3662 stories by Philip Conneller
Washington Sports Betting Bill Becomes Law Amid Game Drought, Legal Challenge Looms
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday signed into law a controversial bill that legalizes sports betting at tribal casinos. In doing so, Washington became the first state this year to authorize wagering on sporting events. But it does so at a...
Philippine Regulator PAGCOR Wants to Reopen High Stakes Tables to Fund Coronavirus Fight
Philippine casino regulator-operator PAGCOR has released $118 million to state coffers to help fund the fight against the coronavirus. But PAGCOR Chair and Chief Executive Andrea Domingo has suggested that reinstating VIP gaming at state-owned and commercial casinos, as well as online...
Lotto-Quebec Halts Land-Based Lottery Sales Amid Pandemic, But Most US States Couldn’t Follow Suit
While many US state lotteries are closing their offices to the public, their operations are going on as normal during the coronavirus crisis. The physical sale of tickets and scratch-offs continues as the only form of land-based gambling available, even in hard...
888 Stock Rises 31 Percent Over Expectation Company Can Absorb Coronavirus Shock
The coronavirus may be clobbering gambling stock the world over, but 888 Holdings was up more than 31 percent Tuesday after the company revised its guidance for 2020. The stock market does not generally react well to profit warnings. ut these aren’t...
Brits on Lockdown Betting on ‘Sports They Know Nothing About’ Triggers Call for Online Betting Cap
Concerns are growing among UK politicians that the widespread cancellation of sports events -- coupled with the boredom associated with social distancing measures -- is leading to gamblers betting on sports they “know nothing about.” In an open letter to industry trade...
Sol Kerzner: South Africa’s ‘Sun City’ Casino Supremo Dead at 84
Sol Kerzner, the South African gambling and hospitality mogul whose Sun City complex was arguably the blueprint for the modern themed integrated casino resort, has died aged 84. Kerzner’s name is less well-known in the US, although he built the Mohegan Sun...
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Postponed Till 2021 After Canada, Australia Pull Out
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be postponed until 2021 because of coronavirus, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today Monday. The news comes 24 hours after the IOC announced for the first time that postponement could be in the...
UK Betting Shops Shut Down as Market Leaders Anticipate Nine-Figure Coronavirus Wipeout
Britain’s betting shops closed indefinitely on Friday night as part of a mass shutdown of businesses where people gather socially. From Friday night, all pubs, restaurants, nightclubs, theaters, cinemas, gyms and leisure centers ceased to trade, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s strategy...
UK Soccer Chiefs Resolve to Finish EPL Season, Extend Deadline ‘Indefinitely’
A glimmer of hope for soccer fans -- not to mention bookmakers -- in these troubled times. UK soccer’s governing body, the Football Association (FA), met on Thursday with English Premier League officials and vowed to find a way of resuming the...
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes Sue Oklahoma Over Lottery Games That ‘Violate Compacts’
The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (WAT) should be exempt from paying casino revenue-share payments to the state of Oklahoma because the state lottery has violated tribal gaming exclusivity. That’s according to a lawsuit filed this week in a federal court that accuses...
