3663 stories by Philip Conneller
Shareholders Should Boot Out Crown Directors for Bad Governance, Says Powerful Advisory Firm
Crown Resorts shareholders should oust three board directors at the company’s forthcoming annual general meeting next week in light of revelations that have emerged from a licensing suitability inquiry in New South Wales. That’s according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors...
UK Soccer Fans Would Back Gambling Sponsorship Ban: Poll
Soccer fans in the UK would broadly support a ban on gambling advertising in the sport. That’s the takeaway from a new poll by Survation, which found that 44 percent of all respondents agreed with the statement, “All gambling sponsorship and promotion...
Universal Music Group to Build $1.2 Billion ‘Music-Based’ Casino Resort in Biloxi
In Biloxi, Mississippi, plans are underway for a $1.2 billion hotel and casino backed by the Universal Music Group (UMG) that has the potential to give the nearby Hard Rock Casino Biloxi a run for its money. The project is a collaboration...
Pennsylvania Judge Busted for Plowing Campaign Funds into Six-Figure Gambling Habit
A Pennsylvania judge stands accused of a serious judgmental lapse for using more than $4k of his campaign funds to feed an out-of-control gambling habit. According to prosecutors, Magisterial District Judge Michael J. Cabry III gambled a total of $110,700 in 2017...
Betfred Customer Seeking £2 Million Summary Judgment Over Malfunctioning Jackpot
A former Betfred customer who says he won £1.7 million ($2.2 million) playing a progressive jackpot game at the British bookie's online casino will have his day in court. Andrew Green, 53, says he thought all his Christmases had come at once...
MGE Nevada License Approved by Regulators, Set to Become First Tribal Operator in Las Vegas
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) unanimously recommended licensing approval for Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE), along with a dozen of its executives and tribal officers, in a two-hour hearing on Wednesday. Should the gaming commission (NGC) ratify the board’s decision as...
James Packer Denies Being Pals with Junkets, Would Sell Crown Stake to Save License
On Thursday, James Packer denied claims he was on friendly terms with any junket operators. He added that he met with them only “rarely” in his former capacity as chairman of Crown Resorts. The billionaire gave evidence for a third and final...
Hawaiian Tourism Drought in Las Vegas Blamed for 300 Boyd Gaming Layoffs
Boyd Gaming announced it will ax 284 more jobs at two of its downtown Las Vegas properties, the California Hotel and Casino and Main Street Station. The new layoffs come three months after the Las Vegas locals market giant announced thousands of...
James Packer Grilled About Imprisonment of Crown Resorts Staff in China, Won’t Accept Full Blame
Billionaire James Packer said Wednesday he was not aware that Crown staff were living in fear in China prior to their arrest and subsequent imprisonment for “gambling crimes” in 2016. Packer was giving evidence for the second day at a licensing suitability...
Missing Poker Player May Have Been Killed Because He Blew Backer’s Cash, Informant Claims
An Icelandic poker player who vanished without trace at the Dublin Poker Festival last year may have been killed for losing the wrong person’s money in a high-stakes cash game, according to The Dublin Herald. Jon Jonsson was last seen leaving Dublin’s...
