3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Reporter Who Exposed Crown Resorts Wins ‘Journalist of the Year’ At Crown Melbourne
A reporter who exposed Crown Resorts’ ties with triad junket operators has been named Journalist of the Year at the Melbourne Press Club’s Quill Awards. The venue? The Crown Melbourne Palladium event space. Nick McKenzie’s reportage has heaped nothing but misery on...
Japanese Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty in Casino Kickback Scandal Despite Fingerprints on Cash
A Japanese lawmaker who was a key figure in shaping policy for the country’s recently legalized casino market has pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes from a prospective operator. This is the preliminary hearing in the trial of Tsukasa Akimoto, 49, in...
Footstock Goes Belly-Up as Football Index Domino Effect Rips Soccer Trading
Soccer trading platform Footstock announced Friday it had entered insolvency proceedings. The move comes just four weeks after the demise of Football Index, a site whose business model it emulated. In an announcement to players, the Germany-based platform said on its website...
Steve Wynn’s New Line: Flipping Mansions in Palm Beach
The Palm Beach property market has been skyrocketing, and inspired at least one disgraced billionaire casino mogul to cash in. According to the Palm Beach Daily News, Steve Wynn just made $5.2 million selling a mansion just three months after he bought...
Connecticut Sports Betting, Online Gaming in Race to Launch for 2021-22 NFL Season
Connecticut’s legislature and its two tribal operators are targeting this fall and the NFL season for the launch of sports betting and online gaming in the state. Last week, the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes reached a deal with Democratic Gov. Ned...
Feds Approve Compact for Vexed Catawba North Carolina Casino Project
The US Interior Department has signed off on a revenue-sharing compact between North Carolina and the Catawba Indian Nation, the tribe announced in a statement Thursday. The federal seal of approval greases the skids on a controversial $273 million resort near the...
Wisconsin Governor OKs Plans for Ho-Chunk Casino on Illinois State Line
Wisconsin’s Democratic Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday approved plans for a Ho-Chunk Nation casino in the city of Beloit, on the Illinois border. The governor’s blessing comes almost a year after the US Department of the Interior approved the Ho-Chunk application to...
Thai Illegal Gambling Boss Arrested for Alleged Murder of Informant
Police in eastern Thailand on Thursday arrested a reputed illegal casino kingpin in the city of Rayong and charged him with murder, Nation Thailand reports. Somchai “Long Joo” Jutikitdecha, dubbed “the Gambling King of the East” by local media, is believed to...
Fox Corp. Hires Former US Attorney for Nevada, Prepares to Up Sports Betting Stakes
Fox Corp. has hired Nicholas Trutanich as its chief ethics and compliance officer, the Newscorp-owned Wall Street Journal reports. Trutanich is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada. Fox said in an official statement that Trutanich was handpicked partly for his...
Crown Resorts Suitability Probe for Victoria License Kicks off in Melbourne
Crown Resort’s retention of its gaming license for its flagship Melbourne property could rely on the effectiveness of a recently implemented reform program. That’s according to former judge Ray Finkelstein, who is chairing the state of Victoria’s licensing suitability inquiry into Crown’s...
