3300 stories by Philip Conneller
New York Gang Accused of Gambling Den Robbery, Cold Shooting
Two men accused of robbing an underground gambling den in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York, allegedly shot a man in cold blood as they fled. They each face 10 years in a federal prison, Queens Post reports. Just after midnight...
Utah’s ‘Spiritually Destructive’ Lottery Bill Gets Mixed Reception
A somewhat optimistic legislative effort to establish a lottery in Utah has gotten off to a stuttering start in Salt Lake City. Gambling bills are a rare occurrence in the state capitol -- Utah is one of just two states, along with...
Baroness Mone A Grand National Favorite Despite £202M Medpro Fraud Allegations
A racehorse owned by the UK’s most controversial couple may be pulled from England’s famous Grand National steeplechase despite being one of the favorites for the race. Monbeg Genius is owned by Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband, Doug Barrowman. It is...
UK Lottery Operator Allwyn Won’t Hit Short-Term Donation Targets
Allwyn Entertainment officially took over the reins as the UK’s new lottery operator last week. Yet it has already admitted that it won’t hit its promised short-term targets on donations to good causes. That’s controversial because Allwyn won the estimated $80 billion...
Mafia Boss Who Escaped Prison Using Knotted Bedsheets Recaptured
An Italian Mafia boss who escaped from prison by knotting bedsheets together has been recaptured on the French island of Corsica after a year on the lam. Video footage of his escape showed Marco Raduano, 40, shimmying down the sheets before dropping...
Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway Misses 10th Deadline for Hotel
When Penn Entertainment was granted permission to develop what became its Hollywood Casino at NASCAR’s Kansas Speedway, it also pledged to build an adjacent hotel within two years. But 10 years and counting from that deadline, no such hotel has materialized. Instead,...
‘Crazy Eddie’ Nephew Loses $30M Legal Fight Vs BetMGM
A New York man who sued BetMGM in a bid to recoup around $29 million he lost gambling on the platform saw his claim dismissed by a New Jersey federal judge Wednesday. Sam A. Antar accused BetMGM, a joint venture between MGM...
Playboy Club Casino Dancer Hired by Sketchy Lawyer Receives Damages
A former dancer at London’s Playboy Club Casino was recruited as a legal secretary by a male lawyer who was a patron at the venue. But the woman, who had been working at the casino while studying for a post-graduate diploma in...
Ex-Alabama Baseball Coach in Betting Storm Gets De Facto Ban
Former University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon has been handed a 15-year show-cause penalty by the NCAA after providing insider information to an acquaintance for betting purposes. That means any college that wants to employ the disgraced coach must first justify...
Triad Casino ‘Warlords’ Turned Over to China by Myanmar Junta
Myanmar’s military junta has handed three triad warlords over to Chinese authorities, the BBC reports. Until recently, Bai Suocheng, Wei Chaoren, and Liu Zhengxiang ran the city of Laukkaing in Myanmar’s semi-lawless Shan State as their personal fiefdom. But they were forced...
