3884 stories by Philip Conneller
WSOP Moves Online, But Location Masking Could Be Minefield for Organizers
Coronavirus has driven the World Series of Poker exclusively online this year. But experts warn this could create some technical headaches for organizers, including the prospect of players using VPNs or virtual hosts to disguise their locations. The world’s first virtual WSOP...
UK Lawmakers ‘Call for Evidence’ Suggests Loot-Box Clampdown Coming
The UK government could include loot-box regulation as part of an expected wider overhaul of gambling legislation in the country. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will this week launch a call for evidence on the consumable in-game devices...
Defaulting Alleged, As Drew Las Vegas Developer Witkoff ‘Confident’ of Completing Project
Drew Las Vegas developer the Witkoff Group says it remains committed to completing the halted Strip construction project despite news it has defaulted on interest payments to investors. Business Korea reported this week that a group of South Korean investors -- which...
Crown Resorts Can’t Offer Slots in Sydney for 21 Years as Star Casino Snaps Up Monopoly
Crown Resorts will be barred from offering slots in Sydney at least until 2041. That's after rival Star Casino Sydney secured exclusive rights to the machines on the casino floors of the Australian capital. Star announced Tuesday it has signed a tax...
UK Horse Racing Bounces Back from Lockdown, Promises Action-Packed Month
British horse racing made its comeback on Monday after a 76-day hiatus. Newcastle provided the action for a population largely starved of betting opportunities since the wholesale cancellation of sports in mid-March. James Sullivan and Zodiakos won the first race since lockdown,...
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Among Targets for ISIS Acolyte Who Planned Mass Shooting: FBI
A Tampa man who told an undercover FBI agent he wanted to kill Americans and “infidels” -- including his own father -- allegedly planned to carry out a mass-casualty shooting in the Tampa Bay area. The Seminole Hard Rock Tampa was among...
DC Online Sports Betting Goes Live After Bumpy Journey, App Still Not Ready
The DC Lottery’s sports betting platform, GamBetDC, went live Thursday and is now taking bets, albeit from a threadbare sporting calendar. The District’s retail operations at sports bars and stadiums -- which will include a William Hill sports book at the Capitol...
California Casino Owner, Notorious Mormon Sect Member Joe Kingston Dies from Coronavirus
Joseph Ortell Kingston, co-owner of California’s Lake Elsinore Casino and member of Utah’s controversial Mormon fundamentalist Kingston Group, has died from COVID-19, The Salt Lake Tribune reports. Kingston, 63, was the full brother of Paul E. Kingston, the current leader of the...
Stanley Ho: Macau’s ‘King of Gambling’ Dies at 98
Stanley Ho, the Macau casino mogul known as “the King of Gambling,” has died peacefully at age 98, his family said Tuesday. Until 2002, Ho held the gambling monopoly in Macau, where his SJM Holdings still owns or operates some 20 casinos,...
UK Betting Industry Shares Jump on £1 Billion FOBT Tax Windfall
Shares in Britain’s leading betting companies rose Thursday on the news that the sector is preparing to collect on a $1 billion ($1.22 billion) tax rebate. Last month, an upper tax tribunal agreed with an August 2018 lower tribunal ruling, which found that...
