3704 stories by Philip Conneller
Japan Won’t Consider Casino Bids Before 2021 Under Proposed Government Timeline
The Japanese government will not begin considering proposals for integrated resorts from municipalities and prefectures until 2021. That's more than four years after it first passed legislation to initiate what is expected to become the second-biggest casino market in the world. The...
Nevada Regulator’s Proposed Sexual Harassment Amendments Don’t Go Far Enough, Say Critics
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) is set to vote Thursday on a new set of rules for the gaming industry that are designed to better protect casino workers from sexual harassment. The proposed changes to Regulation 5 of state gaming law (on...
Alabama Man Convicted Over $193,000 Wind Creek Montgomery Casino Heist
A Montgomery, Alabama man is facing up to 20 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with two others to steal almost $193,000 from the Wind Creek Montgomery Casino. Having pleaded guilty in March, Jory D'Michael Trayvunn Dumas, 28, was...
UK Betting Industry Embraces AI to Stop Gamblers Chasing Losses
Britain’s betting industry is to implement artificial intelligence (AI) systems on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) that can detect if gamblers are blowing their cool. The Anonymous Player Awareness System (APAS) will analyse player behavior on the machines, which are found in retail...
Macau and Its Casinos Face Uncertain Future Due to Climate Change
Macau and its glittering Cotai Strip are particularly vulnerable to the deleterious impact of climate change. But it’s unclear what the special administrative region’s government is doing about it. A 2015 report found that because of Macau’s small size, low elevation, and...
Possible Serial Killer Charles Sullivan Suspected in Circus Circus Reno Waitress Abduction, Murder
Police believe an Arizona man charged in Nevada last Friday with the brutal 1979 murder of Julia Woodward could be a serial killer. He is now the chief suspect in the killing of a cocktail waitress who disappeared from Circus-Circus Reno a...
No Illegal Online Gambling Promoters at 20,000-Strong Trade Show, Says Macau Gaming Regulator
The Macao Gaming Show (MGS) 2019 expo at the Venetian Macao pulled in almost 20,000 visitors last week, according to organizers. This may not conform with the experience of some attendees, who told GGRAsia they had witnessed “low levels of foot traffic...
Federal Judge Nixes Wynn Resorts Racketeering Case But Says Some Claims ‘Adequately Pleaded’
A federal judge on Friday tossed a racketeering lawsuit filed against Wynn Resorts by the former owner of Suffolk Downs Racetrack, which lost the bid to build a casino in East Massachusetts in 2015. Sterling Suffolk Racecourse LLC sued Wynn Resorts and...
Florida Poker Player Loses Big, Sets Opponent on Fire, Faces Murder Rap
A Florida man who lost several thousand dollars to an acquaintance he later allegedly shot and set on fire left a glaring trail of evidence behind him, The Tampa Bay Times reported this week. But sore loser Michael Psilakis Jr.’s master plan...
Saipan Casino Developer Imperial Pacific Subpoenaed by Federal Grand Jury Over Relationship with Island’s Governor
Chinese casino developer Imperial Pacific International (IPI) has been summoned to testify before a federal grand jury on January 30, 2020, as part of an FBI corruption probe, The Saipan Tribune reports. IPI has also been ordered by the US Attorney’s Office...
