfather of the Hague." According to Dutch newspaper De Telegraph, the two retired soccer stars have been interviewed...
