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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4177 stories by Philip Conneller

Lucky Bucks RICO Suit Filed Alleging $200M Fraud
January 8, 2024

Lucky Bucks RICO Suit Filed Alleging $200M Fraud

Former employees of the Georgia-based slot machine operator Lucky Bucks fraudulently siphoned ‘illegal dividends’ out of the company before its recent bankruptcy. That's according to a RICO lawsuit filed by the company’s new management. The...

Written by Philip Conneller
Bet365 Posts Loss Due to US Markets, CEO Coates Still Gets £270 Million
January 8, 2024

Bet365 Posts Loss Due to US Markets, CEO Coates Still Gets £270 Million

Big money spent on North American expansion saw Bet365 slip to a pre-tax loss of £72.6 million (US$93 million), according to the company’s latest filings. But it’s not clear whether the company’s publicity-shy CEO Denise...

Written by Philip Conneller
iGaming Bad for New Jersey Economy, Study Claims
January 5, 2024

iGaming Bad for New Jersey Economy, Study Claims

Online gambling has had a net negative impact on New Jersey’s economy, a new study claims. The research, from NERA Economic Consulting, concluded that the state was about $180 million worse off in 2022 than...

Written by Philip Conneller
Poker Champ Who Claims Kidnap Sent Coded Message While Missing
January 4, 2024

Poker Champ Who Claims Kidnap Sent Coded Message While Missing

Incredible new details have emerged in the case of Michigan poker player George Janssen, who claims he was kidnapped and held captive in a basement for 35 days. Janssen, who had been reported missing by...

Written by Philip Conneller
SIS Ends Greyhound Simulcast Operations in US
January 4, 2024

SIS Ends Greyhound Simulcast Operations in US

Sports Information Services (SIS), the racing industry content giant, quietly withdrew its greyhound simulcast operations from the U.S. market at the end of last year. The company had provided thousands of races a year to...

Written by Philip Conneller
New Jersey Problem Gambling NPO Wants Race Discrimination Suit Tossed
January 3, 2024

New Jersey Problem Gambling NPO Wants Race Discrimination Suit Tossed

Lawyers for the Council of Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCG) have asked a judge to toss a racial discrimination suit brought by a former executive director. Plaintiff Neva Pryor, who is African American, sued...

Written by Philip Conneller
Cambodia to Sanction 800 Journalists for Freeloading from One Casino
January 3, 2024

Cambodia to Sanction 800 Journalists for Freeloading from One Casino

Cambodia’s Ministry of Information is threatening to sanction 828 “journalists” it accuses of extorting “rice, water, gasoline” and other freebies from a border casino, The Khmer Times reports. In September, the Top Diamond Casino in...

Written by Philip Conneller
GGPoker Embarrassed by ‘Superuser” Cheating Scandal
January 2, 2024

GGPoker Embarrassed by ‘Superuser” Cheating Scandal

GGPoker has apologized to its players after a “superuser” was able to exploit a weakness in the online poker giant’s software to cheat opponents out of thousands of dollars. In a statement last Friday, GGPoker...

Written by Philip Conneller
Nebraska Racetrack Report Could Sink New Casino Projects
January 2, 2024

Nebraska Racetrack Report Could Sink New Casino Projects

Nebraska’s horse racetrack sector is right-sized and the data doesn't support the need to issue any more racing licenses. That’s according to a new independent report commissioned by the state Racing and Gaming Commission that...

Written by Philip Conneller
Missing Lake Tahoe Casino Worker Once Linked to Zodiac Case Finally ID’d
January 2, 2024

Missing Lake Tahoe Casino Worker Once Linked to Zodiac Case Finally ID’d

A human skull found alongside a highway in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains has been identified as having belonged to Donna Lass, a woman who went missing from the Sahara Hotel Casino in South Lake Tahoe...

Written by Philip Conneller