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Philip Conneller
4324 stories by Philip Conneller
Accused Poker Cheat’s Defamation Suit Caves in Face of Anti-SLAPP Motion
The poker player at the center of the Stones Live Cash Game cheating scandal has withdrawn a $330 million defamation suit against his former accusers. Last October, Mike Postle sensationally sued numerous high-profile figures within...
Betfred Loses £1.7 Million Software Glitch Jackpot Case
A gambler denied a £1.7 million ($2.3 million) payout because of a technical glitch has won a three-year legal battle for a jackpot that didn't really exist. A London High Court judge on Wednesday ruled...
Riverboat Casinos Sue Scientific Games Over ‘Illegal’ Shuffler Monopoly
Two Midwest riverboat casinos are suing Scientific Games (SG) over claims the gaming supply giant fraudulently monopolized the market in automated card shufflers. The suit claims they did so by strangling competition with “sham lawsuits.”...
California Crossed the Line in Tribal Casino Compact Negotiations, Says Federal Judge
The state of California overstepped the mark during casino compact negotiations by demanding tribal enforcement of state laws, a federal judge in Fresno has ruled. The San Francisco Chronicle reports US District Judge Anthony Ishii...
Star Entertainment Can Chase Asian Bookie’s $32.7M Debt in Aussie Court
Australia’s Star Entertainment Group has won the right to pursue an A$43 million (US$32.7 million) gambling debt in Queensland’s Supreme Court. On Wednesday, Justice Thomas Bradley tossed an application to dismiss the case by the...
Bet365 Founder Denise Coates Gets Flak for $648 Million 2020 Pay Packet
Bet365 founder and joint-CEO Denise Coates is no longer just the UK’s highest-paid woman, or even its highest-paid executive, as she was in 2019, 2018, and 2017. The news that in 2020 she received a...
Chastened Crown Resorts Could Win Back Sydney License Later This Year: Regulator
Crown Resorts could get its Sydney license back this year, according to New South Wales’ chief gaming regulator. Philip Crawford, chairman of the state’s Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority (ILGA), told The Australian newspaper that...
Wynn Resorts to Pay Dealers $5.6M, Resolving 15-Year Feud Over Tips
Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $5.6 million to around 1,000 current and former dealers at its Las Vegas properties, ending a dispute about tips that has bounced from courtroom to courtroom for the past...
DraftKings Teams Up with WWE Ahead of Wrestlemania 37 Despite Betting Restrictions
DraftKings and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) have inked a deal that will see the Boston-based sports betting and DFS company become the sports entertainment brand’s “official gaming partner.” DraftKings chief business officer Ezra Kucharz...
Grand Casino Tycoon: New Strategy Sim Let’s You Design, Operate Casino
A new video game from deep-simulation specialist Aerosoft and developer stillalive studios offers players the chance to own and manage a virtual casino. Grand Casino Tycoon will be available from May 20 on the Steam...
