3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Macau Casinos to Reopen After Coronavirus Shutdown, but Crippling Travel Restrictions Remain in Place
The reels will start spinning again in Macau at the stroke of midnight CST (China Standard Time) Thursday, as the casino hub ends a 15-day shutdown triggered by the novel coronavirus. The casinos closed on February 4, after 10 cases of the...
Asian Match-Fixing Gambling Syndicates on the Wane, Claims Asian Football Confederation
Asian sports has long been a hotbed of match-fixing, fueled by a booming illegal gambling market worth hundreds of billions – and possibly trillions. According to the regional soccer governing body, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the illegal gambling market is bigger...
£1.2 Billion Wiped Off British Betting Market Value as UKGC Considers £2 Online Slots-Cap Plan
Shares in UK betting companies took a battering on Friday morning after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), the country’s gaming regulator, said it was prepared to explore the idea of capping the maximum stakes for slots at UK-licensed online casinos at £2....
No Redemption: Michigan Shuts Down 14 Illegal Gambling Parlors in Six Counties
A crackdown on Michigan businesses that purport to offer legal, skill-based redemption games resulted in the closure of 14 venues in 2019, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced Wednesday. Investigators involved in a joint operation between the MCGB and the Michigan...
West Virginia Greyhound Racing Faces Extinction as Bill to Cut Financial Support Gains Traction
A bill that would eliminate financial support for West Virginia greyhound racing advanced to the state Senate floor this week. But not without heated debate in the Senate Finance Committee. The proposed cancellation of state support would likely put an end to...
Fugitive Gambling Kingpin Claims Vast, Priceless Artifact Collection Under Threat
Bulgarian gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov, the country’s richest man, was charged in absentia with organizing a crime group, extortion, and attempted bribery last month by authorities in his home country. Now, prosecutors are poring over his gigantic collection of priceless Thracian artifacts,...
Canada Casino Workers Must Pay Tax on Tips, Court Rules
In Canada, gambling winnings may be tax-free, but the tips patrons give casino workers from their winnings certainly are not. That’s the opinion of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled this week that these gratuities are not “gifts,” but taxable income...
Illinois VGT Operator Rick Heidner Sues Gaming Regulator Over Illegal Data Leak to Feds
An Illinois video-gaming terminal (VGT) operator whose bid to build a racino in Tinley Park, South Chicago, was sunk by bad press and a dubious business connection is suing the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) for $4 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Rick...
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Decapitating Fellow Casino Customer for $6, Faces 50 Years in Prison
A regular at Montana Lil’s Casino in Billings, Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to deliberate homicide in the grisly death of fellow casino patron Myron Wesley Knight, The Billings Gazette reports. Jeffrey Glen Haverty, 35, and co-defendant Donald Ray Cherry, 32, are accused...
Maine House Fails to Override Governor Veto, Sports Betting Dead for This Year
The Maine House of Representatives did not override Democratic Governor Janet Mills' veto of the state’s sports betting bill Tuesday, despite having been widely tipped to do so. The House voted 85-57 in favor of the bill, but fell short by around...
