3755 stories by Philip Conneller
Rank Group Expects Bounce Back as UK COVID Restrictions Removed
The Rank Group, the UK’s largest casino operator, hailed today as a “big day” for the hospitality sector. That's as England scrapped almost all of the restrictions that had been in place to combat the omicron variant. As of Thursday, face masks...
Florida Harness Racing Suit Claims Pompano Park Decoupling Illegal
Florida’s beleaguered harness racing industry is suing the state’s Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering over the new “decoupling” law that threatens to eradicate its sport and livelihoods. Also named in the lawsuit is Pompano Park. That’s Florida’s only surviving harness racetrack, owned by...
LVS Says Asian American Entertainment Broke Partnership in $7.5B Breach Case
It was Asian American Entertainment Corp (AAEC), and not Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) that broke up a business relationship between the two parties, a Macau court has heard. It’s a broken partnership that launched what must surely be the biggest breach...
Louisiana Mobile Sports Betting Expected to Launch Friday, Insiders Say
Louisiana plans to launch mobile sports betting in two days’ time, according to multiple sources who spoke to Sports Handle this week. Insiders say the state’s Gaming Control Board expects to issue temporary licenses to some operators Friday, allowing them to launch...
Cricketer Brendan Taylor in Spot-Fixing Blackmail Plot After Snorting Cocaine with Gang
The former captain of the Zimbabwe cricket team took to social media this week to detail how he was blackmailed by a gambling syndicate to manipulate a match after its members videoed him snorting cocaine. Brendan Taylor, 35, did not go through...
Dallas Poker Room Ordered to Close as City Attorney Suddenly Changes Law
A Dallas cardroom has received notice that its permit to operate in the city has been revoked, just months after obtaining approval from city officials. Ryan Crow, CEO of the Texas Card House, told local CBS affiliate KTVT he had received a...
Asian American Entertainment Sets $7.5B Baseline in Las Vegas Sands Damages Claim
Asian American Entertainment Corp. (AAEC) wants no less than US$7.5 billion in damages from its one-time partner in Macau, Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS). That’s according to the company’s lawyer, Jorge Menezes, who delivered closing arguments Friday in the long-running breach-of-contract case,...
Bookmaker Reports $420k in Suspicious Bitcoin Bets, Focus on Xhaka Yellow Card
At least $420,000 was placed on an Arsenal player receiving a yellow card in the last ten minutes of a game earlier this season via a single bookmaker, according to a report from The Athletic. The suspicious bets prompted the operator to...
Whitey Bulger: Federal Judge Tosses Lawsuit Over Gambling Kingpin Prison Death
The family of late South Boston crime boss and gambling kingpin James “Whitey” Bulger cannot claim damages from the US government over his death. A federal judge in West Virginia has tossed a complaint that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) failed...
‘Florida Voters in Charge’ Campaign Has Thousands of Fake Signatures, Officials Say
Florida election supervisors are reporting more fraudulent petitions from an LVS-backed gambling expansion ballot initiative than any ever before seen in the state. This prompted The Miami Herald, which broke the story, to question whether Florida is “in the midst of one...
