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Reporter: 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.

Areas of Expertise

3704 stories by Philip Conneller

Pokagon

Indiana Lawmakers Approve Pokagon Compact, State’s First Tribal Gaming Deal

The Indiana legislature on Monday ratified the state’s first Native American gaming compact. The agreement was signed between the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R). The agreement marks the transformation of the tribe’s South Bend Four Winds Casino...

Philip Conneller April 21, 2021
ESL

Betting Suspended on Champions League, Europa League Amid ESL Uproar

Bookmakers have halted the betting markets on the two major European soccer tournaments. That's after organizer UEFA threatened to kick out 12 elite teams over their intent to form the breakaway “European Super League” (ESL). The controversial plan has been condemned by...

Philip Conneller April 20, 2021
quapaw

Quapaw Nation Charges Former Chairman Berrey with Embezzlement

The Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma filed criminal charges on Monday against its former chairman. The Nation is accusing John L Berrey in the tribal court of embezzlement and other crimes. Accompanying the criminal complaint is a civil lawsuit that seeks $7 million,...

Philip Conneller April 20, 2021
junglerunner

Turkish Online Casino Disguised as Kids’ Endless-Runner App to Fool Apple

An online casino masquerading as a second-rate iOS endless-runner game for kids has highlighted just how sophisticated rogue online casinos have become at evading detection. First spotted by Kosta Eleftheriou, an app developer and exposer of scam software, JungleRunner 2K21 is ostensibly...

Philip Conneller April 19, 2021
King’s Resort

King’s Resort Rozvadov Sues Facebook for $24 Million Over Copycat Casino Ads

Czech casino owner and poker player Leon Tsoukernik is suing Facebook for $24 million over advertising he claims have appropriated his intellectual property. According to the lawsuit filed in the regional court in Pilsen, Czech Republic, ads appearing on the Facebook platform...

Philip Conneller April 19, 2021
Oaktree

Oaktree Capital Offer Would Buy James Packer Out of Crown Resorts for $2.3 Billion

Oaktree Capital Management wants to help Crown Resorts buy out its biggest shareholder, James Packer. Crown announced Monday morning that the private equity giant has proposed funding a A$3 billion (US$2.3 billion) deal to acquire Packer’s 37 percent stake. The deal offers...

Philip Conneller April 19, 2021
Zlatan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic Facing Career-ending Ban from Soccer for BetHard Ownership

Sweden’s greatest soccer player, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, could be facing a three-year ban from the sport for investing in gambling company BetHard, according to media reports. Swedish daily Aftonbladet claims the AC Milan striker is the fourth-biggest owner of BetHard, with a ten...

Philip Conneller April 16, 2021
Jacqueline Martin

Victim Named in Poker Palace Las Vegas Hit and Run Murder Investigation

A man killed outside the Poker Palace in North Las Vegas in a hit-and-run incident turned murder investigation has been named by the Clark County Coroner as Fredrick J. Mason, 49. Jacqueline Rose Martin, 43 – spelled “Jackqueline” in the arrest report...

Philip Conneller April 15, 2021
slaphouse san diego

Feds Raid 24 San Diego Slaphouses, Links to Drugs and V-Boys Street Gang

The FBI disrupted two dozen illegal gambling dens in San Diego Wednesday morning in sweeping raids across the city. The operation resulted in 35 arrests and charges against 47 people, according to federal indictments unsealed Wednesday. According to an FBI search-warrant affidavit,...

Philip Conneller April 15, 2021
ponco

Nebraska, Iowa Ask Appeals Court to Uproot Prairie Flower Casino

The Ponca Tribe of Nebraska’s Prairie Flower Casino on the Iowa-Nebraska border should not have been built. That's because the land on which it stands does not qualify as the tribe’s sovereign territory, it has been claimed. This is the thrust of...

Philip Conneller April 14, 2021