3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Montana Mock Molotov-Cocktail Casino Bandit Pleads Guilty, Faces 40 Years
A Belgrade, Montana man who tried to rob a local casino while brandishing what turned out to be a fake explosive device pleaded guilty to felony robbery and arson Tuesday, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports. On April 27, 2019, Jacob Burritt, 28,...
Nevada Resort Association Takes Aim at Casino Tax-Hike Ballot Measure
Nevada’s casinos are looking to sabotage a ballot initiative that calls for a major hike on gaming tax. The Nevada Resort Association (NRA), which represents all the state’s major casinos, filed a lawsuit in Carson City District Court Tuesday that picks holes...
Maryland Lawmakers Launch $375 Million Push to Keep Preakness in Baltimore
A legislative effort is underway in Maryland to keep the Preakness at Pimlico. A bill introduced in Annapolis Monday would earmark $375 million funded by state bonds to rebuild Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore and Laurel Park, the state’s two biggest racetracks....
New Hampshire Sports Betting Beats Expectations, Takes $20.8 Million Handle in First Month
New Hampshire’s sports betting market booked a net profit of $1.2 million on a $20.8 million betting handle in the first month of its existence. According to the New Hampshire Lottery, the figures have exceeded expectations, with over 27,000 unique users since...
EA Hits Almost $1 Billion in Microtransactions, Gets Slapped with Lawsuit Over FIFA 20 Team Packs
FIFA 20 publisher Electronic Arts (EA) announced in a financial briefing late last week it had made nearly $1 billion from microtransactions alone in the quarter that ended Dec 31. That was an “all-time high” for the Redwood City, California-based video-games company,...
Journalist’s International Casino Exhibition Media Pass Initially Put on ICE Over Historical Bad Press
An award-winning journalist was initially refused press accreditation for this week’s International Casino Exhibition in London, allegedly because organizer Clarion Gaming is concerned about negative press. An article written about the 2018 event by Rob Davies of The Guardian called the gambling...
Fugitive Bulgarian Casino Kingpin Bohkzov Arrested in United Arab Emirates
Bulgaria’s wealthiest gambling tycoon, Vasil Bozhkov, has been apprehended in the United Arab Emirates. His arrest comes just days after he was charged in absentia in his home country with organizing a crime group, extortion, and attempted bribery. Bulgaria's chief prosecutor Ivan...
Judge Denies Injunction to Halt Montana Sports Betting Licensing Process
A lawsuit challenging the Montana Lottery’s licensing requirements for sports betting has failed to win an injunction that would have put the entire licensing process on ice. Investment company Arete Group LLC is contesting new regulations that stipulate only bars and taverns...
Atlantic City Must Clean Up Its Image, Tackle Drugs and Prostitution: Casino Execs
Atlantic City has an image problem that needs to be addressed through social and economic revitalization. That was the takeaway from an annual forum hosted by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber at the Atlantic City Sheraton Convention Center Hotel, attended by members...
Appellate Court to Hear Mashpee Legal Fight for Reservation, First Light Casino
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts will have 15 minutes next week to plead for its reservation and for the right to build a $1 billion casino resort in Taunton, in the southeast of the state. Mashpee tribal chairman Cedric Cromwell announced...
