3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Curacao Online Gaming Rogue Operators May Number 12,000, Dutch Claim
Dutch lawmakers grilled the country’s outgoing government this week on Curaçao’s controversial online gambling regime. Specifically, they wanted to know why 12,000 websites are allegedly permitted to offer unlicensed gaming to countries across the world, including the Netherlands. The question has become...
Macau Government Keeping Junkets in Dark About Post Suncity Future
Macau’s junkets say they are being kept ‘in confusion and fear’ about the future of their industry, following the arrest last month of Suncity CEO Alvin Chau. Veteran junket investor Luiz Lam Kai Kuong told Macau Business Wednesday that the gambling hub’s...
Henry Orenstein, Transformers Inventor Who Revolutionized Televised Poker, Dies at 98
Henry Orenstein, the inventor who gave the world Transformers toys and televised poker, has died at age 98. Orenstein revolutionized poker by devising the "hole card cam," which allowed a television audience to see players’ face-down cards. His invention turned the game...
Crooks Who Used Stolen Card to Buy $5.3M Scratch-off Imprisoned for Fraud
Two small-time crooks who partied hard after they “won” £4 million (US$5.3 million) on a lottery scratch-off ticket were sentenced to 18 months apiece for fraud in Bolton Crown Court, UK, Tuesday. John-Ross Watson, 34, and Mark Goodram, 38, both from Bolton,...
Racetrack Betting Drones Do Not Violate Copyright Law, Says UK Government
The UK government currently has no plans to prohibit the controversial use of drones around horse racing and other sporting events. That's because they do not infringe copyright law. That’s according to Lord Callaghan, parliamentary under-secretary of state for the Department of...
Irish Lottery Seeks ‘Must be Won’ Rule Change After No Jackpot for 27 Weeks
Irish National Lottery officials on Wednesday will ask the Irish legislature, the Oireachtas, to change the rules to prevent the current interminable and exhausting 27-week lottery jackpot rollover from ever happening again. No one has won the top prize in the biweekly...
Alabama-Coushatta Join Supreme Court Case that Could Legalize Tribal Gaming in Texas
The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas has joined a US Supreme Court case which could legalize tribal gaming in the Lone Star State. The tribe has filed an amicus brief in the case, brought by the El Paso-based Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe (Tigua)....
PlayUp Gets TRO Against Former US CEO Who Denies Sabotaging FTX Deal
A Nevada federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order request by Australian sports betting operator PlayUp against the former CEO of its US arm, Dr. Laila Mintas. PlayUp sued on Nov. 30, claiming Mintas had deliberately sunk a $450 million takeover...
Online Gambling Spree by Detroit Sergeant Fueled By Prisoner ATM Cards: Prosecutor
A former sergeant for the Detroit Police Department (DPD) who embezzled more than $30,000 after stealing ATM cards meant for inmates in his custody faces up to ten years in prison if convicted. Derek Loranger used the money for online gambling, according...
Money Laundering Investigation into Aussie Pub Slots Called by Top Regulator
The chief gambling regulator in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has called for an investigation into the extent to which criminals launder money through slot machines in the state’s non-gaming venues. Philip Crawford, chairman of the Independent Liquor and...
