3799 stories by Philip Conneller
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...
No Pardon for Maltese Casino Mogul Accused of Journalist Murder, Says Victim’s Son
A wealthy Maltese casino owner accused of complicity in the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia should not be granted leniency if found guilty, the victim’s son said this week. Yorgen Fenech is currently on trial for the murder of Caruana...
Louisiana Casino Sector to Lay Off 10 Percent of Employees Due to Coronavirus
Louisiana’s casinos and racetracks will lay off at least 3,000 employees because of economic pressure from the coronavirus pandemic, nearly 10 percent of the industry’s workforce. Five casinos filed Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notices in June for some 1,375...
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...
Illinois Octogenarian Pleads Guilty to Illegal Betting Ring Involving Suburban Mayor Who is Brian Urlacher’s Brother
An 85-year-old Illinois man pleaded guilty via a video link in a Chicago courtroom Thursday to conspiring to conduct a multimillion-dollar illegal gambling business, The Chicago Sun-Times reports. Eugene “Geno” DelGiudice is accused of helping his son, Vincent DelGiudice, run the Uncle...
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...
