3704 stories by Philip Conneller
London Calling: $2 Billion Londoner Macao Welcomes First Guests
LVS subsidiary Sands China’s new integrated resort, the $2 billion Londoner Macao, opened some of its hotel rooms to guests Friday on Macau’s Cotai Strip. The opening was ahead of its planned official phase-one launch in February. The resort, a rebranding of...
Trump Administration Signed Off Tejon Tribe’s Hard Rock Bakersfield, California Casino Proposal
The outgoing Trump administration earlier this month approved plans for a $600 million Hard Rock-branded casino just outside Bakersfield, Calif. The proposal from the Tejon Indian Tribe includes a 166,500-square foot gaming floor, an 11-story hotel with 400 rooms, convention space, 13...
Macau Lawmaker Calls Out Gaming Regulator on ‘Collusion’ with Casino Operators
Macau’s gaming regulator is too cozy with the casino operators it’s tasked with overseeing, according to one lawmaker in the special administrative region, Macau Business reports. On Wednesday, legislative assembly member José Pereira Coutinho complained that a state of “permanent collusion” existed...
Judge Upholds Miami Mayor’s Edgewater Casino Veto
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was within his rights when he vetoed the approval of a casino with a jai alai fronton for the city’s Edgewater neighborhood. That’s according to Miami-Dade County Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman, whose verdict delivered a huge setback to...
Gang Member Impersonated Cop to Rob and Terrorize Desert Diamond Casino Winners
An Arizona gang member who posed as a police officer to abduct two women and rob them of their casino winnings was arrested last Friday, according to court records. Isaac Castro Gonzalez, 38, of Phoenix, is currently being held without bond on...
Vladimir Putin’s Secret Palace Contains Casino, Slots Arcade: Pictures
Publicly, Russian President Vladimir Putin has a distaste for gambling. But according to leaked images purported to be of the president’s palace on the Black Sea coast, his private feelings may be quite different. The images are part of an investigation published...
Billionaire Denies Backing Bid to Overturn US Election After Offering $100M Bets on Result
A billionaire options trader whose donations helped fund the failed movement to overturn the US election results owns a company that allegedly offered to match bets of up to $100 million on the presidential race. Jeffrey Yass is one of the founders...
World Poker Tour Restarts Live Event at Hard Rock Hollywood This Week, But Some Question Safety
The World Poker Tour’s (WPT) Lucky Hearts Open main event kicks off on Thursday at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida – the first major tournament on US soil since the start of the pandemic. It’s also the...
Porn Baron Larry Flynt Catches Break in Bid to Change California Gaming Law
A federal judge in Sacramento sided with porn publisher and card room owner Larry Flynt in his legal fight against the law that prevents California gaming licensees from owning interests in out-of-state casinos. US District Judge John Mendez on Thursday denied the...
Sheldon Adelson Buried in Jerusalem, Netanyahu Honors ‘Great Jewish Patriot’
Sheldon Adelson was laid to rest Friday at a small private funeral on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. The billionaire casino mogul died Tuesday of complications related to treatment for non-Hodkinson’s lymphoma. He was 87. The Times of Israel reports that...
