3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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....
English Premier League Wants Teams to Voluntarily Ban Gambling Logos
The English Premier League (EPL) Monday asked its 20 teams to back a plan to phase out front-of-jersey gambling sponsorship as it seeks to avert an outright government ban. Sky News reported Friday the league had approached the government with a compromise...
Casino Money Laundering by Massachusetts Drug Lord and Mom Leads to Prison Sentence
A drug kingpin from Lynn, Mass. who flooded the North Shore area with fentanyl pills while washing proceeds at a New Hampshire casino, was sent to prison for more than 20 years Thursday. His mother, who was also a regulator patron at...
