3300 stories by Philip Conneller
North Carolina GOP Congressional Candidate Wins Lottery
The odds of any old Joe Schmo winning the lottery are millions to one. Which means the odds of a Republican congressional candidate from North Carolina winning it must be absolutely stratospheric. But that’s exactly what happened to Josh McConkey, a doctor...
Crown Resorts CEO Cleared After Whistleblower Complaint
Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers did not break any regulations or laws when he allowed two patrons back into the Crown Melbourne casino after they had been ejected by security. That’s according to an internal investigation by Crown into its boss’ conduct,...
Poker Player Sean Perry Loses $1.1M Backing San Francisco 49ers
A poker player who claims to be “the best bettor in the world” failed to live up to his own billing on Sunday night when he lost more than a million dollars on the Super Bowl. Sean Perry, 27, opted to go...
Ex-Macau Bank Exec Indicted for Fraud Linked to Bogus Casino Loans
The former president of the Macau Chinese Bank has been arrested for fraud, according to news reports from the gambling hub. Yau Wai Chu is accused of securing bogus loans for purported Macau casino projects that bilked the bank out of the...
WinStar Casino App Was ‘Spilling Customer Data’: TechCrunch
A Nevada-based tech startup that developed the app for the WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., was “spilling customers’ private information to the open web,” according to a TechCrunch report. The company, Dexiga, built the MyWinStar app, which allows users...
Grand Andaman Casino in Myanmar Shutters as Owner Goes on Lam
Myanmar’s military junta has issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a five-star hotel casino on the paradise island of Thahtay Kyun. U Kyaw Lwin is wanted in Thailand for money laundering, operating illegal gambling sites, tax fraud, and fuel smuggling....
Northville Downs, Michigan’s Last Racetrack, Closes After 80 Years
Northville Downs, Michigan’s last surviving racetrack, has run its last race. The 80-year-old harness racing venue in Detroit is expected to be demolished to make way for a $250 million mixed-development project. The closure is another nail in the coffin for horse...
Steve Wynn’s False Rape Defamation Case Against AP Dismissed
The Nevada Supreme Court has tossed Steve Wynn’s defamation suit against the Associated Press (AP), the AP reports. The case stemmed from a February 2018 AP news story alleging sexual misconduct that turned out to be false. The article reported a woman’s...
Ex-DraftKings Exec Accused of Stealing Company Secrets Hits “False” Allegations
A former DraftKings executive accused by the sports betting giant of corporate espionage has called the allegations “entirely fabricated" in a new filing to a Massachusetts federal court. DraftKings sued its former SVP, Michael Hermalyn, on Monday. The lawsuit claims he plotted...
F1’s Sauber to Race Under Two Names to Avoid Stake.com Headache
Formula One racing team Sauber will be known by two names this season, “Stake” or “Kick,” depending on country-specific gambling regulations. At an unveiling event of its new-look C44 race car in London, Sauber Group managing director Alessandro Bravi said the team’s...
