3661 stories by Philip Conneller
Microgame Founder Can Sue Alleged Fraudsters Via Blockchain in UK Ruling
An Italian online gambling pioneer who says he lost more than US$2.3 million in cryptocurrency to fraudsters can sue the alleged perpetrators via blockchain. A London High Court has given Microgame founder Fabrizio D’Aloia permission to serve legal documents to the nameless...
Aquis Agrees to Sell Casino Canberra for $63M
Aquis Entertainment has accepted an AU$63 million (US$43 million) bid for Casino Canberra from development and hospitality group Iris Capital. The agreement followed a bidding war between Iris and rival Australian hospitality company Oscars Hotels. Oscars increased its original offer of AU$52...
Curaçao Government Approves Sweeping Licensing Reforms in Online Gambling Hub
Curaçao will implement significant reforms to its controversial online gambling regime, including the establishment of an independent licensing authority. This will create higher entry barriers for operators, as the tiny nation state seeks to shake off its notorious reputation for lax oversight....
Fake Indian Cricket League Bilked Russian Gamblers in Matches Staged by Farmers
Police in India have arrested four men in relation to a fake cricket league that duped Russian gamblers. They were lured into betting on matches staged by farm laborers. The extraordinary charade was broken up by authorities at a remote farm in...
Coral Won’t Pay £1K English Premier League Bet After Sun Tipster Prints ‘Wrong’ Info’
UK bookmaker Coral is refusing to pay out on a 40/1 English Premier League (EPL) parlay bet. That's because it says the wager was a “mistake” that should not have been offered in the first place. Retired electrician Phil Worthington, 72, told...
Social Casino Games Platforms Agree to $3.5M Settlement for Washington State Players
Three social casino platforms have agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused them of violating Washington State gambling laws. The defendants assert the settlement is not an admission of wrongdoing. Grande Games, SpinX Games and Bole Technology,...
Boris Johnson Resignation Blows UK Gambling Reforms Off Course
Boris Johnson quit as British prime minister Thursday. He finally acknowledged that the mass resignation of senior MPs and aides in his own party over the past 48 hours had made his position untenable. The final straw was Johnson’s false insistence that...
Ontario Drugs Gang Washed $3M Through Local Casinos, Say Mounties
Canadian federal police said Tuesday they had busted a drug trafficking and money laundering scheme that allegedly washed at least $3 million through casinos in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) announced they had charged five people...
Boris Betting: Can UK PM Survive Mass Resignations? Probably Not, Say Bookies
Beleaguered British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is now odds-on with bookmakers to leave office this year. That’s after his latest misstep caused 27 (at the time of writing) ministers and aides to quit in protest at his leadership. Labour’s Sir Kier Starmer,...
Casino Canberra Gets Mystery Second Bid, Aquis Trading Suspended on ASX
Hong Kong-based Aquis Entertainment has received a surprise offer from a mystery bidder to acquire its Australian property, Casino Canberra. The latest approach triggered Aquis to request a trading halt of its shares on the ASX while it considers the new proposal....
