3299 stories by Philip Conneller
Polymarket Whale Funded ‘Neighbor Surveys’ to Win $85M on Trump
A mystery French national who won $85 million betting on the US presidential election via Polymarket opted to plump for Trump after commissioning his own polls. The trader, known only as “Théo,” told The Wall Street Journal that he ignored the traditional...
Bar Owners Conned Lottery Winner Out of $12M
A husband and wife from Spain who schemed to swindle a lottery winner out of more than €11 million (US$12 million) have been handed a three-year prison sentence by a judge in Valencia. The couple, who haven't been identified by Spanish media...
Car Thief Blinded by Police Taser at Ameristar Blackhawk Sues for Damages
A Denver car thief is suing a former deputy with the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office who he claims assaulted him and blinded him with a taser in the parking garage of the Ameristar Casino in Blackhawk, Colo. Christopher Bustos is blind in...
Kentucky Downs Casino Café Manager Hired Co-Worker to Kill Love Rival
A café manager at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ken. was sentenced to 40 years in a federal prison Tuesday for the murder of his ex-girlfriend’s former husband. Freddy Gonzalez, 40, hired another employee from the Corner Café at Kentucky Downs’ Mint Gaming...
Elon Musk Faces Class Action Suit Over ‘Deceptive’ Election Lottery
Elon Musk and his Republican political action committee, America PAC, may be celebrating their contribution to Donald Trump’s extraordinary political comeback but a class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Texas federal court claims one of their election tactics wasn't on the square....
Missouri Voters Say Yes to Sports Betting (Just), No to Lake of Ozarks Casino
Missouri voters appear to have narrowly approved an amendment to legalize sports betting in the state on Tuesday night, but passed on a measure that would have created a new casino license for the Lake of the Ozarks. As of 5 a.m.,...
Arkansas Lottery Scratch-Off Disputants Ordered to Split $500K Prize
An Arkansas judge Tuesday put an end to a spat between a worker and his boss over a winning $500K lottery scratch-off ticket. The pair will split the prize 50/50, The Arkansas Democrat Gazette reports. Jose Quinteros sued his employee, Jorge Rivera...
Elon Musk Voter ‘Lottery’ Not Picked by Chance, Judge Hears
Elon Musk’s controversial scheme to hand out $1 million per day to a “lucky” registered voter in swing states in the runup to Tuesday’s election is “not a lottery.” That’s because the winners aren't picked by chance, Musk’s lawyer, Chris Gober, told...
$13M from Plundered 1MDB Fund Siphoned to LVS for Gambling
At least US$13 million was siphoned from the Malaysia Development Berhard (1MDB) government fund to Las Vegas Sands properties via a shell company, a financial fraud investigator told a court in Singapore Monday. The money was used for high stakes gambling by...
Michigan Coin Dealer Poured $5M into Slots, Charged with Ripping Off Customers
A coin, jewelry, and precious metals dealer from Bay City, Mich. is accused of bilking his customers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and gambling on their dime. Matthew Joseph Burton, 52, was charged Monday with several counts of felony false...
