3884 stories by Philip Conneller
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Financial Records Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury
A federal grand jury has ordered the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts to hand over all documents and records related to its finances, MassLive reports. For years, the tribe -- which traces its ancestry to the Native Americans who broke bread with...
High-End London Casino Aspinalls Facing Racism Tribunal
One of London’s most exclusive gaming establishments, Aspinalls, is facing claims of race discrimination by a former dealer who says that the racist abuse of staff is commonplace at high-end, members-only casinos in the UK. Semhar Tesfagiorgis, 40, claims that Aspinalls’ management...
California Gaming Association Tells Gov. Newsom to Close Tribal Casinos, Claiming Health Trumps Sovereignty
The California Gaming Association (CGA) has asked Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to order the closure of tribal casinos in the state. The trade body -- which represents California’s card clubs, but not its tribal casinos -- believes the state has the power...
Macau Junket Suncity Denies Funding Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rioters
Macau super-junket Suncity Group has moved to quash online rumors that it supports the Hong Kong independence movement and that it has given financial backing to pro-Democracy protesters and rioters in the special administrative region (SAR). In a rare public statement given...
Nevada Bars to Close Again Following Coronavirus Spike and ‘Excessive Non-Compliance’
Nevada’s Governor Steve Sisolak (D) has ordered all bars, pubs, and taverns in several counties that do not serve food to close in response to growing coronavirus cases in the state. The order, effective Friday night, includes Clark County -- which encompasses...
Wirecard: Disgraced Payment Processor Accused of Transaction Laundering for Online Gambling
Embattled German payments processor Wirecard was suspected of using bogus online stores to hide illegal gambling transactions. That’s according to a report in the British daily newspaper, The Times, which claims that executives at Mastercard were warned of the alleged scheme in...
Resorts World Sentosa Dealer Imprisoned for Palming Chips to Pay Loan Sharks
A former baccarat dealer at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore was handed a 20-month prison sentence on Monday for stealing casino chips worth more than S$100,000 ($71,000) from the casino, The Straits Times reports. The court heard that Malaysian Yeoh Zhong Cheng...
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment CEO Mario Kontomerkos: ‘Industry will Bounce Back from Covid’
It used to be that customers went to casinos seeking risk. These days, they’re just looking for safety, Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment CEO Mario Kontomerkos told Casino.org in an exclusive interview. Kontomerkos believes the integrated resorts market will rebound quickly from the impact...
Detroit Tigers Sign First MLB Team Sports Betting Deal as Michigan Opens Licensing Window
The Detroit Tigers have become the first MLB team to partner with a sports betting operator. On Thursday, the Illitch family, who owns the team, announced that the team had signed a multi-year sponsorship deal with Australia's PointsBet. While exact financial terms...
Judge Tosses Case Questioning Texas Tribe’s Sovereign Immunity Due to ‘Illegal Gaming’
A Houston man who was injured at a tribal bingo hall in East Texas last year argued in a federal lawsuit that the Alabama-Coushatta tribe should be liable for damages because its “illegal gaming” activities undermined its sovereign immunity. But the argument...
