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Reporter: 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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3754 stories by Philip Conneller

Joshua Billings

Las Vegas Stabbing Murder Suspect Traced Via Player Rewards Card

A man suspected of stabbing Las Vegas resident Marcos Rocha to death in the early hours of December 3 was traced via his player rewards card, Metro Police have said. Joshua Billings, 27, was arrested last Thursday and booked into the Clark County...

Philip Conneller December 14, 2022
Last Frontier Casino

Last Frontier Casino Stabbings: Four Injured in Unprovoked Attack in Washington State

Police in La Center, Wash., have arrested a 41-year-old Vancouver, Wash., man for carrying out a “random, unprovoked” knife attack that injured four. The attack occurred Monday night during a poker game at the Last Frontier Casino, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office...

Philip Conneller December 14, 2022
CHATGPT

We Asked Artificial Intelligence to Write a World Cup Betting Article. Are We Out of Our Jobs?

ChatGPT is an openly accessible artificial intelligence chatbot that has had people FREAKING OUT since its launch last month. That's thanks to  its ability to give convincing, human-like answers to all manner of questions. The Harvard Business Review believes it has demonstrated...

Philip Conneller December 13, 2022
Markus Braun

Ex-Wirecard CEO Markus Braun a ‘Scapegoat,’ Munich Court Hears

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun's attorney said Monday it's an “absurd” notion that his client was part of a “gang” that concocted a massive fraud. It was alleged they conned investors in the now-insolvent fintech giant. Braun is on trial in Munich...

Philip Conneller December 13, 2022
Caruana Galizia

Malta Casino Tycoon Accused of Murder Won’t be Tried Based on First Police Interview

Yorgen Fenech, the Maltese casino magnate accused of masterminding the 2017 assassination of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, has made a small gain ahead of his trial. A judge in the Maltese capital of Valetta ruled that the first statement Fenech made to...

Philip Conneller December 13, 2022
Ali Jaafar, Yousef Jaafar, lottery, Massachusetts, ten-percenting

Massachusetts Lottery ‘Ten-Percenters’ Guilty of Tax Fraud

A father and son who “won” the Massachusetts Lottery more than 14,000 times have been convicted of tax fraud and money laundering. Ali Jaafar, 63, and Yousef Jaafar, 29, both of Watertown, Mass., were among the most prolific lottery winners in the...

Philip Conneller December 12, 2022
Dana White

Dana White: James Krause Match-Fixing ‘Possible’ and ‘Huge Concern’ for UFC

UFC boss Dana White has admitted that match-fixing is a “huge concern” for his company. The president of the MMA giant told ESPN that it “could be possible” that match-fixing occurred in the controversial November 5 fight between Darrick Minner and Shayilan...

Philip Conneller December 12, 2022
Brian Weeden, above, has denied knowledge of the theft of the artifacts, which have since been returned to the museum. The new Mashpee chair has promised to restore integrity to the tribe after a pair of bad apples. (Image: YouTube)

New Mashpee Chair Charged with Theft from Museum

Police in Plymouth, Mass. have charged the chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in with the theft of four artifacts from a local museum, The Mashpee Enterprise reports. Brian Weeden, 30, who is also the head of the tribe’s gaming commission, and...

Philip Conneller December 12, 2022
Psychic gamblers

‘Psychic’ Gamblers Bilked Woman Out of $3M in ‘Cursed’ Money

Two gambling Miami “fortune tellers” conned a gullible victim out of more than $3 million by claiming her money was “cursed” and would have to be “spiritually cleansed” via a special healing ritual. Even more incredibly, the unnamed victim was a financial...

Philip Conneller December 9, 2022
Macau

Macau Casinos Get Special Gaming Zones to Boost Foreigners

Macau’s casinos will establish designated gaming zones and issue special gambling chips for foreigners, the special administrative region’s (SAR) chief regulator said Friday. The move is part of an effort by Macau’s government to increase the number of foreign tourists in the...

Philip Conneller December 9, 2022