3943 stories by Philip Conneller
MGM Resorts Sued For $3M Over Alleged Gold Strike Casino Tunica Bed Bugs
A twice-bitten Memphis, Tenn. woman is suing MGM Resorts for $3 million in a federal court. She claims she was savaged by bed bugs in two separate hotel rooms at the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Miss. Gloria Washington claims she suffered...
Crown Resorts Hit by Shareholder Revolt Over Executive Pay Plan
Crown Resorts shareholders have voted down the embattled company’s remuneration report. The move, at the company’s virtual AGM Thursday, signified widespread discontent over fat payouts to executives, many of whom have left the company under a cloud. Almost 31 percent of proxy...
Financial Crimes Agency FinCEN Scraps ID Docs Rule for Casino Patrons
The US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has relaxed regulations surrounding the ID verification of casino customers. The agency said Wednesday casinos would now be permitted to use “non-documentary means” to ID their patrons. Previously, staff were required to inspect...
Seminoles Strike Back Against Ballot Threats from LVS, DraftKings
All-powerful Florida tribal gaming operator the Seminoles are plowing millions of dollars into a new political committee called “Standing Up for Florida,” Florida Politics reports. The tribe is hoping to sabotage efforts by out-of-state gaming companies that want to challenge its gambling...
Cullen Commission: BC Casino Dirty Money Hearings Wrap Up, Findings in December
British Columbia held the final hearing of its exhaustive investigation into money laundering in its casinos on Tuesday. Now, two years after it began and 198 witness testimonies later, commissioner Austin Cullen, a former BC Supreme Court judge, has until December 15...
UK Military Vets Seven Times as Likely to Suffer Gambling Disorders as Civilians
British military veterans have a significantly higher risk of developing gambling problems in comparison with the general population, according to new research. The UK Armed Forces Veterans’ Health and Gambling Study is the first UK-wide survey of gambling participation among ex-service members....
Star Entertainment to Face Public Grilling on Anti-Money Laundering Failures
Australia’s Star Entertainment will face a public inquiry in the state of New South Wales (NSW) into allegations it permitted its Sydney property to be infiltrated by organized crime. The company’s shares plunged by almost 23 percent a week ago. That's following...
US Supreme Court to Hear Texas Tribal Gaming Case, Could Impact Claims in Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts
The US Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case that could end two tribes’ decades-long fight to exert gaming rights on their sovereign land. A ruling in favor of the tribes will strengthen the claim of any federally recognized Native...
Soccer Match-Fixing on the Slide Globally, New Analysis Suggests
The number of soccer matches under suspicion of match-fixing fell in 2020, despite concerns that the financial pressures of COVID-19 might exacerbate the problem. According to new betting market analysis from sports integrity firms Stats Perform and Starlizard, 217 (0.35 percent) of...
Vaccine Lotteries Don’t Work, Study Says
States that plowed federal coronavirus funds into so-called “vaccine lotteries” may have wasted their time and money, according to a new study. Research published Friday by the University of Denver suggests vaccine lotteries simply don’t work. It could be that direct cash...
