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Philip Conneller
4185 stories by Philip Conneller
Crooks Steal Eight-Liner Slot Machines by Impersonating Non-Existent Texas Gaming Commission
Investigators from the Texas Gaming Commission seized gambling machines known as eight-liners from Houston-area businesses last month. They said the machines were involved in illegal gambling. The only problem is that the Texas Gaming Commission...
Tyson Foods Managers Gambled on Workers Catching COVID-19 in Sick Office Pool
Managers at meat industry giant Tyson Foods took bets on which workers would contract Covid-19 as a coronavirus outbreak swept through its Waterloo, Iowa facility. The company has endured months of negative headlines over its...
$1.6 Billion Crown Sydney December Opening Banned, License Hangs in Balance
Crown Resorts has been told by the New South Wales gaming regulator (ILGA) to put the opening of its $A2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) new Crown Sydney on ice. That's pending the verdict in February of...
Ex-Gambling Kingpin ‘Skinny’ Joey Merlino Denounces ‘Crazy’ Pennsylvania Ballot-Fixing Allegation
Reputed Philadelphia Mob boss ‘Skinny’ Joey Merlino has been reluctantly dragged into President Donald Trump’s ballot-fixing conspiracy. The former gambling kingpin, who once offered odds on his own trial, has been forced to denounce a...
Tennessee Sports Betting Books $27.4 Million in First Week, But Are Operators Ignoring Minimum Hold?
Tennessee’s online-only regulated sports betting market got off to strong start at the beginning of November, with nearly $27.4 million wagered the first week of its existence, according to figures from the Tennessee Lottery. When...
Bags Stuffed with Cash at BC Casinos was Asian ‘Cultural’ Quirk, Claimed Regulator
An inquiry into money laundering at British Columbia casinos has heard an astonishing allegation. The operator-regulator BC Lottery Corp once suggested that Asians appearing at gaming establishments with bags stuffed with cash was a “cultural”...
EA Now Lets Players Set Spending Limits on FIFA 21 FUT Packs
FIFA 21 publisher Electronic Arts (EA) rolled out new player protections for the globally popular soccer simulation video game Tuesday. These include the ability for players to set limits on the time and money they...
COVID-19 Spike Shuts Down Table Games in Colorado
All table game action in Colorado has been killed as part of new measures to repel a surge of coronavirus cases, The Colorado Springs Gazette reports. This comes ten days after residents voted to allow...
Rogue Online Gaming Hub Curaçao Vows to Clean Up Its Act in Return for COVID-19 Rescue Package
Curaçao’s days as a haven for shady online gambling sites may be numbered. A financial bailout package from the Dutch government this month comes with conditions -- the island has been told to clean up...
US Deputy AG Rosen Shot Down DOJ Case Against Ryan Zinke for Connecticut Casino Statements
US Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen blocked a move by the DOJ’s Public Integrity Section (PIN) to prosecute former interior secretary Ryan Zinke for allegedly lying to federal investigators about a Connecticut casino proposal....
