UPDATE 1-U.S. Supreme Court rejects insider trading appeal by Las Vegas gambler
October 07, 2019 at 10:06 AM EDT
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear Las Vegas sports gambler William "Billy" Walters' appeal of his 2017 insider trading conviction that landed him a five-year prison sentence in a case that also drew attention because of his ties to billionaire investor Carl Icahn and golfer Phil Mickelson.