3300 stories by Philip Conneller
Maryland to Buy Historic Pimlico Race Course for $1
The Stronach Group, owner of Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course – home of the Preakness Stakes – will sell the historic track to the State of Maryland for $1. On Wednesday, the Maryland Board of Public Works voted to approve the plan, which...
North Carolina Woman Accidently Wins $736,874 Lottery Prize
A North Carolina woman has found herself more than half a million dollars richer after buying a digital instant-win ticket completely by accident. The freak win occurred when Cynthia Harris of Cary, NC was messing about on the North Carolina Education Lottery...
New Hampshire Bans Greyhound Simulcasts
On Tuesday, New Hampshire’s Republican Governor Chris Sununu signed a bill to prohibit greyhound simulcasting from Jan. 1, 2027. The state joins Kansas, Colorado, and Massachusetts in recently outlawing the broadcasts, in which races are streamed in real-time enabling bettors who are...
Minnesota’s Running Aces Racino Adds More Casinos to RICO Suit
Minnesota harness racing track Running Aces has added two more casinos to a federal racketeering suit that claims tribal operators in the state are running “illegal” games. Last month, the Columbus, Minn.-based racino sued the Grand Casino Hinckley, Grand Casino Mille Lacs,...
Ohio Lottery Cyberattack Compromised 538K Customers
The Ohio Lottery has admitted that the names and social security numbers of more than 538K customers were compromised in a cyberattack on Christmas Eve last year. In a regulatory filing, the lottery said it concluded its investigation into the attack on...
$1.3B Mega Millions Jackpot Win Causing Rift in Maine Family
The “lottery curse” appears to be working its malevolent power on the winner of Maine’s all-time biggest lottery jackpot, poisoning the relationships between the winner, his parents, and the mother of his child. The anonymous $1.35 billion Mega Millions winner is suing...
888 Changes Name to Evoke in Company ‘Reset’
Online gambling giant 888 has officially changed its name to Evoke. Despite having distinctly girl-band vibes, the rebrand was approved emphatically by shareholders at the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Monday, with 284,646,548 votes for to 595,372 votes against. Evoke will...
‘Terror Squad’ Gang Member Convicted as Adult Gets 9½ Years in Casino Winner Killing
A juvenile convicted as an adult of the October 2019 manslaughter of a casino winner during a chilling home invasion in North Battleford, Canada, has been sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. The young offender, who cannot be named...
Accused in Vancouver Casino Money Launderer Slaying Sweats Verdict
Canadian prosecutors have urged a British Columbia Supreme Court Judge to convict a man accused of firing the bullet that killed casino money launderer Jian Jun Zhu in September 2020. Zhu died in a hail of gunfire as he dined with his...
Dragon Slaying Brigade ‘Terrorist’ Gambled Away Cash Meant for Bombs
The ringleader of a hardcore faction of Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors gambled away HK$300K (US$38K) that he was supposed to spend on bombs and weapons. Wong Chun-Keung is the former ringleader of the “Dragon Slaying Brigade,” which plotted to attack police with...
