3299 stories by Philip Conneller
Dry Creek Pomo Get Approval for $300M Casino in Heart of Wine Country
California’s Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians has received the go-ahead from Sonoma County officials to build a $300 million luxury casino resort near Geyserville in the heart of America’s wine country. The proposed casino would replace the tribe’s existing River...
British Columbia Won’t Charge Alleged Crime Figure with Money Laundering
British Columbia prosecutors will not bring charges against an alleged international gangster suspected of washing millions through the province’s casinos. That's despite a six-year investigation into his activities. Special prosecutor Christopher Considine, KC, said Wednesday that ambiguities in Canada’s federal Proceeds of...
Mafia Boss Escapes Prison by Knotting Bed Sheets Together
An Italian mafia boss has absconded from a Sardinian “high-security” prison using the oldest trick in the book: knotting bed sheets together and scrambling down an exterior wall. A manhunt is currently underway for Marco Raduano, 39, the boss of the Sacra...
Ex-Hampton Beach Official Allegedly Exposed Himself at The Brook Casino, Cops Say
A former official of the town of Hampton Beach, N.H. is facing charges of indecent exposure, disorderly conduct, simple assault, and pulling a false fire alarm after a night out at The Brook Casino in nearby Seabrook. Bryan Provencal, 46, a local...
EPL’s Ivan Toney Accepts FA Betting Misconduct Charges, Faces Ban
English soccer star Ivan Toney has admitted to multiple charges of violating betting rules ahead of a misconduct hearing by the Football Association, English soccer’s governing body. The 26-year-old striker was charged with 262 violations by the FA last December related to...
Brooklyn Park Bingo World Bomber Pleads Guilty
A Washington, D.C., man has admitted to causing an explosion at Bingo World in Brooklyn Park, Maryland, that sent shrapnel more than 30 feet in all directions, injuring eight people. Andre Richardson, 42, pleaded guilty Friday in an Anne Arundel County courtroom...
Minnesota Appeals Court Deals Blow to Electronic Pull Tab Industry
A Minnesota appeals court has ruled that the state gambling control board erred when it permitted “open-all” electronic pull-tabs (EPTs) at bars, restaurants, and other venues. Like traditional printed pull-tabs, EPTs reveal a set of symbols or numbers with each play. But...
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Can’t Dodge Revenue Share in Oklahoma
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes remain legally obligated to make casino revenue-share payments to the state. The tribe had argued that recent gaming expansion authorized by the state legislature, such as online lotteries, violated...
Controversial Ex-Oglala Sioux President Faces Federal Larceny, Fraud Charges
The former leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, which operates the Prairie Wind Casino on its Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota, is facing federal wire fraud, larceny, and embezzlement charges. Julian Bear Runner, 37, was president of the tribe for little...
Feds Bust New York State Gambling Ring Linked to Rogue Cop
Seven Rochester, New York men have been charged with operating an illegal sports betting and poker network that netted ringleaders more than $10 million over five years. Federal prosecutors said Friday the charges are the culmination of a seven-month investigation by the...
