3704 stories by Philip Conneller
COVID-19 Spike Shuts Down Table Games in Colorado
All table game action in Colorado has been killed as part of new measures to repel a surge of coronavirus cases, The Colorado Springs Gazette reports. This comes ten days after residents voted to allow casino towns to raise per-hand betting limits....
Rogue Online Gaming Hub Curaçao Vows to Clean Up Its Act in Return for COVID-19 Rescue Package
Curaçao’s days as a haven for shady online gambling sites may be numbered. A financial bailout package from the Dutch government this month comes with conditions -- the island has been told to clean up its act. Travel restrictions imposed to combat...
US Deputy AG Rosen Shot Down DOJ Case Against Ryan Zinke for Connecticut Casino Statements
US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen blocked a move by the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section (PIN) to prosecute former interior secretary Ryan Zinke for allegedly lying to federal investigators about a Connecticut casino proposal. As first reported in The New York...
GVC Holdings to Change Its Name to Entain and Exit All Gray Markets by 2023
Online gaming giant GVC Holdings is changing its name to “Entain.” The operator announced Thursday that the rebrand was part of a new “sustainable growth strategy” that would also see it exit all gray markets by 2023. GVC said that currently 96...
US Election Shatters Political Betting Records, Brits Trade Almost $800 Million on Betfair
The 2020 US presidential election proved, as expected, to be the biggest political betting event the world has ever seen. Betfair, the world’s biggest betting exchange, said Wednesday around £600 million ($793 million) was traded on the platform in the UK alone...
Great Canadian Gaming Corp Agrees $2.5 Billion Apollo Global Takeover Bid
The Great Canadian Gaming Corp (GCGC) board has unanimously approved a C$3.3 billion ($2.5 billion) takeover bid by private equity giant Apollo Global Management. The Vancouver-based casino group announced Tuesday that the deal values the company at C$39 a share, which represents...
Ho-Chunk Casino Killing Trial Delayed By Prison Coronavirus Outbreak
The trial of a septuagenarian charged with fatally stabbing a fellow senior citizen outside the Ho-Chunk Casino in Baraboo, Wisconsin is on ice. That's after an outbreak of coronavirus in the prison holding the accused. Robert Pulvermacher is alleged to have killed...
Gambler Who Kidnapped Son of Debtor Over $4 Million Loan Says He Had ‘No Other Option’
A kidnapper who snatched a 12-year-old boy off the street in a bid to recoup an AU$5.5 million ($4 million USD) gambling debt from the boy’s father apologized to his victim as he was handed a seven-year prison Tuesday. Australia’s ABC reports...
£27 Million Gambler Sues London’s Park Lane Club for £244K in Unpaid VIP Incentives
A high-rolling gambler who staked £27 million ($35 million) on the roulette tables of an exclusive London private members casino before turning a “small” profit is suing the casino for cashback. In a lawsuit filed in London’s High Court, Croatian Juste Puharic...
Sportech Rebuffs $71 Million Takeover Bid from Standard General, Major Twin River Shareholder
Shares in British betting tech group Sportech soared almost 20 percent Friday after the company confirmed it had rejected takeover bids by US hedge fund Standard General. Sportech said it had received two all-cash offers from the New York-based investment firm, which...
