3799 stories by Philip Conneller
Betfred Customer Seeking £2 Million Summary Judgment Over Malfunctioning Jackpot
A former Betfred customer who says he won £1.7 million ($2.2 million) playing a progressive jackpot game at the British bookie's online casino will have his day in court. Andrew Green, 53, says he thought all his Christmases had come at once...
MGE Nevada License Approved by Regulators, Set to Become First Tribal Operator in Las Vegas
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) unanimously recommended licensing approval for Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE), along with a dozen of its executives and tribal officers, in a two-hour hearing on Wednesday. Should the gaming commission (NGC) ratify the board’s decision as...
James Packer Denies Being Pals with Junkets, Would Sell Crown Stake to Save License
On Thursday, James Packer denied claims he was on friendly terms with any junket operators. He added that he met with them only “rarely” in his former capacity as chairman of Crown Resorts. The billionaire gave evidence for a third and final...
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...
Liverpool Still EPL Favorite Despite 7-2 Battering at Villa on Day Soccer ‘Went Crazy’
Liverpool remains the favorite with bookmakers to retain the English Premier League title, despite the team receiving an unlikely hiding on Sunday. Liverpool is among the best soccer teams in the world -- arguably the best -- but that meant squat after...
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,...
