3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Aria Sued by Former Slots Worker for $638,000 Over ‘Illegal’ Tip Pooling
Aria Resort & Casino Las Vegas is facing a lawsuit from a former employee who claims the casino broke federal law by pooling tips that were distributed to slots supervisors and managers, as well as staff that looked after customers on the...
Excalibur Employee Who Confessed to Hotel Arson, False Rape Claim Wanted Compensation from MGM
An Excalibur employee who has admitted to setting fire to a hotel room at the Las Vegas Strip casino before falsely claiming she had been raped Googled, “Can you sue hotel job for sexual assault" prior to the incident. According to her...
Jason Ader: Gaming Investor Says UK on Verge of Catastrophic Mistake
A threatened regulatory crackdown on the UK online gaming market has made some investors take fright. With a $100 million-plus stake in gaming software giant Playtech through his investment management firm, SpringOwl Asset Management, independent sponsor Jason Ader has been watching the...
Brockton Casino Hopeful Rush Street Was Second-Biggest Lobbying Spender in Massachusetts Last Year
Mass Gaming & Entertainment (MG&E), the Rush Street Gaming-backed outfit pushing for a controversial casino project in Brockton, Massachusetts, was the second-biggest corporate spender on lobbying in the state last year. According to financial disclosures published by the Secretary of State’s office...
Deadwood Sports Betting: Question Goes to the South Dakota Voter in November Referendum
South Dakota sports betting will go to the ballot in November. That's when voters will decide whether to change the constitution to authorize legal sports books at the state’s tribal casinos and in its only commercial gambling town, Deadwood. Having narrowly passed...
UK Post-Brexit Immigration Policy Will Hurt Casino Sector, Says Industry
Planned UK immigration laws will damage the casino sector and other parts of the UK economy. That’s the word from gambling industry trade association the Betting and Gaming Council (BGC), which called on the government to exempt casino workers from a new,...
Maverick Gaming Prepared to Spend Millions to Thwart Washington State Tribal-Only Sports Betting Bill
Maverick Gaming has vowed to spend “$20 (million) to $30 million” to block a bill in Washington state that would authorize sports betting at tribal casinos only. The Nevada-based company has been scooping up card rooms in Washington like they’re going out...
Choctaw Casino & Resort Projects Guerrilla Ad onto ‘Leaning Tower of Dallas’
They say one man’s misfortune is another’s opportunity. Which is why an 11-story building in Dallas that’s currently afflicted with a 5-degree diagonal tilt was emblazoned with the logo of an Oklahoma casino this week. “The Leaning Tower of Dallas” has become...
Calls for Federal Intervention after Cayuga Nation Destroys Daycare Center, Schoolhouse in Leadership Feud
A Cayuga Indian Nation leadership dispute escalated in a shocking fashion last weekend when the New York tribe’s leader destroyed around a dozen buildings controlled by his casino-opposing political adversaries. With local police saying they are powerless to intervene in tribal affairs,...
California Lottery Bilked Schools Out of $36 Million in 2018, Says State Auditor
The California Lottery (CSL) shortchanged schools by $36 million in the 2018 fiscal year. That’s according to State Auditor Elaine Howle, who recommended Tuesday in a damning letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the legislature that the agency should be made to...
