A federal judge on Monday ordered BNSF Railway to pay the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community nearly $400 million for repeatedly trespassing the tribe’s sovereign territory with 100-car trains carrying crude oil.
A March 2023 photo shows cleanup work continuing after two BNSF locomotives derailed on sovereign land owned by the Swinomish Indian...High 5 Social Casino Ruled Illegal in Washington State
A federal judge in Washington state has ruled that two social casino apps operated by New York-based High 5 Games constitute illegal gambling in the state.
Washington state resident plowed $21.6 million into High 5 Casino, above, and its sister app, High 5 Vegas, between 2014 and 2023, according to court documents. But the amount to be paid back to...MGM China Expresses Interest In Thailand
MGM China is reportedly interested in vying for casino license in Thailand as an avenue for marketing its Macau properties to Thai tourists.
MGM China co-Chairperson Pany Ho. The operator is interested in Thailand and that could include building a casino hotel there.(Image: Macau Business)Pansy Ho, co-Chairperson at MGM China, is said to have...
New Mexico Cops Release Details on Shootout at Casino Lot
A convict fired two shots at officers before they returned gunfire while at a lot at Sandia Resort & Casino, according to new details from New Mexico authorities.
Sandia Resort & Casino, pictured above. A man was arrested after a shootout with police at a casino lot. (Image: TripAdvisor)The alleged shooter, Nicolas Roach, 35, was wounded in...
MLB Ump Pat Hoberg Faces Disciplinary Action for Sports Betting
Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Pat Hoberg is facing disciplinary action for allegedly violating the league’s gambling policy.
MLB ump Pat Hoberg chats with St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during the sixth inning of the 2019 National League Division Series. Hoberg is facing allegations of betting on baseball, an infraction of the...Vegas Sphere Imposes, Then Lifts, Ban on Phish Bong-Ripper
An avid Phish fan’s bid for stoner glory on 4/20 made him the first — and probably last — person to take a bong hit in the Las Vegas Sphere.
Mr. Farts, in a still from video he posted to Instagram, celebrates 4/20 at the Vegas Sphere. (Image: Instagram/@acid_farts)Instagram user @acid_farts, whose real name is undisclosed in media...
Owners Secretly Selling Las Vegas Cannabis Hotel
The owners of Las Vegas’ first “cannabis-forward” hotel want to puff, puff, pass it to someone else.
The Lexi is located on 1.3 acres just west of the Strip on Sahara Avenue. (Image: paramountlodging.com)Elevations Hotel and Resorts has listed the Lexi for an undisclosed price via the commercial realtor Paramount Lodging Advisors.
Failures are never...
DOJ Loses Foreign Agent Appeal Against Steve Wynn
A federal appeals court has thrown out an appeal filed by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) in May 2023 against disgraced former Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn.
A federal appeals court ruling on Friday is one of the rare things that Steve Wynn, shown in 2016, has to celebrate these days. (Image: Getty)The DOJ’s original lawsuit sought to compel Wynn t...
Bovada’s Canadian Olympic Hero Told to Back Off by US States
In 1984, Canadian kayaker Alwyn Morris won Olympic gold and became an Indigenous sporting hero after he raised the eagle feather salute on the podium in homage to his Mohawk Nation roots. The Olympian was later made a Member of the Order of Canada for his sporting success and charitable work.
Alwyn Morris, pictured in 1984 after winning a gold...New York ‘Poker Shark’ Arrested in Jontay Porter Case Denies Flee Attempt
One of four New York men arrested for alleged involvement in the Jontay Porter betting scandal has denied that he was trying to flee the country when he was detained at JFK International last week.
Long “Bruce” Phi Pham, furthest back, pictured with his co-conspirators (right to left) Ammar Awawdeh, Timothy McCormac, and Mahmud Mollah in a res...Page 30 of 1048