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Philip Conneller

In Philip Conneller’s eight years with Casino.org, he has covered the gaming industry from Las Vegas to Macau and everything in between. He currently focuses his coverage on gaming law, white-collar crime, global money laundering, tribal gaming, politics, and regulation.

Philip was the original features editor for poker’s Bluff Magazine and editor for Bluff Europe, which he helped launch. His writing has also been featured in ESPN, Forbes, Time Out, The Sun, and The Daily Star, as well as iGaming Business, eGaming Review, and numerous other industry news and tech websites.

His news stories for Casino.org/news have been linked by The Washington Post, The Daily Mail, People Magazine, and Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show, among many others.

Philip once won $20,000 with 7-2 off-suit. He has been reprimanded for unwittingly playing Elton John’s piano on two separate occasions on both sides of the Atlantic.

He became a writer because he is a lousy pianist.

Philip lives outside London with his wife and children, where he spends his time agonizing about Arsenal FC.

Contact Philip at philip.conneller@casino.org.

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4181 stories by Philip Conneller

California Crossed the Line in Tribal Casino Compact Negotiations, Says Federal Judge
April 6, 2021

California Crossed the Line in Tribal Casino Compact Negotiations, Says Federal Judge

The state of California overstepped the mark during casino compact negotiations by demanding tribal enforcement of state laws, a federal judge in Fresno has ruled. The San Francisco Chronicle reports US District Judge Anthony Ishii...

Written by Philip Conneller
Star Entertainment Can Chase Asian Bookie’s $32.7M Debt in Aussie Court
April 2, 2021

Star Entertainment Can Chase Asian Bookie’s $32.7M Debt in Aussie Court

Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has won the right to pursue an A$43 million (US$32.7 million) gambling debt in Queensland’s Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Justice Thomas Bradley tossed an application to dismiss the case by the...

Written by Philip Conneller
Bet365 Founder Denise Coates Gets Flak for $648 Million 2020 Pay Packet
April 1, 2021

Bet365 Founder Denise Coates Gets Flak for $648 Million 2020 Pay Packet

Bet365 founder and joint-CEO Denise Coates is no longer just the UK’s highest-paid woman, or even its highest-paid executive, as she was in 2019, 2018, and 2017. The news that in 2020 she received a...

Written by Philip Conneller
Chastened Crown Resorts Could Win Back Sydney License Later This Year: Regulator
March 31, 2021

Chastened Crown Resorts Could Win Back Sydney License Later This Year: Regulator

Crown Resorts could get its Sydney license back this year, according to New South Wales’ chief gaming regulator. Philip Crawford, chairman of the state’s Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), told The Australian newspaper that...

Written by Philip Conneller
Wynn Resorts to Pay Dealers $5.6M, Resolving 15-Year Feud Over Tips
March 31, 2021

Wynn Resorts to Pay Dealers $5.6M, Resolving 15-Year Feud Over Tips

Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $5.6 million to around 1,000 current and former dealers at its Las Vegas properties, ending a dispute about tips that has bounced from courtroom to courtroom for the past...

Written by Philip Conneller
DraftKings Teams Up with WWE Ahead of Wrestlemania 37 Despite Betting Restrictions
March 30, 2021

DraftKings Teams Up with WWE Ahead of Wrestlemania 37 Despite Betting Restrictions

DraftKings and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) have inked a deal that will see the Boston-based sports betting and DFS company become the sports entertainment brand’s “official gaming partner.” DraftKings chief business officer Ezra Kucharz...

Written by Philip Conneller
Grand Casino Tycoon: New Strategy Sim Let’s You Design, Operate Casino
March 30, 2021

Grand Casino Tycoon: New Strategy Sim Let’s You Design, Operate Casino

A new video game from deep-simulation specialist Aerosoft and developer stillalive studios offers players the chance to own and manage a virtual casino. Grand Casino Tycoon will be available from May 20 on the Steam...

Written by Philip Conneller
Global Gaming Sues Philippine Billionaire Enrique Razon in New York for US$296.6M
March 30, 2021

Global Gaming Sues Philippine Billionaire Enrique Razon in New York for US$296.6M

Las Vegas-based Global Gaming Asset Management (GGAM) is suing the Philippines’ second-richest man in a federal court in New York in a claim for hundreds of millions of dollars The casino development and gaming management...

Written by Philip Conneller
Brit Who Wrote Book on Defrauding Bookmakers Jailed for Defrauding Bookmakers
March 29, 2021

Brit Who Wrote Book on Defrauding Bookmakers Jailed for Defrauding Bookmakers

A grifter who wrote a book titled How and Why I Conned the Bookies has been jailed for 21 weeks for defrauding bookmakers in Wales. Jason Haddigan was described by prosecutors as a “notorious conman”...

Written by Philip Conneller
Japanese Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty in Casino Kickback Scandal Despite Fingerprints on Cash
March 29, 2021

Japanese Lawmaker Pleads Not Guilty in Casino Kickback Scandal Despite Fingerprints on Cash

A Japanese lawmaker who was a key figure in shaping policy for the country’s recently legalized casino market has pleaded not guilty to accepting bribes from a prospective operator. This is the preliminary hearing in...

Written by Philip Conneller