3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Betfred Accused of Backtracking on Pledge to Pay MoPlay Customers
UK betting operator Betfred is accused of reneging on a promise to honor the funds of former MoPlay customers. Betfred acquired MoPlay’s customer database from a liquidator last month after the latter declared insolvency on February 22. Just days earlier, Gibraltar-based Addison...
US Horse Racing TV Audience More Than Triples in 2020 as Tracks That Stayed Open Thrive
US horse racing, after decades of declining public interest, is back in the limelight. According to Reuters, the sport has received a huge boost from being the only game in town, with the TV audience on Fox Sports 1, Fox Sports 2,...
Stars Group Revenues Hit All-Time High in Q1 as Customers Isolate with Online Poker, Slots
The Stars Group booked record revenues for Q1 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic wreaking havoc on the sporting calendar. Revenues for the three months to March 31 increased 27 percent to $735 million when compared with the same period last year, the...
Ho-Chunk Nation Gets Federal Approval for $405 Million Beloit Casino Resort on Wisconsin-Illinois Border
The Ho-Chunk Nation has the green light from the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to build a $405 million casino resort outside Beloit, Wisconsin. The Ho-Chunk Nation is one of Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribes and its biggest casino operator. If...
Tennessee Sports Betting Rules Finalized with Mandatory 10 Percent Minimum Hold
Tennessee sports betting could be up and running in the summer. That’s provided there’s something to bet on by then beyond FC Slutsk versus Belshina Bobruisk in the Belarusian soccer leagues. On Wednesday, the socially distancing Tennessee Lottery Board voted via teleconference...
Nevada Economy Second-Most Vulnerable in US to Coronavirus Shock, Study Says
Nevada is number two in a list of states analysts believe are most exposed to the socio-economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Research by Oxford Economics (OE) ranked 50 US states and Washington D.C. in order of economic vulnerability, using a range...
‘Pornostar’ Dealer Loses Unfair Dismissal Case Against Crown Resorts
A dealer at Crown Melbourne who claimed he was bullied after uploading a risqué homemade hip-hop track titled “Pornostar” to the casino’s Facebook page has lost his claim for unfair dismissal. Harkirat Singh complained to his manager in late 2018 that his...
Three Dead after COVID-19 Strikes Florida Poker Game, Infects All Players
Three members of a regular Florida poker game have died from COVID-19 after all eight contracted the disease in March, The Florida Sun Sentinel reports. The group of senior citizens, all originally from New York, had played in the same friendly poker...
China Reports Increase in Gambling Operators Targeting Citizens Despite Global Industry Shutdown
China’s Ministry of Public Security claims it has noticed increased activity by foreign casinos and online gaming sites to recruit Chinese citizens for gambling during the coronavirus pandemic. In a public address late last week, the ministry described cross-border gambling that targeted...
UK Credit Card Gambling Ban Arrives Amid Concerns for Problem Gamblers
Britain’s gambling industry ban on the use of credit cards came into force Tuesday. From now, all retail betting outlets, land-based casinos, and online gaming sites licensed in the UK are prohibited from accepting credit cards as a payment mechanism for gambling....
