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4185 stories by Philip Conneller
Crown Resorts ‘Unsuitable for Licensing’ in New South Wales, $1.4 Billion Sydney Casino Jeopardized
Lawyers assisting an inquiry into Crown Resorts in New South Wales have recommended the company be found unsuitable for licensing in the southeastern Australian state, throwing the $2 billion ($1.44 billion) Crown Sydney into jeopardy....
Aria Las Vegas Fined $12K for Breaching Social Distancing Rules, MGM Vows to Appeal
Las Vegas Strip resort Aria has been fined $12,617 for violating Nevada's coronavirus restrictions, the state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Monday. OSHA said it launched an investigation into the MGM Resorts International...
England’s Land-Based Gambling Sector Braces as Country Returns to Lockdown
England will return to a state of national lockdown Thursday. Strict new measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus will see the closure of all non-essential retail outlets, pubs, restaurants, leisure facilities, and entertainment...
BC Lottery Corp Denies Helping River Rock Casino Flout AML Laws
British Columbia’s biggest casino, River Rock, regularly underreported suspicious transactions in violation of anti-money laundering (AML) rules, an investigative inquiry into money laundering has found. Moreover, the province’s gambling regulator, BC Lottery Corp (BCLC), knew...
Dutch Regulator Fines Electronic Arts €10 Million for ‘Gambling Elements’ in FIFA Video Games
Video games giant Electronic Arts has vowed to appeal a €10 million ($11.7) fine handed down by Holland’s gambling regulator, Ksa, for violating the country’s Betting and Gaming Act. The regulator found that the loot...
Betting Shops Are ‘High Risk’ for COVID-19, Says UK Government
Britain’s betting shops are coronavirus risks because they are small enclosed spaces where customers linger for significant periods of time. That’s the view of the UK government’s Department for Health & Social Care. The department...
Developer of $15 Billion Myanmar Gambling Hub is Fugitive from Chinese Justice
The enigmatic businessman behind an ambitious $15 billion development project in Myanmar called Yatai New City has been wanted by Chinese authorities since 2014 on illegal gambling charges, according to Chinese media group Caixin. Yatai...
Warren Buffett Weighs in on ‘Anti-Native American’ Nebraska Casino Opposition Campaign
Warren Buffett is no fan of gambling, and the billionaire investor won’t be backing gambling expansion next week at the ballot in his native Nebraska. But the Omaha resident has taken exception to a mailer...
Las Vegas Underground Banking Operator Pleads Guilty to Funding Chinese Casino VIPs
An illegal underground banker pleaded guilty Wednesday in a federal court in San Diego to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Fan Wang’s operation typically involved supplying Chinese nationals with US dollars, primarily for the...
Dangerously Cute? UK Advertising Watchdog Bans ‘Fluffy Favorites’ Ad
Britain’s advertising watchdog has castigated GVC Holdings for a Facebook advertisement that promised to unleash a “rollercoaster of cuteness” on consumers. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said that the cartoon-like imagery in the ad for...
