3755 stories by Philip Conneller
Quebec to Investigate ‘Mafia VIP’ Claims at Casino de Montreal
Quebec’s finance minister has ordered a third-party investigation into possible money laundering at the province’s casinos. The move comes days after domestic media reports alleged Mafia leaders had received VIP comps at the province-owned Casino de Montreal. These included tickets to shows,...
Macau GGR Decline Slows as Mainlanders Continue to Return
Macau gaming revenues dropped 70.5 percent to US$844 million in November, down from US$2.87 billion for the corresponding period last year, according to official figures. Under anything approaching normal circumstances, this would be an intolerable decline for the world’s richest gambling hub....
Gaming Tech Companies Settle Alleged Hacking, Copyright Infringement Dispute
A South Carolina-based gaming technology company has settled out of court with the North Carolina-based competitor it accused of selling hacked versions of its games, Biz Journals reports. Greenville-based Grover Gaming and its sister company, Banilla Games, sued TNT Amusements, of Burlington...
Mystery Deepens Over Ownership of London’s Embattled Park Lane Club
The identity of the owner of one of London’s swankiest casinos remains a mystery, thanks to an obscure British regulation that guarantees anonymity for business owners who are “at serious risk of violence or intimidation.” The high-end Park Lane Club, based in...
LA County Card Rooms Close Monday to Combat COVID-19 Surge, Local Communities Feel the Pressure
Card rooms in Los Angeles County will shutter from Monday amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases in the most populous county in the US. The county has been averaging more than 4,700 new cases per day, the highest rate ever. The...
California Underground Slots Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Illegal Gambling, Money Laundering After Israel Extradition
One of two Israeli brothers behind an illegal slot machine empire that once stretched across Northern California is finally facing justice in the US. Orel Gohar, 30, fled to Israel in 2017 as the net closed in on the operation, dubbed the...
Poker Players Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel Targeted by Fraudsters in Vimeo Account Hack
It seems cyberfraudsters are targeting Venmo accounts belonging to famous professional poker players. Both Daniel Negreanu and Erik Seidel turned to Twitter this week to report they had been the victims of hackers who had stolen thousands of dollars from their accounts...
Bellagio High Stakes Poker Hub ‘Bobby’s Room’ Renamed After Bobby Baldwin Takes Job at Drew
Bobby’s Room, the spiritual home of high-stakes poker in Las Vegas, has changed its name, Cardplayer reports. From now on, the Bellagio’s high-limit room will be known as “Legends Room” -- a belated acknowledgment that one particular poker legend has gone to...
Former Guard Arrested for Snatching $1.7 Million From Armored Car Outside Bally’s Atlantic City
Atlantic City authorities have arrested a former security guard in relation to the theft of $1.7 million from an armored car delivering cash to Bally’s Casino. Dante McCluney of Newark, NJ is a former employee of Rapid Armored Corporation, owner of the...
Philippines Moves to Tax and Regulate ‘E-Sabong,’ Online Cockfighting Betting
A legislative committee in the Philippines on Tuesday approved a bill to regulate and tax online betting on cockfighting. While banned in the US and many jurisdictions around the world, the blood sport is popular in the Philippines, where it is known...
