3943 stories by Philip Conneller
Sheldon Adelson, 1933-2021: World’s Wealthiest Casino Tycoon Dead at 87
The chairman and CEO of Las Vegas Sands Corp and the world’s wealthiest casino operator has died at aged 87. Sheldon Adelson was known to have been suffering from non-Hodkinson’s lymphoma. Adelson was one of those rare things: a truly self-made billionaire....
Entain CEO Shay Segev Quits Amid $11 Billion MGM Takeover Talks
Entain CEO Shay Segev has sensationally quit his job at the online gambling giant formerly known as GVC after just six months in the role. His departure comes right in the midst of $11 billion takeover negotiations with MGM Resorts International. It...
Las Vegas Sun Wanted $20 Million Adelson Buyout, Claims Review-Journal in Antitrust Spat
Lawyers for the Sheldon Adelson-owned Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVRJ) went on the attack this week in their response to a lawsuit brought by a rival. They claimed that the publisher of the rival Las Vegas Sun sought $20 million from Adelson in...
South Korea’s Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Starts Manhunt as $13 Million ‘Missing’
Police on the South Korean tourist island of Jeju are hunting an employee of Landing International’s Jeju Shinhwa World. That's after the Hong Kong-based operator reported US$13.38 million in Korean banknotes had gone missing from a casino safe. South Korean news agency...
Exiled Bulgarian Gambling Kingpin, ‘The Skull,’ Launches Political Fightback
A casino and lottery tycoon nicknamed “The Skull,” who fled an organized crime, extortion, and tax evasion rap in his native Bulgaria, is seeking to oust the country’s government at national elections in March, Balkan Insight reports. Vasil Bozhkov, sometimes spelled Vassil...
Better Late Than Never: Damian Salas Wins 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event for $2.25 Million
Damian Salas of Argentina defeated the USA’s Joseph Herbert heads up to win the 2020 World Series of Poker Main Event Sunday evening in Las Vegas. The 46-year-old amateur player turned $300 into $2.55 million after qualifying for the event via an...
Nevada Regulators to Appeal Court Ruling for Right to Punish Steve Wynn
Nevada regulators have vowed to appeal a Clark County District Court judgment that they have no jurisdiction over disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn. On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) voted unanimously to challenge the ruling, echoing a December 2 resolution by...
James Packer Sued Over Alleged 2016 Drunken Assault on Crown Melbourne Guard
Billionaire James Packer faces a civil lawsuit from a former Crown Melbourne security guard he allegedly assaulted almost five years ago. Dr. Iskandar Chaban, 64, claims he was attacked by the casino tycoon, 53, on New Year’s Day 2016 and is seeking...
New York Governor Cuomo Hints at Change of Heart on Mobile Sports Betting
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) has offered fresh hope to supporters of mobile sports betting in the Empire State. At a press conference in Albany, N.Y. on Wednesday, Cuomo said despite a $15 billion budget deficit, he wouldn’t consider raising taxes...
Top Aussie Table Tennis Player Arrested as Suspected Head of Transnational Match-Fixing Syndicate
Police in Australia have arrested a former table tennis champion on suspicion of fixing matches as part of a transnational crime syndicate. Adam Green, 40, was arrested in Newcastle, New South Wales on Wednesday. That's after a tip-off from bookmakers highlighted suspicious...
