3943 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
Soccer Superstar Cristiano Ronaldo Palms Casino Rape Case to Go to Trial in Nevada
A judge in Nevada has declined to dismiss a rape claim against soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and ordered that a trial date be set by December. American Kathryn Mayorga brought the civil case against the Portugal and Juventus player in 2018, claiming...
James Packer: Bipolar Disorder Made Me Send ‘Shameful’ Threats
Crown Resorts billionaire James Packer told a licensing suitability hearing in New South Wales, Australia that he made threats to unnamed business executives five years ago because he was suffering from bipolar disorder. He also claimed that the “strong medication” he was...
Man Killed by Chair Thrown at Hollywood Casino St Louis Dave Matthews Band Concert, Widow Sues
A father from Jefferson City, Missouri died after being hit by a chair tossed by staff at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in St Louis in the aftermath of a concert by the Dave Matthews Band, according to a lawsuit. Jasen Smith, 44,...
Caesars Completes $41.5 Million Sale of Original Harrahs Casino, 82-Year-Old Harrahs Reno
Caesars Entertainment has completed the sale of Harrah’s Reno. The original Harrah’s casino was founded in 1938 by William “Bill” Fisk Harrah. After 82 years, the property will cease to be a casino. The buyer, Las Vegas developer Chris Beavor, founder of...
Mashpee Gaming Authority Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury Over $1 Billion Massachusetts Casino Proposal
Federal authorities have requested the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Gaming Authority turn over to federal grand jury documents related to the tribe’s proposed $1 billion casino in Taunton, Mass. Investigators have demanded all records and communications related to contracts between the tribe and...
888 Eying William Hill European Arm After Caesars Takeover
The gaming company 888 Holdings would consider making a move for William Hill’s European arm, should it come on the market in the wake of a takeover by Caesars Entertainment. On Wednesday, WH’s board announced it was unanimously recommending Caesars’ £2.9 billion...
Japanese Police Arrest Top Yakuza Boss Accused of Running High-Stakes Tokyo Baccarat Den
Tokyo police said this week they had arrested a high-level yakuza boss who they accuse of operating an illegal casino in the bustling Roppongi area of the Japanese capital. Chizuka Yamamoto, 70, is a reputed “executive” of the Takumi-gumi organized crime group,...
