Writer: John L. Smith

The strange tale of the Las Vegas high roller who claims he was drugged during a December 2021 gambling foray at the MGM Grand Mansion... more

Litigation and poker have much in common. Both are games of skill and chance that can be played for high stakes. How the cards are dealt is... more

Columnists often strain over their topics, but the story of convicted fraudster Robert Alexander and his dance with the justice system... more

Admittedly, reading interrogatories isn’t a great way to handicap a lawsuit. Although slightly more accurate than reading tea leaves, the... more

Talk about March Madness. During one of the busiest times of the year for the skyrocketing legal bookmaking industry and at a time that the... more

Given the sky’s-the-limit era of legalized sports betting we’re living in, the photo that flashed across my social-media feed recently... more

Word broke early Tuesday that federal agents in the expanding investigation surrounding the network of illegal bookmaker Wayne Nix were in... more

In an underworld dominated by men, six tough dames who burnished their names across headlines and police blotters are the subject of Lissa... more

For once, this is a gambling story where you find yourself enjoying the gift of hindsight. You can look back at the events of Super Bowl... more

Most people seem to love her, some people claim to hate her, but these days it’s hard to find anyone who doesn’t recognize her. Taylor... more