3300 stories by Philip Conneller
Federal Judge Dashes Alaskan Tribe’s Electronic Bingo Ambitions
A federal judge has nixed a bid by Alaska’s Native Village of Eklutna to build a modest gambling hall on its land 20 miles outside of Anchorage. The Eklutna sued the Department of the Interior in 2019 after it blocked the plan....
NHL Probe Finds ‘No Evidence’ Evander Kane Threw Games to Win Bets
An NHL investigation has cleared San Jose Sharks star forward Evander Kane of accusations that he gambled on his own games and “threw” matches. However, the player remains sidelined from team training sessions while the league looks at other allegations made by...
Red Rock App ‘Stadium Live’ in License Revocation Threat Over Improper Sports Bets
Red Rock Resorts is in hot water with Nevada regulators for accepting hundreds of sports bets after the events had finished. In a complaint filed last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board said a glitch in the company’s Stadium Live mobile betting...
Borgata Settles $1.2M Lawsuit With Poker’s Robbins Over ‘Suicide Risk’
The Borgata in Atlantic City has settled a lawsuit brought by poker player Scott Robbins, according to court filings. The Massachusetts native sued the casino in July after it banned him for life for an off-the-cuff remark he made about jumping out...
Chicago Bears Sports Betting Spat with Landlord May Have Sparked Arlington Park Interest
Could the Chicago Bears’ bid for Arlington Park International Racecourse be about sports betting – at least partially? The bid has prompted speculation that the Bears plan to up sticks from their iconic Soldier Field stadium to the Chicago suburbs. That's at...
Rush Street Interactive Strikes Deal with Magic City to Take Jai Alai Betting Online
Rush Street Interactive has partnered with Florida parimutuel venue Magic City in a deal that will take jai alai betting online for the first time. The partnership will give the BetRivers online sportsbook exclusive rights to Magic City Jai-Alai’s official league data...
Cambodian Online Gaming, Fraud, Human Trafficking Compound Raided
A joint task force comprised of Cambodian and Chinese law enforcement raided a compound in Phnom Penh on Friday, seizing equipment connected to illegal online gaming and internet fraud. More than 200 people were detained at the large, gated complex in the...
Middleweight Champ Imprisoned for Racketeering, Scamming Casinos Gets Early Release
Former champion boxer Avtandil Khurtsidze is expected to be released from prison next week. He was imprisoned in 2017 for a decade on casino fraud and racketeering charges. Khurtsidze held the IBO title in 2011 and the WBO interim title in 2017....
Luxor Casino Bomber Omar Rueda-Denvers Found Guilty at Retrial
A Guatemalan man convicted of conspiring to plant a bomb in the Luxor Casino parking garage in 2007 has once again been found guilty of crimes, including murder, after a retrial in Las Vegas. As they had at the original trial, prosecutors...
Former Director of Belgian Gaming Regulator Sentenced for Hacking, Spying on Boss
Peter Naessens, the former director general of Belgium’s gaming commission, avoided prison last week. That's after he was convicted of hacking and spying on the commission’s president, Etienne Marique, The Brussels Times reports. Naessens was handed a 12-month suspended sentence by a...
