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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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4214 stories by Philip Conneller

Ronaldo Palms Rape Claim Heads to Appeals Court
August 23, 2022

Ronaldo Palms Rape Claim Heads to Appeals Court

A Las Vegas woman who claims she was raped by soccer icon Cristiano Ronaldo at his Palms Casino penthouse in 2009 is appealing a judge’s decision to dismiss the case. US District Judge Jennifer Dorsey...

Written by Philip Conneller
Lottery.com Faces Investor Lawsuit in ‘Deceitful’ Accounting Scandal
August 23, 2022

Lottery.com Faces Investor Lawsuit in ‘Deceitful’ Accounting Scandal

Stricken lottery sales platform Lottery.com is facing a proposed federal class-action lawsuit from disgruntled shareholders. They claim they were misled by the company’s top brass. The lawsuit comes, somewhat inevitably, just weeks after an internal...

Written by Philip Conneller
Queens Wharf Casino Brisbane, Major Shareholder Linked to Triad Leader ‘Broken Tooth’
August 23, 2022

Queens Wharf Casino Brisbane, Major Shareholder Linked to Triad Leader ‘Broken Tooth’

Star Entertainment’s Queen’s Wharf casino resort project in Brisbane, Queensland, is part-owned by a Hong Kong company with historical links to a notorious Triad boss. That’s according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

Written by Philip Conneller
Entain Hit with Record £17M UK Gambling Commission Fine
August 17, 2022

Entain Hit with Record £17M UK Gambling Commission Fine

Entain has been handed a record £17 million (US$21 million) fine by the UK Gambling Commission for a series of “completely unacceptable” social responsibility and anti-money laundering failures. Further violations could result in removal of...

Written by Philip Conneller
Lottery Number ‘Prediction’ Service Busted for Fraud
August 16, 2022

Lottery Number ‘Prediction’ Service Busted for Fraud

South Korean authorities have pulled the plug on a group of artificial intelligence websites. The sites claimed to use sophisticated software to predict the winning numbers in the country’s national lottery. Police in South Korea’s...

Written by Philip Conneller
Suncity Junket Agents Plead Guilty to Gambling Crimes on Chinese Mainland
August 15, 2022

Suncity Junket Agents Plead Guilty to Gambling Crimes on Chinese Mainland

Some 35 individuals linked to Macau’s Suncity junket have pleaded guilty to gambling crimes at a court in Wenzhou, eastern China, Macau Business reports. The 35 are accused of being part of a cross-border gambling...

Written by Philip Conneller
Zicam Inventor Swindled Investors in Lucille Ball Scam, Gambled Funds at Las Vegas Casinos
August 15, 2022

Zicam Inventor Swindled Investors in Lucille Ball Scam, Gambled Funds at Las Vegas Casinos

A federal grand jury has indicted the inventor of cold remedy Zicam on fraud charges. He’s accused of bilking investors in a sham TV production company which he claimed had links to the late Lucille...

Written by Philip Conneller
Wynn Harassment Accusers Cannot Use Pseudonyms, Judge Rules
August 12, 2022

Wynn Harassment Accusers Cannot Use Pseudonyms, Judge Rules

A federal judge in Nevada has once again ordered that nine female Wynn Las Vegas employees must reveal their names if their sexual harassment case against Steve Wynn is to proceed. The women, all either...

Written by Philip Conneller
Bangladesh Bank Heist Casino Owner Gets Accounts Unfrozen
August 8, 2022

Bangladesh Bank Heist Casino Owner Gets Accounts Unfrozen

The Philippines Court of Appeals has upheld an order to unfreeze the bank accounts of a Chinese Filipino casino owner embroiled in 2016’s Bangladesh Bank heist. Kim Wong owns the Eastern Hawaii casino resort in...

Written by Philip Conneller
Poker Player Dan Shak Charged With ‘Spoofing’ Precious Metals Markets
August 7, 2022

Poker Player Dan Shak Charged With ‘Spoofing’ Precious Metals Markets

High-stakes poker player Dan Shak is in hot water with US financial regulators – again. On Friday, the 63-year-old circuit regular was charged with spoofing the gold and silver markets on the Commodity Exchange Inc....

Written by Philip Conneller